Lewisburg, Pa.- The Saint Francis University track & field teams started their indoor seasons on Saturday 912/1) at the Bucknell Bison Opener.
 
WOMEN
 
In her first indoor meet since winning the NEC indoor title in the pole vault last February with a school record jump of 3.90m (12' 9.5"), sophomore Taylor Weaver (Butler, Pa./Butler) won this meet and broke her own school record by four inches with her clearance of 4.00m (13' 1.5").  Her mark also qualified her for the ECAC Championship.
 
Freshman Jalurah Moore (Blakeslee, PA./Pleasant Valley ) won the 300m dash with a time of 42.47, which ranks her 3^rd all-time for SFU in the event.  She also took 3^rd in the 60m Dash with a time of 7.83.  In the preliminary heats, she recorded a time of 7.81, which ranks her 5^th all-time for SFU in this event.
 
Also in the 60m dash, freshman Mylan Crews (West Alexandria, OH./West Alexandria-Twin Valley) took 8^th in the preliminary heats, recording a time of 8.01, which ranks her 9^th all-time for SFU in this event.
 
Sophomore Zoe Wicks (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa./State College) took 2^nd in the 500m run with a time of 1:20.09, which ranks her 9^th all-time for SFU in this event.
 
Freshman Emily Lunger (Sayre, Pa./Athens Area) took 7^th in the high jump, with a clearance of 1.55m (5' 1"), which puts her into a tie for 4^th on the SFU all-time performance list in this event.  Lunger also took 2^nd in the 400m dash with a time of 1:00.37.
 
The women's 4x400m relay team of Jalurah Moore (Blakeslee, PA./Pleasant Valley ), Zoe Wick, Kiana Robinson (Brookeville, Md./Sherwood), and Emily Lunger (Sayre, Pa./Athens Area) took 2^nd with a time of 4:06.03, which is the fastest SFU women's team in five years.
 
MEN
 
Senior Dashaun Jackson (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) won the 60m Hurdles with a school record time of 7.91.  That time shattered his own school record of 7.96, which he set last January at this same facility.  It also qualified him for the IC4A Championship.  Jackson also took 3^rd in the long jump with a mark of 6.61m (21' 8.25").
 
Also in the 60m Hurdles, freshman Richard Gilchrist (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg (SciTech Campus)) took 3^rd.  His time of 8.23 makes him the 4^th fastest ever for SFU in this event.  It also qualified him for the IC4A Championship.
 
Junior Christian McFadden (Odenton, Md./Arundel) took 5^th in the 300m dash with a time of 36.57, which ranks him 5^th all-time for SFU in this event.
 
Sophomore Christopher Frederick (Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field) took 6^th in the 300m dash with a time of 37.53, which ranks him 10^th all-time for SFU in this event.
 
Senior Jay Stone (York, Pa./Central York) took 3^rd in the 5000m run with a time of 1:06.74, which ranks him 8^th all-time for SFU in this event.
 
Freshman Tyler Delozier (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) took 4^th in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.35m (14' 3.25"), which puts him in a four-way time for 7^th all-time for SFU in the event.
 
Junior Mark Njenga (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) took 2^nd in the triple jump with a mark of 13.68m (44' 10.75").  That was a four inch improvement on his personal best, and moved him from 9^th to 6^th all-time for SFU in the event.
 
Senior Benjamin Ross (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) took 7^th in the 35-lb weight throw with a one inch personal best mark of 16.11m (52' 10.25"), staying at 9^th all-time for SFU in the event.
 
The men's 4x400m relay team of Dashaun Jackson (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg), Christian McFadden (Odenton, Md./Arundel), Jay Stone (York, Pa./Central York), and Chris Frederick took 2^nd with a time of 3:28.59.
 
Senior Easton Plummer (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg) took 3^rd in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.50m (14' 9").

General Information

Up next for the Saint Francis teams is the University of Albany Great Dane Classic on Saturday, January 12 at the Ocean Breeze Park Track & Field Athletic Complex on Staten Island, New York.

A reminder that the SFU Track & Field online store will remain open until tomorrow:  Monday, December 3 at 11:59 PM:
 
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