WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Saint Francis track & field racked up 16 top-10 finishes at the Wagner College Seahawk Shootout hosted by Wagner College's Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic Complex on Friday.
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Joseph Sevison picked up his first collegiate event victory in the men's weight throw with a mark of 16.87m. His mark puts him eighth all-time on the Saint Francis Indoor Track & Field top-10 all-time performance list in the event. It is the sixth top-5 finish in the sophomore's career.
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James Parmelee (Men's 600-meter dash: 1:24.24) and
Olivia Renk (Women's 300-meter dash: 42.12) are now second all-time on the Saint Francis Indoor Track & Field top-10 all-time performance list in their respective events.
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FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS
The women's team combined for eight top-10 finishes on the day. The best finish came from
Carly Sedun in the women's weight throw with a mark of 16.18m.
Mariclare Anderson recorded her third top-5 placement in two weeks after placing fourth in the 1000-meter run with a time of 3:03.83. The time puts the graduate student ninth all-time on the school's 1000-meter run performance list.
Brooke Long tallied two top-10 marks in the women's long and triple jump. The junior finished fifth in long jump with a jump of 5.56m, and followed it up with an eighth place finish in the triple jump (11.34m). Both her marks are the fourth and seventh-best in Red Flash history.
The 4x200-meter relay team of Renk,
Paige Drake,
Gabriella del Pielago and
Jaelyn Cole took eighth with a time of 1:46.53.
Renk had herself another spectacular day in the 60-meter dash, placing ninth with a time of 7.84.Â
Aubrie Wells finished ninth in the women's pole vault with a mark of 3.15m.
Rylee Nicklas rounds out the top finishers, taking ninth in women's shot put with a throw of 11.51m.
Del Pielago joins Renk on the 300-meter dash all-time performance list in the sixth spot with her time of 42.78.
Saige Wilt also joined the list in the women's high jump, with her ninth in women's high jump with a jump of 1.53m.
FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Sevison's first place finish in the weight throw was a part of eight top-10 finishes from the men's team.
In the sprints,
John Flynn Jr. finished second in the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:32.67.
Julian Saunders registered a fourth place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.85.
The 4x200-meter relay team of Saunders,
Jayden Foster,
Eaghan Kieff and
Riley Weyer raced their way to second with a time of 1:28.69.
In the throws,
Clark Gulycz (15.56m) and
Trey Baney (14.17m) placed second and seventh in the men's shot put. In the weight throw,
Vincent Franco (16.53m) and Baney (15.91m) took second and sixth, respectively. Franco's throw is the 10th-best mark in program history.
NEXT UP FOR FLASH
The Red Flash will return to action at the Nittany Lion Challenge hosted by Penn State University's Ashenfelter III Indoor Track on Jan. 18, 2025.