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>> Saint Francis track & field's
Sarah Colman broke the women's indoor 600-meter dash school record as a part of 12 top-10 finishes for both teams at the Nittany Lion Challenge hosted by Penn State's Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track on Saturday.
>> Colman finished eighth overall in the 600-meter dash with a time of 1:38.15. The sophomore broke a 21-year old record that was previously held by Marcella Hughes, who recorded a time of 1:38.34 on January 11, 2004 in Windsor, Ontario.
>> The best finish of the day came from
Julian Saunders in the men's 200-meter dash. The senior placed third with a time of 21.90. He also registered a seventh place finish in the men's 60-meter dash with a time of 6.90.
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FLASH MEN NUGGETS
Along with Saunders, the men combined for seven top-10 finishes and two top 10 all-time performances.
In the jumps,
Tyler Craft finished fifth in the men's triple jump with a mark of 13.67m.
Jayden Foster was another freshman that had a top-10 finish, coming in sixth in the men's long jump with a jump of 6.91m. Foster's jump is the seventh-best mark in the long jump in Saint Francis indoor track & field history.
Clark Gulycz led the throws with a eighth place finish in shot put with a mark of 16.00m.
Trey Baney took 10th in the men's weight throw with a throw of 15.95m.
John Flynn Jr. rounded out the top-10 finishes in the men's 800-meter run, placing eighth with a time of 1:56.19.
Collin Dreese is now fifth all-time in the men's 600-meter dash after finishing with a time of 1:26.79.
FLASH WOMEN NUGGETS
The women's team finished with five top-10 finishes, Colman's school record, and one more performance that made it into the Red Flash history books.
Brooke Long (4th: 5.50m) and
Paige Drake (9th: 5.32m) each claimed a top-10 finish in the women's long jump.
Olivia Renk registered a ninth place finish in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 25.33. The freshman's time is the seventh-best mark in the event across all of Saint Francis history.
Carly Sedun rounded out the top performers by taking 10th in the women's weight throw with a mark of 15.95m.
Mariclare Anderson is now sixth all-time in the women's 600-meter dash after clocking in a time of 1:42.69.
NEXT UP FOR FLASH
The Red Flash will return to Bucknell University for the Gulden Invitational on Jan. 25.
