Women's Track & Field | 3/26/2026 9:57:00 AM

JIM TAYLOR DUALS HISTORY
Last year Saint Francis competed and won the Jim Taylor Duals that was hosted by Susquehanna University. The Red Flash racked up 12 first place finishes. The women's team accumulated seven event victories and finished with 16 top-3 performances.

Olivia Renk finished first in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash on the women's side. The freshman clocked in a time of 11.93 in the 100-meter and followed it up with a 24.49 time in the 200-meter. It is her third event victory of the season after coming in first in the 100-meter at the Keystone Challenge on March 22. In the women's hammer throw Rylee Nicklas (44.86m) took the top-2 spot in the event, respectively. Nicklas also claimed first in the women's shot put with a toss of 11.70m. Nicklas (37.81m) was also third in the women's discus.

The women's 1500-meter run saw Morgan McNaughton take first by clocking in a personal-best time of 4:47.23. Gabriella del Pielago placed first in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 59.36. Rounding out the first place finishes was Brooke Long taking first in the women's triple jump with a leap of 11.18m.

Nina Connors took third in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:43.41. Claire Henry and Aubrie Wells each had a clearance of 3.20m in the women's pole vault to tie for second place. Saige Wilt finished third in the women's high jump with a leap of 1.53m.

The men's team registered five first place finishes and 12 top-3 performances on the day. Clark Gulycz took first in the men's shot put with a mark of 15.58m. In the jumps, Tyler Craft rounded out the first place finishes by finishing first in the men's triple jump with a personal-best leap of 14.70m. The freshman also took fourth in the long jump with another personal-best mark of 6.71m.

Vincent Franco took second in the men's hammer throw with a personal-best throw of 54.24m. Joseph Sevison continued the second place finishes in the discus throw with a personal-best mark of 46.85m. To round out the throwing events, Dugan Chase placed third in javelin with a heave of 55.65m. Ayden Martinage came in third in the men's high jump with a leap of 1.53m.

LAST EVENT
The Saint Francis track & field teams finished its first outdoor meet at the Charlotte 49er Classic. The women's team accumulated eight top 20 finishes after day one.

Nina Connors finished in first place with a time of 10:48.25 in the 3000m Steeple. This is a new Saint Francis program record. Morgan McNaughton took 18th place in the 1500m with a time of 4:41.95. Anna Quackenbush placed 16th with a time of 17:59.56 in the 5000m invite.

Sophomore Isabella Leger took 11th for the Red Flash. She competed in the 10000m with a time of 41:18.53. Rylee Nicklas threw 41.50m in the hammer finals to take 19th place. Aubrie Wells placed third with a clear of 3.45m in pole vault group B. Freshman Karsyn Ford and sophomore Claire Henry but finished 11th and 14th in pole vault group A. They both cleared 3.15m. 

The men's team registered nine top 20 performances on day one. Jayden Foster took 17th place in the long jump with a leap of 6.77m. Sophomore Ayden Martinage placed eighth with a clear of 1.85m in men's high jump. Braydon Beach placed 18th with 1.75m in the same contest. 

Dugan Chase threw a personal best of 56.49m in javelin to take second place. Austin Gray and Ethan Stroup were not too far behind claiming 10th and 12th place. Gray threw 49.95m and Stroup threw 49.22m. Sophomore Owen Degnan took fifth place with a throw of 51.55m. This became his personal best in the hammer throw. Vincent Franco and Joseph Sevison finished ninth and 10th. Franco had 49.24m and Sevison had 48.90m. 

The women's team accumulated seven top 20 finishes after day two. The women's 4x100m relay team finished 10th with a time of 50.44. Jordan Dean and Savannah Hoover both finished top 15 in the 3000m. Dean ran a time of 11:30.01 to take 11th place and Hoover ran a 11:45.24 to finish 15th place. 

Saint Francis finished fourth in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:33.00. Rylee Nicklas and Carmela Petrignani both placed ninth and 16th in javelin. Nicklas threw 33.57m and Petrignani threw 26.37m. Kira Olenchick finished 14th after a clear of 1.38m in high jump group B. 

The men's team registered nine top 20 performances on day two. The men's 4x100m relay team took 11th place after having a time of 43.60. The 4x800m relay team finished with a time of 8:05.94 to take fourth place. Saint Francis finished in 11th place with a time of 3:29.50 in the 4x400m relay. 

Sophomore Gulycz placed second in shot put. This throw became a new personal best for Gulycz as he completed 17.33m. Wyatt Jumper and Brayden Ross both finished 13th and 17th place. Jumper threw a personal best of 14.24m and Ross threw 13.73m. 

Joseph Sevison and Cam Wagner both performed top 10 in discus. Sevison placed sixth with a personal best of 46.88m and Wagner took ninth after a 45.31m throw. Tyler Craft took sixth after a 14.41m performance in men's triple jump.