Five members of the track and field team competed in the Dr. Sander Scorcher at NYC Armory on Friday, and the rest of the team participated in the Gulden Invitational hosted by Bucknell University on Saturday.
At the Dr. Sander Scorcher, senior sprinter and mid-distance runner Nava Chevan broke the school record in the 800 meter (2:07.51), improving upon her previous time from just two weeks ago by four seconds. Chevan earned seventh place in the meet and is positioned 18th in Division I for the 800.
Junior sprinter and mid-distance runner Alexa LaSasso finished shortly after, earning 10th place and the second-fastest time in school history (2:09.18).
Sophomore sprinter Ida Moczerniuk advanced to the finals in the 60-meter dash, securing second place (7.56). Junior sprinter Maeve Waldron finished 18th in the 60-meter open (8.00).
On the men’s side, junior mid-distance runner Quinn Worrell placed 18th in the 800 meter (1:53.62), earning sixth place all-time. Worrell said that the time “felt good” and he has “more in the tank.”
“I guess seeing progress in my times, how I do in the league, I wanna keep getting better each year,” Worrell said. “This is the fastest I’ve run throughout my career this early in the season and that’s super motivating.”
The Maroon and White continued their success in the 10-team competition on Saturday.
For the men, freshman sprinter and jumper Kaseme Leckie finished third place and tied for fourth all-time in the 60-meter dash finals (6.90). Junior mid-distance Titan Casey garnered a third-place finish in the 1000 meters (2:34.31), while freshman distance runner Cole Chukoskie earned sixth in the mile (4:20.09). Junior sprinters J.P. Pfisterer and Roman Conca placed seventh in the 400 meter (51.53) and 200 meter (22.54), respectively.
In the field, senior pole vaulter and jumper Jack Lynett earned a fifth-place finish and tied for 10th all-time (15′ 3″). Freshman pole vaulters Jack Larson and junior Benjamin Hill followed closely with sixth and eighth-place finishes with 14′ 9″. Leckie churned out seventh-place in the high jump (6′ 2.75″) and senior jumper Quinn Curtin took home eighth in the triple jump (43′ 8.75″). Sophomore Ivan Tejada managed eighth in the shot put (49′ 7.75″) and ninth in the weight throw (51′ 1.5″).
For the women, junior distance runner Carolina McCloskey and senior distance runner Casey MacElhiney placed fifth (3:06.69) and sixth (3:07.30) in the 1000 meter, respectively. Sophomore distance runner Ava Severino earned 10th place in the mile (5:24.15).
“The team dynamic is great, everyone is super close,” freshman sprinter Lilly Bradfield said. “We were here for all of the interim training so the team got super close because we were together 14 hours of the day.”
Senior hurdles runner Angel Awono claimed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles finals (9.27), while freshman sprinter Lily Jenkins and Bradfield placed seventh and ninth in the 200 meters (26.48) and 400 meters (1:02.22), respectively.
“What motivates me the most is the support of my teammates,” said Bradfield. “Everyone is super supportive even if someone had a good race or not.”
In the field, senior pole vaulter Julia Greeley achieved a fourth-place finish in the pole vault (11′ 5.75″). Freshman sprinter and jumper Leah Rudolph added a 10th-place finish in the long jump (16′ 7.25″) while freshman thrower Anna Cacciacarne secured eighth in the shot put (38′ 7″).
The Maroon and White will look to carry this momentum into their rivalry dual at Lehigh University on Saturday.
“We seem to match up so I think it could go in our direction,” Worrell said. “A lot of people on the team recognize this and are motivated by that.”