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Women’s Track & Field Competes at Penn State National Open; Mitchell Resets 60-Meter Dash Record

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Women's Track and Field | January 27, 2019

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Junior Grace Mancini ran a personal best in the 3,000 meters, while senior Ariel Mitchell reset her school record in the 60-meter dash to lead the La Salle University women's track & field team at the Penn State National Open over the weekend.

WHERE THEY FINISHED
  • Mancini placed third out of 14 finishers in the 3,000-meter run, easily setting a new personal best in the event with a time of 9:34.73. Meanwhile, after breaking the 60-meter dash mark in her last meet, Mitchell once again set a new record by finishing in 7.62 seconds for 11th place out of 40 sprinters.
  • In the field, senior Kaleah Miller and junior Jessica Bryant competed in both the long jump and triple jump. In the long jump, Miller finished 10th out of 26 with a mark of 5.53 meters, while Bryant was 12th at 5.49 meters. In the triple jump, Bryant leaped 11.06 meters and Miller jumped 10.79 meters.
  • Graduate student Megan Connell ran the 5,000 meters in 18:09.25 for 13th place, and junior Desirae Osley finished 16th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.25.
  • Freshman Liz Mancini ran the 3,000 meters in 10:11.38, while sophomore Makayla Eberly posted a mark of 2:19.92 in the 800 meters.
  • Liz Mancini, Eberly, Arianna Wallace and Lexi Sciortino teamed up to finish sixth in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:18.82.
  • A handful of Explorers also competed at the Moravian College Indoor Invitational on Saturday. Sophomore Allana Powlette placed sixth in the mile with a time of 5:33.34, while Tess Gibbons also finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at 11:07.55.
UP NEXT
  • La Salle will return to the track on Saturday, Feb. 2, for the Villanova Invitational in Staten Island, N.Y.
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Players Mentioned

Jessica Bryant

Jessica Bryant

Jumps
Junior
Megan Connell

Megan Connell

Distance
5' 1"
Graduate Student
Makayla Eberly

Makayla Eberly

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Grace Mancini

Grace Mancini

Middle Distance
5' 8"
Junior
Kaleah Miller

Kaleah Miller

Jumps
Senior
Ariel Mitchell

Ariel Mitchell

Sprints
Senior
Desirae Osley

Desirae Osley

Sprints
5' 3"
Junior
Allana Powlette

Allana Powlette

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Lexi Sciortino

Lexi Sciortino

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Tess Gibbons

Tess Gibbons

Distance
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jessica Bryant

Jessica Bryant

Junior
Jumps
Megan Connell

Megan Connell

5' 1"
Graduate Student
Distance
Makayla Eberly

Makayla Eberly

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Grace Mancini

Grace Mancini

5' 8"
Junior
Middle Distance
Kaleah Miller

Kaleah Miller

Senior
Jumps
Ariel Mitchell

Ariel Mitchell

Senior
Sprints
Desirae Osley

Desirae Osley

5' 3"
Junior
Sprints
Allana Powlette

Allana Powlette

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Lexi Sciortino

Lexi Sciortino

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Tess Gibbons

Tess Gibbons

5' 6"
Sophomore
Distance