Track & Field Hosts Annual Gulden Invitational Tomorrow

Saturday, January 24

Lewisburg, Pa.

9:30 a.m.

Bucknell University

Gulden Invitational

Track & Field Hosts Annual Gulden Invitational Tomorrow

1/23/2026 1:44:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell track & field teams return home to Gerhard Fieldhouse for the annual Gulden Invitational. The Orange & Blue resume the grind after competing in last weekend's Nittany Lion Challenge. The Gulden Invitational will be a scored competition and is named for Bucknell's track & field's legendary head coach Art Gulden. Members of his family will be on hand to present MVP awards.

What: Gulden Invitational
Where: Gerhard Fieldhouse-Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Saturday, January 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Live Results: anet.live

Donner's Debriefing

"This will be the first time that we have our entire team together and competing. It is an honor to host a meet in memory of the late Art Gulden. I am also excited because it is our first scored meet, so there is more at stake and the competition looks very good. We usually see big improvements in the technical events between our first meet of the new year and this meet."

Overview

Preparation for the Patriot League Indoor Championships begins in earnest with the Gulden Invitational.
The start time was moved up from 10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in light of the dicey forecast.
The participating teams are Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Bucknell, East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Lafayette, Lock Haven, Mt. St. Mary's, Rowan, Shippensburg, Saint Francis, St. Bonaventure, Stevenson, and Towson.

Last Time Out (Nittany Lion Challenge)

The Bucknell men's team shook off the rust at the Nittany Lion Challenge and recorded several strong marks.
CJ Simbiri recorded second in the triple jump, leaping 48-7.50.
Michael Chernova slotted third in the pole vault. The junior cleared 15-7.
Luke Petryna enjoyed an admirable performance in the 200-meter dash, finishing fourth with a time of 21.95. He also shined in the 60-meter dash, running 6.87. He moved into a tie for fifth place all-time in Bucknell history.
The women's team showed improvement and notched several new results for the record book.
Alexandra Lea continued her rewriting of the Bucknell record book with a sterling performance in the 200-meter dash. The speedy sophomore dashed 24.42, finishing second in the event and third in Bucknell history, moving up from her previous slot in fifth.
Another Bison athlete finished second when Elizabeth Bryant cleared 11-3.75 in the pole vault. Kate Harnish and Sierra Strasser also cleared the same distance but Bryant achieved the distinction in her first attempt to break the deadlock.
Shaelan McNally picked up from her historic cross country campaign with an eighth place finish in the mile run. Her time of 4:55.66 slots tenth in Bucknell history, displacing Kelly McConnell's mark from 2002.