>> The Saint Francis University track and field teams will return to Loretto to host the Red Flash Open Saturday, April 29.
>> Teams competing: Mount St. Mary's, Duquesne, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, St. Bonaventure and Saint Francis
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>> The Senior Day ceremony will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Throws Field. Field events are scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. Track events are set for 3:30 p.m. at the Father Bede Track.
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Francis competed at the Bucknell Team Challenge last Saturday, where the team recorded eight event victories and 16 personal bests.
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Gabrielle Stanavich and
Madeline Murphy each took two event victories in Lewisburg. Stanavich won the 100m hurdles (14.64) and the 400m hurdles (1:03.20). Murphy took first in the long jump (5.51m) and the triple jump (12.35m).
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Stanavich was named an NEC Prime Performer for the second time this season. Murphy's performance earned her the Northeast Conference's Field Athlete of the Week for the third consecutive week and a Prime Performer for the fourth consecutive week.
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Ardonntrell Williams,
Kameron Stevens,
Julian Saunders and
Jasir Parker all posted wins for the men. Williams won the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.31. Stevens took first in the long jump with a personal best mark of 6.88m. Saunders won the 200m dash with a time of 14.31. Parker took the event victory in the triple jump with a mark of 14.23m.
RED FLASH AT RED FLASH OPEN HISTORY
Last season at the Red Flash Open, the track and field teams compiled 50 top-five finishes in 31 events. Five facility and meet records were broken as well.
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Murphy broke the Saint Francis long and triple jumps records. The Cresson, Pa. native claimed the long jump record with a mark of 5.83m. She also improved her own school record in the triple jump with a mark of 12.47m.
Nickolas Hyde broke the school shot put record with his mark of 18.03m.
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Zachary Kohler (1500m),
Matthew Berzonsky (800m),
Tyler Napora (3000m S) and
Caleb Nelson (TJ) all posted first place finishes at the open as well.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash Open will conclude the regular season for the track and field teams. The Red Flash will shift their focus to the Northeast Conference Championships Saturday, May 6 – Sunday, May 7 in North Andover, Massachusetts.
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