Day 1 (Dec. 6) Results (Pentathlon)
Day 2 (Dec. 7) Results (Full Results)
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Lock Haven University women's indoor track & field team opened the 2019-20 indoor season at the two-day (Friday & Saturday, Dec. 6-7) Bucknell Bison Opener and the team performed quite well overall.
Leading the way was the trio of
Arianna Moyer (Enola, Pa./Bucknell),
Karina Long (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) and
Riyana Owens (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown), as it combined for several Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship qualifying marks.
Long recorded a PSAC mark in the long jump with a mark of 17-01.50. She returned in the triple jump and picked up her second PSAC championship qualifying mark of the day. Long was 14
th of 23 in the triple jump with a solid leap of 34-09.75.
Moyer was 11
th in the weight throw with a PSAC mark of 44-03.50.
Megan Manglaviti (Falls, Pa./Tunkhannock Area) was 14
th of 34 in the women's weight throw field and was close to a PSAC mark with a throw of 42-03.25.
Owens hit a PSAC mark in the 200-meter dash after finishing seventh with a strong season-opening time of 26.06. She was also 13
th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:04.27.
Friday's Multi Action:
Last night (Friday, Dec. 6), both
Billie Jo Bollinger (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and
Emily Labar (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) competed in the women's pentathlon. Bollinger finished ninth with 2,698 points and Labar (2,578 pts.) was 12
th of 15 in the competition. For the PSAC Championships, the top-16 scores are accepted as qualifiers. Bollinger scored big in the 800-meter run and 60-meter hurdles, and Labar was strong in the high jump.
Up next:
LHU will now enjoy the mid-year semester and holiday break before returning to action on Saturday, January 18 at the Orange and Maroon Classic (Susquehanna University).