>> Saint Francis University indoor track and field teams competed at the River Hawk Friday Night Showdown hosted by Susquehanna University.
>> The women placed third at the competition with 87 points, following Susquehanna (91.5) and Brockport (138.5). The men took fifth with 22 points.
The women's team came home with five event victories on Friday.
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Senior
Vittoria LaRosa (Wexford, Pa.) placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 3.35m.
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The 4x400m team of
Mariclare Anderson (Hagerstown, Md.), Baylee Carpenter (Bridgeville, Pa.),
Emma Fleck (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and
Monica Gregg (Henrietta, N.Y.) took first in the event with a time of 4:19.20.
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Anderson also took first in the 800m with a time of 2:25.32. Fleck placed third in the event with her time 2:28.34.
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Freshman
Morgan McNaughton (Summerville, Pa.) placed first in the 3000m with a time of 11:32.37.
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Gregg ran a 5:21.19 in the mile to take first.
Quinn McElhenny (Hastings, Pa.) placed sixth in the event with a time of 5:25.43.
Brooke Long (Altoona, Pa.) placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 10.70m. Fellow freshman
Saige Wilt (Middletown, Pa.) took third in the event with a mark of 10.56m. Wilt also competed in the high jump, taking second with a mark of 1.52m.
FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Freshman
Arnold Mve Ndjamen (Dakar, Senegal) placed third in the high jump, clearing 1.81m.
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Sophmore
Haiden Litwinovich (Bridgeville, Pa.) took sixth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.66m.
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Freshman
Thomas Presnar (New Castle, Pa.) took eighth in the mile with a time of 4:44.18.
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Senior
Troy Donlan (Elysburg, Pa.) threw for 13.23m in the shot put to take sixth.
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Sophomore
Andrew McGee (Canonsburg, Pa.) placed sixth in the 3000m with a time of 9:37.62.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will be competing at the Northeast Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Ocean Breeze Park in Somerset, New Jersey Sunday, February 19 – Monday, February 20.
