Results
EDINBORO, Pa. – After a lengthy time off for the mid-semester break, the holiday season and weather related postponements, the Lock Haven University women's indoor track & field team made its long awaited return to action, competing today (Saturday, Jan. 25) at Edinboro University's Al Hall Freedom Games.
The team turned in some notable performances, which included top-five performances at the meet and 2019-20 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship qualifying marks.
Leading the way was
Laurel Moyer (Lock Haven, Pa./Central Mountain) who recorded PSAC marks in the mile and 800-meter run.
Billie Jo Bollinger (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central),
Karina Long (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin),
Riyana Owens (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown),
Emily Labar (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) and
Arianna Moyer (Enola, Pa./Bucknell) all added PSAC marks in their respective events today.
Laurel Moyer opened the day with a second-place finish in the mile with a PSAC time of 5:15.17. She came back and finished fourth at 800 meters with a PSAC time of 2:24.51.
Bollinger was second in the 60-meter hurdles with a PSAC time of 9:50. In the prelims, she ran a season-best 9.42.
The Bald Eagles performed well in the 60-meter dash. Owens was fourth overall with a time of 8.07. She ran a PSAC mark of 7.89 in the prelims. At 60 meters,
Ana Concepcion (Allentown, Pa./Louis E. Dieruff) was sixth (8.22) and
Kayla Brathwaite (Arouca, Trinidad & Tobago/Bishop Anstey East) was seventh (8.28).
Owens and Brathwaite returned to crack the top-10 in the 200-meter dash, placing second and ninth. Owens ran 26.44 and Brathwaite ran 26.97.
Long led the way in the long jump with a PSAC and season-best jump of 18-00.25. Labar was seventh with a season-best leap of 15-08.25.
Long followed things up with a third-place showing in the triple jump. Her mark of 33.07.25 was just shy of a PSAC mark.
Labar added a third-place finish in the high jump with a PSAC mark of 4-11.00.
Aianna Moyer was eighth in the weight throw with a PSAC mark of 42-10.00.
Hannah Weddle (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) was 10
th in the event with a toss of 40-06.00.
Elaina Klinger (Danville, Pa./Danville) was fourth in the 3,000-meter run (11:27.79) to round out a solid day by LHU individually.
The Bald Eagles won the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:29.17.
UP NEXT:
LHU is set to compete next Friday and Saturday (Jan. 31 – Feb. 1) at the Bucknell University.
