WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis University track and field's Nickolas Hyde and Madeline Murphy broke school records in their respective events at the VMI Winter Relays in Lexington, Virginia this weekend.
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>> Hyde threw for 17.42m in the shot put, breaking his previous record of 17.41m set in 2019. The Somerset, Pa. native took first place in the event.
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>> Murphy broke the 20-year-old long jump with her mark of 5.66m, taking first. The previous record was held by Tracie Clair with her mark of 5.60m at Bucknell.
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>> The Cresson, Pa. native now holds all of the Saint Francis school records in the horizontal jumps.
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>> Results
FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS
Caroline Ratchford (Ebensburg, Pa.) took the gold in the high jump, clearing 1.65m. The senior's mark moves her from fourth Saint Francis all-time to third. Freshman Saige Wilt (Middletown, Pa.) took fifth in the event with a mark of 1.45m.
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Murphy placed first in the triple jump with a mark of 11.90m. Fellow senior Jenna Beitel (Saltsburg, Pa.) finished second in the event, clearing 11.35m. Freshman Brooke Long (Altoona, Pa.) took fifth in the triple jump (10.56m).
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Senior Rhoda Alaban-Tafon (Glen Burnie, Md.) got the silver in the 400m dash with a time of 58.69. Alaban-Tafon also placed fourth in the 200m dash, clocking a 26.21.
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Senior Gabrielle Stanavich (Amsterdam, N.Y.) placed third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.05.
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Sophomore Emma Fleck (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took fifth in the 1000m with a time of 3:12.97. Freshman Morgan McNaughton (Summerville, Pa.) finished closely behind Fleck, placing sixth with a time of 3:13.30.
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In the weighted throw, Caroline Fyock (McMurray, Pa.) threw for 14.53m, earning her fifth place in the event. Fyock also competed in the shot put, taking first with a mark of 12.61m.
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Senior Quinn McElhenney (Hastings, Pa.) finished second in the 5000m, clocking a 18:44.68. Adiya Golden (Wilkes Barre, Pa.) came in fourth in the event (19:58.39).
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The 4x800m team of Tesslyn Helms (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Claire Oliver (Sandy Lake, Pa.), Mariclare Anderson (Hagerstown, Md.) and Naomi Hillen (Pottstown, Pa.) crossed the finish line with a time of 9:49.49 to take second, ranking 10th SFU all-time.
FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Sophomore David Niang (Harrisburg, Pa.) ran a 8.19 in the 60m hurdles to take the gold.
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Bryce Baker (Harrisburg, Pa.) took fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 6.92. Julian Saunders (Boyertown, Pa.) took fifth in the event, clocking a 6.96. Saunders also placed second in the 200m dash with a time of 21.83.
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Sophomore Samir Smith (Clinton, Md.) took fourth in the 300m dash, clocking a 35.13. Smith also competed in the 400m dash, placing fifth with a time of 50.45.
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In the 5000m run, sophomore Daniel Kelly (Spring Mills, Pa.) placed third, crossing the finish line at 16:11.89.
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Ardonntrell Williams (Voorhees, N.J.) placed first in the long jump with a mark of 7.19m. Williams also placed sixth in the 60m dash with a time of 7.05 and ninth in the 200m dash with a time of 22.55.
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Caleb Nelson (Bridgeville, Pa.) took second in the triple jump, leaping 14.39m. Sophomore Jasir Parker (Queens, N.Y.) finished third in the event with a mark of 13.90m.
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In the weighted throw, Parker Hilaman (Granville, Ohio) threw for 16.32m to take second. Sophomore Trey Baney finished fourth with a mark of 15.03m.
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Sophomore Dustin Hyde (Somerset, Pa.) placed second in the shot put (15.58m). Fellow sophomore, Jared Oakes (Sunbury, Pa.) finished third with a mark of 15.47m, putting him eighth SFU all-time.
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Senior Ryan Harman (Fairport, N.Y.) placed second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.25m.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will close out the regular season at the River Hawk Friday Night Showdown hosted by Susquehanna Friday, February 10.
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