Lea's Facility and School Record Headlines Impressive Bison Opener for Women's Track & Field

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Alexandra Lea added another chapter to her already impressive career book by setting the Gerhard Fieldhouse and school record in the 300-meter dash during Saturday's Bison Opener. The Bison speedster commenced her sophomore season racing 39.29, shattering the old mark of 39.55 held by Bucknell legend Meghan Quinn. Lea's win was one of the Bison's four victories and six additions to the record book and top ten lists.

Results

Donner's Debriefing

"Our women's team competed very well today. When I look at development, I like to compare where we were one year ago today at the same meet and I would say in 75% of the events we are much better than in December of 2024. All the event groups are stronger. I was especially pleased with the power and depth of our sprinters. Alex Lea has picked up where she left off and set a facility and school record in the 300-meter dash. I also liked the depth of our sprinters in the 60 and 300 meters with Camerlingo running of our best times ever in the 60-meters and a few women making our all-time top 10 list in the 300. That was the best 300-meter race in school history from top to bottom. Megan Baggetta opened up great in the triple jump and Elizabeth Bryant looked great in the pole vault. We are way ahead of 2024 in the long jump and Maddie Fowler had a very nice double in the shot put and weight throw. Our middle distance runners, Katrina Torelli, Bella Johns, and Anna Carruthers, looked very good in the mile and 800-meter run respectively."

Lea's time obliterated her old personal best of 40.88, which was fifth in school history, and affirmed to the track & field world that the second-year runner has gained additional speed. The time is Lea's first facility record, her first indoor school record, and third overall school record.

Three of Lea's teammates joined her in the 300-meter top ten list. Alison Cooke finished second logging 40.85, improving upon her sixth-best time in school history. Freshman Raygan Lust moved into seventh place after finishing third with a time of 41.22. Alexa Goll set a new personal record, running 41.41, for fourth in the event and eighth in Bucknell history.

Megan Baggetta began her junior campaign with a win in the triple jump. The Bison veteran jumped 38-2.75 for the comfortable win.

Anna Carruthers collected the decisive win in the 800-meter run. Her time of 2:16.34 easily paced the field.

Isabella Johns won the mile run with a time of 5:09.88. She broke her previous best time of 5:23.23 by nearly 14 seconds.

Two Bison freshmen made immediate impact in the 60-meter dash. Grace Camerlingo lit a roaring fire in the sprints corps by running 7.62 for a second-place finish. Her time ranks third in Bucknell history behind legends Meghan Quinn and Katie Salisbury. Piper Portacio also made an impression, racing 7.76, for fifth place in the event and eighth in Bison history.

Madison Fowler collected two second place finishes in the weight throw and shot put. She posted a 43-0.25 mark in the shot put and threw 58-4 in the weight throw.

Noelani Sadler slotted third in the 60-meter hurdles, logging 8.92. She won the preliminaries with a time of 8.80.

Sara Bronson set a vastly improved personal record in the 3000-meter run. The Bison distancewoman ran 10:57.64 to finish third and shatter her old mark of 11:34.12.

The Bucknell "B" Team of Madeline Sipe, Ava Lomberto, Abigail Michaelson, and Juliette Reed finished third in the 4x400-meter relay combining for a time of 4:10.18.

Liliana Wakenshaw placed third in the high jump, clearing 5-3, in her return to competition after injuries hobbled her last season.

Jordan Muraglia started her collegiate career by placing third in the long jump. The freshman jumped 18-2.50.

Elizabeth Bryant cleared 12-1.50 for third place in the pole vault.

Ella Boback finished sixth in the 200-meter dash, running 25.99.

Bucknell will return to action in 2026 at the Nittany Lion Challenge on Jan. 17.

Lea's Facility and School Record Headlines Impressive Bison Opener for Women's Track & Field

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Players Mentioned

Megan Baggetta

Ella Boback

Sara Bronson

Elizabeth Bryant

Grace Camerlingo

Anna Carruthers

Alison Cooke

Madison Fowler

Alexa Goll

Isabella Johns

Alexandra Lea

Ava Lomberto

Raygan Lust

Abigail Michaelson

Jordan Muraglia

Piper Portacio

Juliette Reed

Noelani Sadler

Madeline Sipe

Katrina Torelli

Liliana Wakenshaw