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Men's Track & Field

Red Flash Win Four Events at Twilight Meet

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> The Saint Francis University outdoor track and field teams recorded four event wins at the York College Twilight Meet at Graham Field on York College of Pennsylvania's campus.
 
>> Nickolas Hyde, Jasir Parker, John Flynn Jr and the 4x800m relay team of Mariclare Anderson, Baylee Carpenter, Emma Fleck and Monica Gregg picked up event victories Wednesday evening.
 
>> The meet featured athletes from 13 different colleges: Albright, Alvernia, Chestnut Hill, Dickinson, Elizabethtown, Goucher, Lancaster Bible, Lebanon Valley, Messiah, Saint Francis, Shippensburg, Stevenson and York.
 
>> Results (PDF)

FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS
The women had six top-five finishers at Graham Field, including the 4x800m relay team of Anderson, Carpenter, Fleck and Gregg, who picked up the sole event victory for the women with a time of 9:41.02.
 
Anderson made her debut in the 400m run, where she placed fifth with a time of 1:00.59.
 
Graduate student Vittoria LaRosa took second in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.35m, tying her personal best mark.
 
In the triple jump, freshmen Saige Wilt and Brooke Long placed third and fourth, respectively. Wilt had a mark of 10.94m and Long had a mark of 10.59m.
 
To Round out the Red Flash women top-five finishers, freshman Paige Drake ran a 13.07 to place second in the 100m dash.

FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Hyde, Parker and John Flynn, Jr. won their respective events to lead the Red Flash men in York.
 
Hyde picked up a win after throwing for a season best 16.34m in the shot put. Dustin Hyde took third in the shot put with a mark of 16.02m.
 
Parker won the triple jump with a leap of 14.88m, a personal best. The sophomore's mark ranks him third Saint Francis all-time and 68th in the nation in the event. Caleb Nelson took third in the event with a personal best mark of 14.40m, ranking him sixth SFU all-time.
 
The final event win came from Flynn Jr, who ran a personal best time of 10:00.01 in the 3000m steeple chase to earn his first career event victory. Tyler Napora placed fourth in the steeple chase finishing with a time of 10:28.71.
 
Other top-five finishers included senior Zachary Kohler, who finished second in the 5000m run with a time of 15:07.15 and Eaghan Kieff, who took fifth in the 100m with a time of 11.51m. The freshman also took fifth in the 200m with a time of 23.10.
 
The 4x800m relay team of Flynn, Jr., Seamus Girdusky, Thomas Presnar and Brady Reese rounded out the Red Flash men top-five finishers with the team's fifth place time of 8:45.14.

UP NEXT
The Red Flash will compete at the Bison Outdoor Classic Saturday, April 15 – Sunday, April 16.
 
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Players Mentioned

Mariclare Anderson

Mariclare Anderson

Distance
Sophomore
Exercise Physiology/Physical Therapy
Monica  Gregg

Monica Gregg

Distance
Junior
Health Science/Physical Therapy
Vittoria LaRosa

Vittoria LaRosa

Jumps
Senior
Environmental Engineering/Biology
Baylee Carpenter

Baylee Carpenter

Distance
Freshman
Physician Assistant
Emma Fleck

Emma Fleck

Distance
Freshman
Physician Assistant
Nickolas Hyde

Nickolas Hyde

Throws
Junior
Criminal Justice
Zachary  Kohler

Zachary Kohler

Distance
Junior
Chemistry/Pre-Med
Tyler  Napora

Tyler Napora

Distance
Junior
Biochemistry/Pre-Med
Caleb Nelson

Caleb Nelson

Jumps
Sophomore
Exercise Physiology
Brady  Reese

Brady Reese

Distance
Sophomore
Exercise Physiology/Physical Therapy
John  Flynn Jr

John Flynn Jr

Distance
Freshman
General Engineering
Seamus Girdusky

Seamus Girdusky

Distance
Freshman
Physician Assistant

Players Mentioned

Mariclare Anderson

Mariclare Anderson

Sophomore
Exercise Physiology/Physical Therapy
Distance
Monica  Gregg

Monica Gregg

Junior
Health Science/Physical Therapy
Distance
Vittoria LaRosa

Vittoria LaRosa

Senior
Environmental Engineering/Biology
Jumps
Baylee Carpenter

Baylee Carpenter

Freshman
Physician Assistant
Distance
Emma Fleck

Emma Fleck

Freshman
Physician Assistant
Distance
Nickolas Hyde

Nickolas Hyde

Junior
Criminal Justice
Throws
Zachary  Kohler

Zachary Kohler

Junior
Chemistry/Pre-Med
Distance
Tyler  Napora

Tyler Napora

Junior
Biochemistry/Pre-Med
Distance
Caleb Nelson

Caleb Nelson

Sophomore
Exercise Physiology
Jumps
Brady  Reese

Brady Reese

Sophomore
Exercise Physiology/Physical Therapy
Distance
John  Flynn Jr

John Flynn Jr

Freshman
General Engineering
Distance
Seamus Girdusky

Seamus Girdusky

Freshman
Physician Assistant
Distance