Women's Track & Field | 4/30/2026 9:55:00 AM

NEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
Last year, Saint Francis women's track & field finished fourth at the NEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Stonehill College with 121 points. The men took fifth with 91 points.

Clark Gulycz was the NEC men's shot put champion in indoor and outdoor track & field after finishing with a throw of 17.16m. The freshman posted a 16.75m mark at the indoor championships. The eighth place 4x400 relay squad of Saunders, Peyton Myers, Tyler Persing, and James Parmelee clocked in a time of 3:28.34.

Tyler Craft nabbed bronze in the men's triple jump with a leap of 14.29m. The freshman jumper also took fourth in the long jump with a mark of 6.98m to pick up 11 points for the men. For his performances, he was named NEC Men's Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer in the jumps. 

Ayden Martinage recorded a mark of 1.93m in the men's high jump to take fourth. Dylan Andrews finished fourth in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 4.35m. Ethan Stroup (53.10m) and Dugan Chase (52.80m) claimed fourth and fifth in the men's javelin, respectively. In the men's discus, Cam Wagner kept up the fourth place finishes by finishing with a mark of 45.29m. Joseph Sevison followed behind in sixth with a throw of 43.41m.

Owen Degnan (50.07m), Vincent Franco (49.75m), and Joseph Sevison (48.01m) took the fifth, sixth, and eighth place spots in the men's hammer throw. Aaron Tressler finished sixth in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase by clocking in a time of 9:59.14.

Two women helped the team collect 13 points from the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Rosemary Gaydos placed second in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:18.43. Nina Connors followed two spots behind in fourth with her time of 11:39.64.

Connors was also a part of the fourth place 4x800 relay team that consisted of herself, Morgan McNaughton, Mackenzie Hirt, and Emma Fleck. The four clocked in a time of 9:22.50. The 4x400 relay squad of Fleck, Hirt, Gabriella del Pielago, and Olivia Renk placed fifth with a time of 4:02.29.  Rylee Nicklas followed behind in fourth with her mark of 35.10m.

Claire Henry made her outdoor championship debut this weekend and claimed silver in the women's pole vault with a personal-best clearance of 3.45m. Aubrie Wells (3.10m) and Emily Foley (3.10m) finished in the top-8 in seventh and eighth. In the women's 10,000-meter run, Anna Quackenbush grabbed bronze with a time of 37:47.19. The sophomore accumulated three points for her sixth place finish in the 5,000-meter run as well, clocking in a time of 18:04.20. She finished the weekend with nine points. 

Saige Wilt collected bronze in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.60m. Renk was another freshman that made her mark by finishing fourth in the women's 100-meter dash (12.05) and 200-meter dash (24.74). She was also on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that each placed fifth. Overall, the Bridgeville, Pa. native notched 18 points.

LAST EVENT
The Saint Francis track & field teams completed Red Flash Invitational to finish up the regular season. The Red Flash recognized seniors Paige Drake, Vincent Franco, Anna Quackenbush, Eaghan Kieff, James Parmelee, Thomas Presnar, Jacob Schneider, Taylor Foster, Ethan Stroup, Matthew Spinella, Saige Wilt, and Morgan McNaughton. Saint Francis claimed 66 top 5 finishes and 21 event wins.

The women's team accumulated 28 top 5 finishes after this weekends meet. The women's 4x100 relay team took first place with a time of 51.23. This team was made up of Olivia Renk, Gabriella del Pielago, Adraya Braxter, and Paige Drake. In the 800m, Nina Connors (2:13.90) and Morgan McNaughton (2:14.06) took first and second. Mackenzie Hirt placed fifth with a time of 2:21.81. 

Savannah Hoover finished third in the 1500m with a time of 5:10.43. Abigail Sheehan was not too far behind with fifth place (5:18.83). Baxter placed first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:08.33. Renk finished first in the 200m with a time of 25.21. del Pielago was right behind her in second place with a time of 25.90. 

Three Red Flash took top 5 in the 3000m. Rosie Gaydos placed first with a time of 10:02.04. Anna Quackenbush took second (10.08.60) and Isabella Leger placed fourth (11.09.32). Kira Olenchick and Saige Wilt both tied for first place in high jump with 1.41m. Giana Anderson placed first in triple jump with 10.10m. Taylor Foster claimed second in long jump with a leap of 5.01m. Drake took third with 4.89m and Delaney Hall took fourth with 4.44m.

Rylee Nicklas and Alayna Hulslander took first and second in hammer. Nicklas had a throw of 38.83m and Hulslander had 38.77m. In javelin, Carmela Petrignani finished first with a launch of 25.40m. Lorah Thomas followed in second with 25.15m and Catherine Pivarunas took fourth with 15.16m. Nicklas and Lorah once again led the Red Flash in discus. Nicklas took third place with 32.91m and Lorah took fourth with 32.45m. Nicklas claimed first place in shot put with a launch of 11.85m. Thomas came in fourth (10.60m) and Petrignani took fifth (8.95m).

The men's team registered 38 top 5 performances. Aaron Tressler took first in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:56.8. The men's 4x100 relay team claimed first place with a time of 43.23. The team consisted of Jayden Foster, Darius Harrell, Garrett Damewood, and Eaghan Kieff. In the 800m, Collin Dreese finished first with a time of 1:55.34. Tyler Persing placed fourth in the 400m with a time of 50.70.

Freshman Harrell took fourth in the 100m with a time of 11.43. Carson Uber placed third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.27. Foster finished in first place with a time of 23.00 in the 200m. Close behind him was Samuel List with 23.88 (fourth) and Peyton Myers with 24.38 (fifth). Wyatt Foster took fifth place in the 3000m with a time of 10:18.54. 

Two Red Flash mixed 4x400 relay teams placed third and fourth. The "D" team finished in third place with a time of 3:56.36 and the "B" team was right behind them in fourth. They had a time of 3:56.48. Ayden Martinage finished in first place with a clearance of 1.80m in high jump. Four Red Flash all placed in the triple jump. Tyler Craft took first with a jump of 13.76m, Nehemyah Williams followed in second (13.33m), Braydon Beach with third (12.90m), and Ian Conway in fourth (12.22m).

Three athletes placed high in the long jump. Craft once again took first place with a reach of 6.72m. Williams followed in second place with 6.69m and Beach took fourth with 6.26m. In hammer, five players dominated competition including Joseph Sevison who nabbed first. He threw a distance of 53.70m. Owen Degnan took second (52.62m), Vincent Franco took third (52.15m), Wyatt Jumper took fourth (44.97m), and Cam Wagner took fifth (41.12m).

Ethan Stroup finished in first place with a throw of 50.45m in javelin. Austin Gray followed behind him in second (44.33m), Franco in third (42.71m), and Sevison in fourth (42.53m). In discus, Sevison placed first with a throw of 44.57m. Wagner was right behind him in second place (43.00m), Brayden Ross took fourth (38.99m), and Brody Ross finished fifth (38.59m). Clark Gulycz claimed first place in shot put with a throw of 17.65m. Wagner took second (14.28m), Ross took third (14.22m), Sevison took fourth (13.97m), and Jumper finished fifth (13.47m).