Women's Track and Field | January 20, 2017

FULL RESULTS

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- The women's track and field  team traveled to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Center on Friday for the second consecutive weekend to compete in the 2017 Gotham Cup. 

A pair of sprinters kicked off the day in the 60m hurdles race. Senior Mone't Gist and freshman Shelby Francis finished eighth and 11^th respectively in the field of 45 runners. Gist went sprinted a 9.08 time, while Francis finished with a personal best of 9.24.

Four Explorers participated in the 400m event, with junior Amber Jenkins running a 59.65 to place 10^th overall in the highly competitive field of 87. Freshman Desirae Osley posted a time of 1:00.62 to place 32^nd overall, while classmate Francis finished in 1:02.45. Sprinting a 1:06.73 time, Corrine Davis rounded out the Explorers performance with a new career best.

Senior Madison Elliott was the sole representative for La Salle in the one mile competition, to finish 33^rd in a time of 6:00.96.

Morgan Szekely finished sixth overall in the 1000m run, crossing the line in a personal best of 2:56.07. Freshman Grace Mancini finished 11^th over 26 runners with a new season best of 3:03.43.

Kaleah Miller leapt a distance of 10.88m in the triple jump to finish 13^th overall as the only Explorer in the field of 37.

Miller also earned a 10^th place finish when she jumped a distance of 5.40m in the long jump. Freshman Jessica Bryant followed with an 18^th place finish among 51 competitors when she leapt 5.10m.

Led by Sara Dever, who ran a 2:28.37 to place 24^th overall, three Explorers competed in the 800m event. Freshmen Devon Barr (2:29.59, 29^th place) and Capri Laurence (2:40.70, 47^th place) also appeared in the race.

Gist was the only Explorers to race in the 200m dash, finishing with a time of 26.62 over 34 other runners to round out the day.

La Salle will head back to the track on Friday, Jan.27 to compete in the Penn State Invitational. Additionally, the Explorers will compete at the Covert Classic on Saturday, Jan. 28 to finish up the weekend.