Women's Track & Field Holds Bucknell Tuneup

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell women's track & field team concludes the regular season indoor campaign when the program hosts the annual Bucknell Tuneup on Friday. The competition will serve as the final competition for the Bison before the Patriot League Indoor Championships on March 1 & 2. There are still slots available on the final roster for the Patriot League Championships and athletes will be making a last push.

What: Bucknell Tuneup
Where: Gerhard Fieldhouse-Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Friday, February 21
Live Results: BucknellBison.com

Donner's Debriefing

"This is our last regular season meet before the indoor championships. We have plenty of different missions on Friday. For some, it is a true tuneup meet before they get ready for leagues. Others are trying to prove themselves to try and make our 32-person roster and others will be resting and not competing and, of course, there are others competing indoors for the last time this year and want to gain some momentum heading into the outdoor campaign."

Last Time Out (Darius Dixon Memorial)

Justley Sharp continued her legendary career with another event victory and resetting of the school indoor shot put record. The sophomore sensation threw 15.81m (51-10.25) breaking her old mark by over a foot. Sharp owns three school records including both the indoor and outdoor shot put. Sharp won the event by over two feet.
Sharp won her second career Bison of the Week for the achievement. She also received Patriot League Honorable Mention from the conference office.
The weight throw produced two athletes with top ten marks. Christine Ajao placed seventh throwing a patriotic 17.76 meters (58-3). The mark pushed her to third all-time in Bucknell history. Ajao previously was seventh on the Bison list. Madison Fowler finished right behind Ajao in eighth tossing 17.69 meters (58-0.25). That mark set a new personal record but Fowler fell to fourth all-time in Bucknell history since Ajao dethroned her for third.
Alexandra Lea notched two top ten marks in Bucknell history. Her 200-meter dash (24.91) and 400-meter dash (56.63) times are sixth and seventh in the lists. She won the 400-meter dash and finished sixth in the 200-meter dash.
Bucknell received another win in the 4000-meter distance medley relay. The quartet of Regan McGrath, Anna Posh, Sarah Policano, and Kerry O'Day teamed up for a victory winning time of 11:58.08 - a full two seconds faster than second place.
Noelani Sadler ran 8.78 in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries, tying her for third all-time in Bucknell top 10. The time placed her 14th in the competition. Sadler ran 8.91 in the preliminary semifinals and did not qualify for the finals.

Up Next

Bucknell competes at the Patriot League Indoor Championships on March 1 & 2. This year's edition is hosted by Navy.

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Players Mentioned

Christine Ajao

Madison Fowler

Alexandra Lea

Regan McGrath

Kerry O'Day

Sarah Policano

Anna Posh

Noelani Sadler

Justley Sharp