Men's results l Women's results
HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Nazareth's men's and women's track and field teams were in action at Houghton's Highlander Invitational on Friday. Emily Soeder (high jump) and Matt Battaglia (800-meters) were event winners for Nazareth. 

In the men's meet, Nazareth had put out a strong showing for the 800-meter run with Battaglia earning the top spot (1:59.14), while Edward Ely ran to a fifth place finish (2:02.79).  Nick LaBarbera was the runner up in the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.24, while Nathaniel Murad cam in 11th place in 23.96.  LaBarbera was also second in the 400 (50.50).

Tyler Hancock ripped off a pair of top 10 finishes in the weight throw (14.41 meters) and the shot put (11.34 meters). 

In the women's meet, Soeder's mark in the high jump was 1.6 meters (5 ft., 3 in.) to take first. Freshman Cassie Ellis and junior Sarah Williams had top-10 finishes in the 400-meter dash. Ellis crossed the line with a time of 1:03.21 to place third, while Williams finished with a time of 1:04.72 to place seventh. In the 800-meter run, three Golden Flyers placed in the top-12. Junior Samantha Goble was fifth (2:31.13), and freshman Maria Staehr was seventh (2:33.4). Sophomore Jessica Hernandez was 12th with a time of 2:42.24. In the 3,000-meter run, junior Claire Ludington was ninth with a time of 11:11.10, and sophomore Sage Miller was 13th with a time of 11:44.87.

Emily Pawlowski and Brittany Travis each finished in the top-15 in their respective field events. Pawlowski was 12th in the pole vault with a mark of 2.52 meters (8 ft., 3 1/4 in.), and Travis was 14th in the 20-pound weight throw with a mark of 10.65 meters (34 ft., 11 1/4 in.).

The Golden Flyers are in action again a week from Saturday on January 28th when Nazareth travels across Rochester for the Brockport Invitational.