» The Saint Francis outdoor track & field teams competed at the Jim Taylor Invitational hosted by Susquehanna University on Friday and Saturday.
» The teams compiled seven individual event victories by Adrian Page (Coudersport, Pa.), Gabrielle Stanavich (Amsterdam, N.Y.), Olivia Conrad (Carrolltown, Pa.), Nickolas Hyde (Somerset, Pa.), Joshua Dinges and Caleb Nelson (Bridgeville, Pa.).
» The Red Flash collected 39 top-10 finishes. The men's side had 19 and the women's side 20.
» Results (PDF)

FLASH WOMEN TRACK & FIELD NUGGETS
Reigning NEC indoor shot put champion, Page secured her first victory of the outdoor season in the event. Page's shot put was good for 12.85m. Page also competed in the hammer throw placing seventh (43.19) and the discus taking sixth (36.34m).
 
Conrad won the javelin throw with a mark of 41.25m. Conrad's performance is a personal best and improved her sixth Saint Francis all-time ranking in the event.
 
In the 400m hurdles, Stanavich ran a 1:05.57 to secure first place.
 
In her track & field debut, Kaitlyn Maxwell (Everett, Pa.) placed second in the 400m, clocking a time of 1:00.56.
 
Monica Gregg (Henrietta, N.Y.) finished third in the 800m with a time of 2:21.28, a personal best for the junior.
 
Carly Sedun (Elizabethtown, Pa.) tabbed a third place finish in the discus in her outdoor track & field debut (37.57m). Fellow freshman, Josilyn Wehner (Sidman, Pa.) also placed third in her outdoor track and field debut in the javelin (38.78m).
 
Marlena Jacobs (Adams Center, N.Y.) finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.60m.

FLASH MEN TRACK & FIELD NUGGETS
Leading the way for the Red Flash men was Nelson. The sophomore won two individual events at the invitational in the triple jump (13.66m) and in the long jump (6.63m).
 
Hyde, the reigning NEC indoor and outdoor track & field shot put champion, took first in the event with a mark of 16.79m. Hyde also competed in the hammer throw placing 10th (43.05m) and the discus finishing second (44.63m).
 
Dinges, the reigning NEC outdoor track & field javelin champion, won the event with a mark of 64.29m.
 
The Red Flash men had three second-place finishers. In the 110m hurdles, Kobe Jenkins (Harrisburg, Pa.) finished with a time of 15.26. Barry Ndeh (Burlington, N.J.) clocked a time of 56.04 in the 400m hurdles. Samuel Penman's (Linden, Pa.) javelin throw was good for 55.91m.  
 
In his outdoor track & field debut, Jackson Tuomey (Brunswick, Md.) cleared 4.65m in the pole vault for third place. Also in his outdoor debut, freshman Dustin Hyde (Somerset, Pa.) placed third in the shot put (15.28m) and fifth in the discus (41.36m)
 
Parker Hilaman (Granville, Ohio) placed third in the hammer throw. Hilaman's throw was good for 51.62m.

UP NEXT
The outdoor track & field teams will be traveling to the Colonial Relays hosted by William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia March 31-April 2.