ALLIANCE, Ohio - The IUP men's and women's indoor track & field programs racked up eight victories as the Crimson Hawks competed in Mount Union's Jim Wuske Invitational at the Peterson Fieldhouse on Saturday.
The day also included three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying marks and one meet record.
Cahsia Page had a standout day, combining for three wins, including individual victories in the 60 meters (7.91) and 200 meters (26.52). Her time in the 60 was good for a PSAC mark. She also ran the second leg of IUP's winning distance medley relay, helping the squad break the meet record with a time of 13:33.81. The previous mark of 13:36.04 was set in 2015 by the Ohio State Running Club. Joining Page was lead runner
Tori James,
Emily Schrag and
Paige Wess.
Three more winners came from the women's program.
Cassidy Kline won the 400 meters with a time of 1:01.62, also finishing third in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.54.
Sarah Isenberg won the high jump with a height of 1.54 meters while
Rachel Horrell on the triple jump with a leap of 10.67 meters.
Other top marks from the women included James' third place finish in the mile (5:36.12), Schrag's sixth place finish in the 800 meters (2:37.87) and a sixth place finish from Bri Herr in the 5000 meters (19:54.21).
For the IUP men, Dan Gibney won the 5000 meters with a time of 16:05.07. It was part of the most successful event for the Crimson Hawks Saturday with four runners in the top six overall.
Marco Cardone was second at 16:16.01,
Ethan Ribelin was fourth at 16:24.10, and
Lucas Pajak was sixth at 16:31.57.
The men's 4x400 relay team also took home first place, as
Trenton Jubin,
Noah Shannon-Hatchett,
Justin Egizio and Kendal Branan combined to run a time of 3:31.63.
Shannon-Hatchett also took home third in the 60 meters with a time of 7.15, Egizio was sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 52.32, and Branan finished second in the mile run with a PSAC qualifying time of 4:28.28.
Other top finishers for the men included Mike Clark at fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:02.45,
Evan Weaver seventh in the mile at 4:33.40, Nathan Skodi sixth in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:32.10, and
Jayden Thomas fifth in the high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters, good for a PSAC qualifying height.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks are in action again next weekend with a trip to Lexington, Virginia to compete in the VMI Winter Classic on Friday and Saturday.
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