» The Saint Francis University track and field teams opened the 2022 outdoor season at High Point University on Saturday.
» The Red Flash women were paced by Madeline Murphy's (Cresson, Pa.) top mark in the triple jump.
» Zachary Kohler (Warriors Mark, Pa.) paved the way for the Red Flash men finishing second in the 1500m.

FLASH WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD NUGGETS
Murphy cleared 12.38m in the triple jump. Murphy also competed in the long jump, placing sixth (5.45m).
 
Mylan Crews (West Alexandria, Ohio) placed fourth in the 100m, crossing the finish line at 11.81. Behind Crews, junior Aaliyah Vandergrift (Lindenwold, N.J.) finished 11th with a time of 11.97.
 
In the 200m, Jalurah Moore (Blakeslee, Pa.) recorded a personal best with a time of 24.14 and improved her second all-time ranking in the event. Moore finished fourth in the event.
 
Moore also teamed with Crews, Vandergrift and Maria Ferraro (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) to place third in the 4x100m relay in 46.95 seconds.
 
Gabrielle Stanavich (Amsterdam, N.Y.) took eighth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.57 to move her all-time ranking from fourth to third in the event.
 
Monica Gregg (Henrietta, N.Y.) led the way for the Red Flash in the 1500m, placing 16th in the event, a personal best for the junior (5:04.22).
 
Following Gregg, freshman Naomi Hillen (Pottstown, Pa.) finished 17th in her outdoor debut with a time of 5:04.62. Alyssa Deschler (Allentown, Pa.) finished 19th (5:05.74) in her outdoor debut. Adiya Golden (Laflin, Pa.) took 24th (5:05.85) and rounding out the Red Flash women in the 1500m freshman Tesslyn Helms (Pittsburgh, Pa.) placed 25th in her outdoor debut (5:20.80).
 
Junior Marlena Jacobs (Adams Center, N.Y.) took 10th in the elite pole vault division, clearing 3.45m.

FLASH MEN'S TRACK & FIELD NUGGETS
Kohler took the silver in the 1500m with a time of 4:03.04, a personal best for the sophomore.
 
Following Kohler in the 1500m, freshman Shane Curran (Philadelphia, Pa.) took 23rd in his outdoor debut (4:19.32) and Tyler Napora (Windber, Pa.) finished 26th (4:21.75).
 
In the 800m, Matthew Berzonsky (Indiana, Pa.) finished sixth with a time of 2:00.02 and recorded a personal best.
 
Kobe Jenkins (Harrisburg, Pa.) took fifth in the 110m hurdles, clocking a time 15.19.
 
In the jumps, the Red Flash men had five top-10 finishers. Caleb Nelson (Bridgeville, Pa.) took fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.01m. Nelson's performance earned him the eighth Saint Francis all-time ranking in the event. Jason Stone (Media, Pa.) placed eighth in the event (12.86m). In the long jump, Barry Ndeh (Burlington, N.J.) took eighth with a mark of 6.63m and Nelson took ninth with a mark of 6.63m. Taemar Willis (Voorhees, N.J.) finished fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.90m.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Berzonsky, Akil Boisson (Diego Martin, Trinidad), Adam Lanzendorfer (Northern Cambria, Pa.) and Samir Smith (Clinton, Md.) recorded a seventh-place finish in 3:33.07 seconds.
 
UP NEXT
Saint Francis will be heading to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania for the Jim Taylor Invitational March 25-26. The Red Flash will then shift their focus to two invitationals in Virginia. The first will be hosted by William & Mary March 31-April 2 and the second will be hosted by George Mason April 9.
 
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