Track & Field | Pexels by Lukas Hartmann
Track & Field | Pexels by Lukas Hartmann
The Alfred University women's track & field team finished strong during the SUNY Brockport Multi & Invitational on Saturday.
After earning seven points from the pentathletes on Friday, the Saxons tacked on another nine points on Saturday to finish 10th out of the 19 teams competing.
AU's biggest jump in points was the distance medley relay team of Olivia Gilbert (Ontario, NY/Wayne Central), Ashley Page (Wayland, NY/Wayland-Cohocton), Sarah Lutkins (Union Springs, NY/Union Springs) and McKenzie Hall (Hornell, NY/Hornell) as they picked up eight points from taking second place.
The squad combined for a time of 13:21.04. They were in first place after the 1,600-meter leg of the race, before SUNY Brockport jumped up two places to take first place during the 2,400-meter leg. The Saxons closed out the race in second place, less than seven seconds out of first place and over eight seconds ahead of third place, Division I St. Bonaventure.
The Saxons scored their final point when Ashley O'Toole (Simi Valley, CA/Simi Valley) ran a 3:37.32 in the 1,000-meter run to take eighth place.
There were another two possible scoring opportunities for Alfred as Nyah Solly (Colden, NY/Springville-Griffith Institute) finished ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.67m (35'-0.25") and 10th in the long jump with a distance of 5.10m (16'-8.75"), both are collegiate career-highs.
The Saxons will next travel for a Friday meet at Rochester Institute of Technology on February 10 at 4:00pm.
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