Day One Results

by Caleb McGaughran, GoMessiah.com reporter

Chester, PA – The Falcons had a great start to their outdoor season, as the men and women competed at the Danny Curran Invitational hosted by Widener University.
 
Day Two (Saturday)

Despite less-than-ideal racing conditions, with steady rain and cold temperatures, the Falcons continued to see a number of good performances as they finished out day two of the Danny Curran Invitational.
 
Trevor Stutzman landed two solid first place finishes in the men's throwing events, claiming first in the discus on Friday night and seizing the same spot in the men's shot put on Saturday. Stutzman threw 16.10 m (52' 10")
 
Rachel Robison finished first in the women's pole vault, clearing a height of 3.27 10' 8.75" to secure her spot. For her performance, Robison was given the "Danny Curran Women's Pole Vault Award" named in honor of a former Widener athlete, who is the namesake of this weekend's invitational.
 
Nicholas White also had a first place finish, running a time of 15.95 seconds in the men's 110 meter hurdles.

For the women, Liz Martin ran very well in the 400 meter hurdles, today's race being her first time competing in the event since the NCAA Division III National Championship last spring. Martin dominated the event, finishing far ahead of her competitors to land a solid first place finish with a time of 1:05.65.

Trevor Praestch represented the men well in the 400 meter hurdles, pressing through the rain and cold to finish second overall with a time of 56.65. In addition, Max Whitehead ran his first collegiate 400 m hurdles, finishing with a time of 1:00.50, just half a second shy of qualifying for MAC's.
 
After a successful night on Friday, with Marie Johnson claiming first in the triple jump, Messiah's women continued to perform well in the long jump today. Four athletes made finals in the event, Kaitlyn Hostetler placing third with a mark of 4.93 m (16' 2.25") while Ersikha Eugene placed fifth in the event.
 
The men's 4x100 relay also had a strong performance. Tim Hampton led the first leg, followed by Nicholas White and Braden Miller, with Alex Yoder anchoring the race, to lead the team to a second place finish overall in the event with a time of 44.02 seconds. 
 
In the men's 800 meter run Jonphilip McGill braved the unpleasant conditions to race to a second place finish of 1:57.88, a very good time with this weekend's weather in perspective.
 
The Falcons will compete next at the Millersville Metrics on April 5.

Day One (Friday)

The event kicked off Friday night as Messiah's distance crew raced in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races, while a number of athletes also competed in the triple jump, pole vault, and discus.
 
Marie Johnson had a strong performance in the women's triple jump, landing first in the event with a personal best jump of 10.77m (35' 34.00"). In addition to her finishing spot, Johnson's mark also ranked her ninth on Messiah's top ten list in the triple jump. Kaitlyn Hostetler also had a good day in the triple jump, finishing third overall with a jump of 10.00 m (32' 9.75").
 
Tim Hampton also did well in the men's triple jump, hitting a season best of 12.24 m (40' 2.75").
 
Trevor Stutzman threw well in the men's discus, also securing a first place spot with a throw of 48.09 m (157' 9.00"). In addition, Matthew Miller beat his previous personal record by 3 meters with a throw of 40.94 m (134' 4.00"). Miller's throw landed him a spot in finals for the event, where he placed eighth overall.
 
In the men's 5,000 meter run, Jared Schatz ran a solid race, finishing nineteenth overall with a time of 15:39.63. Among the other competitors in the race, three other Messiah men ran lifetime personal bests. Nathan Fleming cut four seconds from his previous personal record, finishing at 16:06.28, also an MAC qualifying time. Joel Zeigler and Timothy Mast also ran significant lifetime bests, Zeigler finishing at 17:07.83, while Mast ran 17:34.57.
 
Messiah's women also ran well, Tasha Becker running a lifetime personal best of 19:05.03, placing ninth overall. Alissa Rogers and Jennifer Bove finished sixteenth and twentieth overall, racing 19:35.76 and 19:57.79 respectively.
 
Tyler Sensing represented Messiah well in the 10,000 meter run, racing a personal best time of 32:59.58 and placing sixth overall in the event. In addition, Jacob Johnson opened his senior season for Messiah Track and Field with a lifetime personal best in the 10,000 meter race of 39:44.81.
 
Following Friday's events, the Falcons will continue competing into Saturday, as the Danny Curran Invitational continues.
 

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