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Track & Field Shows Well at Villanova Invitational

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Women's Track and Field | January 21, 2024

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - For the second straight week, the La Salle track & field teams took the short trip to Staten Island as the Explorers took part in the Villanova Invitational on Saturday. 

HOW THEY FINISHED (WOMEN)
  • Freshman Gwenno Goode led the way on the women's side with her third-place showing in the 3,000 meters. After a 10th-place finish in the mile last week, Goode was near the front of the pack all race long on Saturday.
  • The Wales native moved up to second place midway through the race, before finishing third in a time of 10:04.49.
  • Following a third-place in the 400 last week, freshman Soleil Morrison ended up fifth in the 200-meter dash (25.43).
  • In the 500-meter run, Lexy Rivard and Maya Primas both earned top 10s as they closed in seventh and eighth place, respectively.
  • Sophomore Georgia-Rose Dawson edged into the top 10 of the 1,000 meters as she crossed the finish line in 2:57.95, just ahead of teammate Jerika Lufrano.
  • The 4x400 relay team of Linise Greene, Jya Marshall, Nevaeh Davis and Morrison finished seventh out of 20 teams that competed.
HOW THEY FINISHED (MEN)
  • Three La Salle runners completed the 3,000 meters in the top 10, once again led by graduate student Arthur Cosson.
  • Cosson, who led the team's efforts with a fourth-place showing in the mile run last week, closed in seventh this week in a time of 8:15.80.
  • Also placing near the top of the 45-person field were David Butts (9th) and Andres Hernandez (10th).
UP NEXT
  • La Salle returns to New York but changes venues on Jan. 26-27 for the Dr. Sanders Invitational, hosted by Columbia.
  • The two-day meet will take place at The Armory in Washington Heights.
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Players Mentioned

David  Butts

David Butts

6' 3"
Senior
Andres Hernandez

Andres Hernandez

6' 0"
Sophomore
Arthur  Cosson

Arthur Cosson

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Nevaeh Davis

Nevaeh Davis

Junior
Georgia-Rose  Dawson

Georgia-Rose Dawson

Sophomore
Linise Greene

Linise Greene

Junior
Jerika Lufrano

Jerika Lufrano

Graduate Student
Jya  Marshall

Jya Marshall

Sophomore
Maya Primas

Maya Primas

5' 5"
Senior
Lexy Rivard

Lexy Rivard

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

David  Butts

David Butts

6' 3"
Senior
Andres Hernandez

Andres Hernandez

6' 0"
Sophomore
Arthur  Cosson

Arthur Cosson

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Nevaeh Davis

Nevaeh Davis

Junior
Georgia-Rose  Dawson

Georgia-Rose Dawson

Sophomore
Linise Greene

Linise Greene

Junior
Jerika Lufrano

Jerika Lufrano

Graduate Student
Jya  Marshall

Jya Marshall

Sophomore
Maya Primas

Maya Primas

5' 5"
Senior
Lexy Rivard

Lexy Rivard

Sophomore