» The Saint Francis University indoor track & field teams competed at the Susquehanna Invitational Saturday, Feb. 12.
» Maria Ferraro (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Mylan Crews (West Alexandria, Ohio), Ardonntrell Williams (Voorhees, N.J.) and Nickolas Hyde (Somerset, Pa.) all secured first place finishes in their respective events.
» Williams broke the facility record in the 60m hurdles, clocking a time of 8.10.
» Three Red Flashes came home with top-ten Saint Francis all-time performances.

FLASH WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD NUGGETS
Ferraro led all Red Flash finishers in the women's 60m hurdles, running a personal best with a time of 9.17. Ferraro's performance shattered her previous best by nearly half a second and propelled her from 10th all-time to fourth. Gabrielle Stanavich (Amsterdam, N.Y.) finished closely behind, recording her personal best time of 9.18 and ranking her fifth SFU all-time. Jaelyn Cole (Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) took fifth in the 60m hurdles finals (10.47).
 
Representing the Red Flashes best finisher in the women's 60m finals, Crews crossed the finish line with a time of 7.67. Just behind, Jalurah Moore (Blakeslee, Pa.) in second (7.89) and Aaliyah Vandergrift (Lindenwold, N.J.) in third (7.90).
 
Madeline Murphy (Cresson, Pa.) picked up second place in the long jump, clearing a personal best of 5.49m. Murphy's mark moved her from seventh to fourth all-time in the event.
 
The Red Flash women tallied four other top-three finishes in the meet. Emma Fleck took second in the 800m (2:22.73). Caroline Ratchford (Ebensburg, Pa.) tabbed third in the high jump (1.57m). Vittoria LaRosa (Wexford, Pa.) equaled her personal best of 3.05m to take third in the pole vault. Rounding out the top-three finishes was the 4x400 relay team of Baylee Carpenter, Mariclare Anderson (Hagerstown, Md.), Hailey Prestash (Philipsburg, Pa.) and Fleck. The team finished second, clocking 4:20.27.

FLASH MEN'S TRACK & FIELD NUGGETS
Williams set a new James W. Garrett Sports Complex Field House record in the men's 60m hurdles. Williams' time of 8.10 broke the previous facility record of 8.16, set in 2019. Just behind, teammate Kobe Jenkins (Harrisburg, Pa.) logged a personal best and a second-place finish in the event with a time of 8.50.
 
Hyde's shot put was good for a season best mark of 17.28m. Hyde also made his debut in the weight throw (13.26m).
 
Parker Hilaman (Granville, Ohio) logged the best finish for the Red Flash in the weight throw, posting a 16.02m mark to finish second in the event. Hilaman improved his personal best by a foot and strengthened his 10th place ranking on the Saint Francis all-time performance list.
 
Zachary Kohler (Warriors Mark, Pa.) finished second in his season debut in the 3000m run with a personal best time of 8:43.77.

UP NEXT
The Saint Francis University indoor track & field teams will be competing at the Northeast Conference Championships Feb. 20-21.