COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Shenandoah University men's and women's indoor track & field teams posted a pair of top three finishes Saturday at the Collegeville Classic hosted by Ursinus College.
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The Shenandoah men, with 134 points, finish second in their event while the SU women scored 80 points on their way to a third place showing.
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MEN'S RECAP
The men had four wins Saturday along with three runner-up finishes to fuel their second-place finish.
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Senior
Miles Moore led the way with a win in the 200-meter dash and a runner-up in the 60. Moore had a 22.51 in the 200 for his win and a 6.98 to finish second in the 60 to
William Crowder. Crowder posted a 6.94 to win that latter event.
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The men also went 1-2 in the triple jump with Donnell Jones winning with a 12.53 meter leap to
Christopher Smalls' 12.16 meters.
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Matthew Klocke had the final victory for the men with an 8.84 in the 60-meter high hurdles.
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Elias McGhie had the final runner-up showing by finishing the 800-meters in 2:03.16.
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WOMEN'S RECAP
Graduate student
Erin Atkinson had the lone win for the women – she recorded a 19.39.17 in the 5000 meters to win by nearly 13 seconds over Briseidy Balderas from Felician.
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Madeline Lotts was third,
Allie Clarkson seventh, and
Makenna Thrush eighth in support of Atkinson.
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In the throws,
Kiara Felston was second in the weight throw and third in the shot put.
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The 4 x 400 relay team of
Alexis Hubbard,
Mackenzie Plowman,
Haley Van Voorhis, and
Sarah Sidoro was second at 4:22.35.
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In addition to Lotts' and Felston's third place showings, Â
Kaitlin Measell and
Janelle Anderson did the same in the 60 and 200 meters, respectively.
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UP NEXT
The Hornets are back in action next Friday and Saturday at the VMI Classic.
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