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Red Flash Rack Up Two Event Victories, 21 Top-10 Performances in Split Weekend

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
>>Saint Francis indoor track and field had two first-place finishes and 21 top-10 performances between the Bison Open and the Penn State National Friday-Saturday. 

>>David Niang recorded his third victory in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.26. Marlena Jacobs had her first event victory in pole vault with a mark of 3.60m.

>>Monica Gregg moved to fifth all-time in Saint Francis track and field history after posting a time of 2:16.46 in the 800m run.

 >>Bison Open Results | Penn State National Results

PENN STATE NATIONAL 
Nickolas Hyde (Somerset, Pa.) took 10th in shot put with a mark of 15.96m.  Dustin Hyde (Somerset, Pa.) finished 14th in the event with a throw of 15.69m.

Marie-Therese Cooper placed 12th in the triple jump with a mark of 11.49m.

Tesslyn Helms placed 13th in the 5000m run with a time of 18:08.63. Rhoda Alaban-Tabon registered a 57.92 time in the 400m run to take 15th place.

BISON OPEN WOMEN NUGGETS
The Bison Open saw Jacobs take home her first event victory of the season and 12 other top-10 performances.

The track events saw Anna Quackenbush took second in the 3000m run with a time of 10:20.91 after finishing first in the 5000m run . Morgan McNaughton placed seventh in the same event with a time of 10:44.50.

Emma Fleck, Naomi Hillen, and Sarah Colman finished third in their respective events. Fleck registered a time of 2:21.79 in the 800m, Hillen recorded a time of 5:09.21, and Colman tallied a time of 1:19.44 in the 500m.

Paige Drake took fourth in the 60m run with a time of 7.95.

Gabrielle del Pielago took eighth in the 200m run with a time of 26.29. She finished in the same spot the following day in the 400m run with a time of 1:01.22.

The field events saw Brooke Long having herself a day, taking third in the long jump with a jump of 5.44m. She also finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 11.18m. Brooke Anderson placed 10th in the triple jump as well with a jump of 10.49m.

Carly Sedun placed third in the weight throw with a throw of 15.28m.

Tierney Beebout took eighth in the high jump with a jump of 1.55m. Rounding out the women's team was Caroline Fyock with a 10th place finish in shot put with a throw of 11.81m.

BISON OPEN MEN NUGGETS
Along with Niang's 60m hurdle victory, the men's team had eight other top-10 performances.

The track events saw Julian Saunders finish third in the 60m run with a time of 6.94.

Seamus Girdusky and James Parmalee finished sixth and seventh in the 500m run, respectively. Girdusky recorded a time of 1:09.67 and Parmalee had a 1:09.68 time.

For the field events, men's pole vault saw Ryan Harman and Dylan Andrews tie for fifth in pole vault with a clearance of 4.20m. 

Arnold Mve Ndjamen took sixth in the high jump with a 1.20m mark.

Kameron Stevens tied for eighth in the long jump with a jump of 6.63m.

Rounding out the men's team was Joseph Sevison placing eighth in the weight throw of 14.54m.

UP NEXT
The Red Flash will next compete at the Liberty Open hosted by Liberty University Saturday, February 3.

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Players Mentioned

Nickolas Hyde

Nickolas Hyde

Throws
Junior
Criminal Justice
Dustin Hyde

Dustin Hyde

Throws
Freshman
Business Analytics
Tierney Beebout

Tierney Beebout

Jumps
Senior
Health Science (OT)
Marie-Therese Cooper

Marie-Therese Cooper

Jumps
Graduate Student
Exercise Physiology
Paige Drake

Paige Drake

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Nursing
Emma Fleck

Emma Fleck

Distance
Junior
Health Science (PA)
Caroline Fyock

Caroline Fyock

Throws
Graduate Student
Health Science (PT)
Monica  Gregg

Monica Gregg

Distance
Graduate Student
Health Science (PT)
Tesslyn Helms

Tesslyn Helms

Distance
Junior
Early Childhood Education/Special Education
Naomi Hillen

Naomi Hillen

Distance
Junior
Environmental Engineering/Biology

Players Mentioned

Nickolas Hyde

Nickolas Hyde

Junior
Criminal Justice
Throws
Dustin Hyde

Dustin Hyde

Freshman
Business Analytics
Throws
Tierney Beebout

Tierney Beebout

Senior
Health Science (OT)
Jumps
Marie-Therese Cooper

Marie-Therese Cooper

Graduate Student
Exercise Physiology
Jumps
Paige Drake

Paige Drake

Sophomore
Nursing
Sprints/Jumps
Emma Fleck

Emma Fleck

Junior
Health Science (PA)
Distance
Caroline Fyock

Caroline Fyock

Graduate Student
Health Science (PT)
Throws
Monica  Gregg

Monica Gregg

Graduate Student
Health Science (PT)
Distance
Tesslyn Helms

Tesslyn Helms

Junior
Early Childhood Education/Special Education
Distance
Naomi Hillen

Naomi Hillen

Junior
Environmental Engineering/Biology
Distance