LANCASTER, Pa. - The Messiah Women's Track & Field team traveled to Franklin & Marshall University for the Diplomat Open Friday evening. The Falcons started the season off strong finishing top five in nine categories.
The Falcons will be back on the track in 2024.
On The Track
The Falcons performed well on the track placing top five in eight races, including a first-place finish in the 200-Meter from
Halle Jennett, crossing the finish line with a time of (26.45). She would later go on to place second in the 60-Meter with a time of (8.12). Arwyn Guenwald would place fourth in the 60-Meter with a time of (8.28).
Messiah would place two top five runners in the 1-Mile race.
Sarah Smith would place second crossing the line with a time of (5:48.79). While teammate
Allison Keller finished fourth with a time of (6:31.99).
The Falcons would again have multiple runners finish top five in two different events. In the 60-Meter hurdles,
Kara Brown would finish second with a time of (9.64). While
Claire Miller finished the race right behind her in third place with a time of (9.87).
In the 5000-Meter
Katie Anthony placed second with a time of (18:26.08), and
Teddi Powell would finish fifth crossing the line at (19:34.27).
Ella Swayne would finish 10 seconds behind with a time of (19:44.72) in seventh place. While
Madison Kimmel (19:56.94) and
Natalie Hamlen (19:58.00) rounded out the top 10.
In the 400-meter, Falcon
Clara Benner would finish fourth with a time of (1:05.26). While in the 800-Meter
Kerrigan Lebo finished third crossing the finish line at (2:32.28).
Lastly in the 4x400 Meter relay,
Kerrigan Lebo,
Halle Jennett,
Megan Raab, and
Julia Rickard finished second with a time of (4:27.78).
In the Field
Hannah Witter would place second in the Pole Vault with a mark of (3.03m). While teammates
Cadee Wood (Eighth, 2.58m) and
Olivia Call (Ninth, 2.43m) would finish in the top 10.
In the Weight Throw,
Leah Ferster would be the lone Falcon in the top 10 finishing sixth with a mark of (12.66m).
Lastly, in the Triple Jump
Olivia Call would finish seventh overall with a mark of (9.58m) and teammate
Claire Miller finished right behind her in eighth with a mark of (9.54m).
What's Up Next
The Falcons will be back in action on Saturday, Jan 20th when they travel to Houghton, NY for the Highlander Invitational.
