Women's Track and Field | January 14, 2017

FULL RESULTS

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- The La Salle women's track and field team competed at the Great Dane Classic on Saturday, hosted by the University of Albany. The Explorers opened the 2017 season against 45 other teams and clubs.  

Kaleah Miller brought in four points for the La Salle effort when she leapt 5.39m in the long jump to lead the Explorers. Jessica Bryant jumped 10.52m in the triple jump to place 15^th overall.

Two Explorers opened the day in the 60m hurdles event. Mone't Gist finished 13^th overall in the preliminary round, while Shelby Francis sprinted a 9.35 time to finish 18^th.

La Salle was represented by three runners in the 60m dash preliminary round. Ariel Mitchell led the way for the Explorers, placing 12^th overall with a 7.90 time. Gist followed with a 8.14 time to finish 23^rd, while Tyller Moorer sprinted a 8.45 to finish 39^th on the day.

A pair of Explorers competed in the mile run, with Kaitlin Poiesz leading the way with a 12^th place finish in a time of 5:08.38. Freshman Grace Mancini placed 14^th with a time of 5:12.51.

In the 3000m race, Michelle Myland raced to a 10:33.43 time to place 19^th overall, while Olivia Boyer ran a 10:42.01 to finish 24^th.

Freshman Desirae Osley paced the Explorers in the 400m dash, running a 59.72 time to finish 22^nd overall. Amber Jenkins followed just behind in 23^rd with a time of 1:00.17. Sprinting a 1:02.43, Shelby Francis placed 43^rd, while Corrine Davis ran a 1:09.22 to finish 43^rd overall.

A freshman duo represented La Salle in the 500m sprint, with Capri Laurence running a 1:22.70 to finish 27^th, while Devon Barr placed 29^th with a 1:24.05 time.

Jenkins led a quad of Explorers in the 200m sprint, running a 25.75 time to finish 24^th overall. Osley finished 31^st overall in 26.05, while Ariel Mitchell sprinted a 26.16 time to finish 35^th in the event. Moorer ran 28.34 in the field of 68 runners.

A 4x400 relay team of Francis, Laurence, Barr and Moorer ran a cumulative time of 4:17.24 to place 19^th overall.

The Explorers will continue their indoor season at the Gotham Cup on Jan. 20 on Staten Island, N.Y.