Men's Results |
Women's Results
LYNCHBURG, VA – The 2017 outdoor season began far from home Saturday for the track and field teams as they took part in the Dr. Jack Toms Invitational in Lynchburg, VA.
Nick LaBarbera began the season strong, winning the 400 (49.49), while Samantha Goble was second in the 800 (2:23.40) on the women's side. In addition, the 4 x 400-meter relay of Goble, Karly Keil, Cassie Ellis and Alycia Atwell-Chwazik ran to a second place finish in 4:14.11.
On the men's side, the quartet of LaBarbera,
Nathaniel Murad,
Matt Battaglia and
Jenoy Merchant were a bright spot, earning second place in the 4 x 400-meter relay (3:24.67).
Merchant also was in the 400, running to a 13
th place finish (52.37).
Battaglia ran in the 800 (1:58.60) to take ninth place.
A trio of runners for Nazareth competed in the 100 - Murad (11.66) was 27
th,
Jacob Dougall (12.04) 38
th and
Jake Garbeck (12.22) 40
th.
A highlight for the men in the field events was Garbeck's throw of 42.52 meters (139 feet, 6 ¼ inches) which earned him ninth place.
Emily Soeder began the outdoor season with a third place finish in the high jump at 1.57 meters (5 feet, 1 ¾ inches), while sophomore Sara Thomas placed 12
th at 1.42 meters (4 feet, 7 ¾ inches).
Emily Pawlowski was sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:15.43).
Jessica Hernandez competed in the 800 alongside Goble, taking ninth place (2:35.01).
Elizabeth Wisely (18.93) and Katie Hubbard (19.27) finished seventh and eighth, respectively in the 100-meter hurdles.
Also competing for Nazareth were Emily Thompson (18.26.61) and Sage Miller (20:43.64) in the 5,000. Thompson was fourth and Miller ninth in the race.
In field action, Atwell-Chwazik was 10
th in the long jump with a mark of 5 meters (16 feet, 5 inches).
Gabby Bell finished 16
th and 22
nd in the hammer throw and dicuss, respectively. She had a heave of 32.34 meters (106 feet, 1 ½ inches) in the hammer and 27.40 meters (89 feet, 11 inches) in the discus.
Nazareth returns to action on Saturday for the Geneseo Invitational.
