Samantha Luba
Samantha Luba (right) and Lauren Bendall (left) finished 1st and second in the 100 hurdles.

Women's Track and Field

Luba Excels at RIT Invitational For Women's Track and Field

Results 

ROCHESTER, NY–  Samantha Luba had impressive performances in both the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump events on Saturday at the RIT Invitational, claiming two first place finishes. Isabella Heath, Alaina Morley, and Lea Richard also were top performers in their respective events to propel the Golden Flyers.
 
Luba earned one of her first place marks in the 100-meter hurdles, earning a time of 16.66. Senior Lauren Bendall (17.65) and Hannah Ragule (17.76) followed in second and fourth place, respectively. Bendall also secured third place in the 400-meter hurles with a 1:09.22 later on in the meet.
 
In the triple jump event, Luba had a mark of 10.91 meters (35' 9.5'') to claim first, improving on her personal best of 10.30 meters (33' 9.5''). Health was the runner-up at 10.44 meters (34' 3'') and Ragule finished third at 10.31 meters (33' 9.9''). Health earned another second place finish in the 400-meters with a time of 1:03.44. 
 
Heath's busy day also entailed securing a first place in the long jump with a 5.25 meter mark (17' 2.7'') ,while teammates Ragule at 4.96 meters (16' 3.3'') and Morley at 4.90 meters (16' 0.9'') earned fourth and fifth place. Morley notched her first place victory in the high jump event with a 1.52 meter height (4' 11.8'') just edging her previous best of 1.51 meters (4' 11.4''). 
 
Morley placed third in the 100-meter dash with a 12.88, followed by freshman Jasmine Kendrick (13.50) earning fifth place. Kendrick also had a third place finish in the 200-meter event (27.85). 
 
Richard's continued her hot streak, claiming first place in the hammer throw with a 48.47 meter heave (158' 9.9''). Junior Grace Moyer's throw of 38.77 meters (127' 2.4'') finished in sixth place. Richard claimed fifth in the discus throw at 31.34 meters (102' 9.9'') and eighth in the shot put event at 10.06 meters (33' 0.1''). Freshman Emily Rolince had strong outings in both the discus throw at 31.49 meters (103' 3.8'') and shot put at 9.97 meters (32' 8.5'') placing fourth and ninth, respectively. 
 
In the 4x100 relay Alexis Lasher, Morley, Kendrick, and Sydney LaSalle earned a 51.61 for a second place finish. Senior Emily Weaver (5:03.31) secured second place in the 1500-meter run, while fellow teammate Kennedy Doran (5:21.17) placed fifth. Doran improved upon her personal best of 5:25.08. 
 
Several Golden Flyers had strong finishes in the 800-meter, including a second place finish by Ella Impaglia (2:23.86). Freshman Kelsey Fahy (2:26.80) earned fifth place along with seventh place finish from Paige Ackley (2:27.83), ninth place from Kennedy Rose (2:31.71) and 10th place Bailey Visingard (2:31.79). Visingard beat her personal best of 2:35.44. 
 
In the javelin throw, Abbey Conquest led the Golden Flyers with a fifth place finish with a 28.02 meters (91' 11.1''). Bendall notched sixth place with a throw of 27.99 meters (91' 10'') and was followed by senior Sarah Merriwether at 27.03 meters (88' 8.2') in sixth.
 
The Golden Flyers look to close out their regular season at the University of Rochester Spring Twilight Meet on Friday April 26 at 2 p.m. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Paige Ackley

Paige Ackley

Middle Distance
5' 6"
Senior
Lauren Bendall

Lauren Bendall

Multi
5' 5"
Senior
Isabella Heath

Isabella Heath

Jumps/Middle Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Ella Impaglia

Ella Impaglia

Middle Distance
5' 5"
Sophomore
Sydney LaSalle

Sydney LaSalle

Jumps/Multi
5' 5"
Sophomore
Alexis Lasher

Alexis Lasher

Sprints
5' 2"
Sophomore
Samantha Luba

Samantha Luba

Hurdles
5' 6"
Sophomore
Sarah Merriwether

Sarah Merriwether

Sprints/Jumps
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Alaina Morley

Alaina Morley

Sprints/Jumps
5' 4"
Sophomore
Grace Moyer

Grace Moyer

Throws
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Paige Ackley

Paige Ackley

5' 6"
Senior
Middle Distance
Lauren Bendall

Lauren Bendall

5' 5"
Senior
Multi
Isabella Heath

Isabella Heath

5' 10"
Senior
Jumps/Middle Distance
Ella Impaglia

Ella Impaglia

5' 5"
Sophomore
Middle Distance
Sydney LaSalle

Sydney LaSalle

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jumps/Multi
Alexis Lasher

Alexis Lasher

5' 2"
Sophomore
Sprints
Samantha Luba

Samantha Luba

5' 6"
Sophomore
Hurdles
Sarah Merriwether

Sarah Merriwether

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Sprints/Jumps
Alaina Morley

Alaina Morley

5' 4"
Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Grace Moyer

Grace Moyer

5' 9"
Junior
Throws