NEW CONCORD, Ohio – Five individual first place finishes led the way for the Washington & Jefferson College track and field team Saturday afternoon at the Muskingum University Muskie Invite #2. 
 
Leading the men's team was Nate Sciarro (Beaver Falls, Pa./Riverside). The senior finished first in the Long Jump with a new meet record of 6.99 meters. That mark ranks 21st in NCAA Division III. Sciarro later added a second place showing in the Triple Jump with a personal best mark of 13.07 meters. 
 
Ian Baughman (Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area) won the 400 meters with a new meet record time of 52.66. 
 
W&J had the top four times in the 800 Meters. Julian Paul (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) had a winning time of 2:03.89. He was followed by his teammates, Daniel Deal (Butler, Pa. Knoch) who was second (2:04.81) and Brock Pennington (North East, Pa. / North East) who was third (2:05.44). 
 
Anthony Cestaro (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers) recorded a time of 7.16 seconds to finish fourth in the 60 Meters. Cestaro later added a time of 23.63 in the 200 Meters to finish third. 
 
The quartet of Shaun Walker (Washington, Pa. / Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter), Baughman, John Ridilla (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Bishop Canevin) and Paul finished first in the Distance Medley Relay. The winning time in the event was 11:14.68. 
 
Tavan Schoenberger (Elizabethtown, Pa. / Elizabethtown) finished fourth in the Triple Jump with a mark of 12.24 meters. 
 
Leading the way for the women's team was Cassie Carr (Girard, Pa./Girard). The reigning PAC Track Athlete of the Week, Carr, raced to victory in the 800 Meters with a new meet and facility record time of 2:22.94. Carr's time ranks her 41st in NCAA Division III. Claire Anderson (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown) finished third in the event at 2:33.04. 
 
Anna Stroup (Port Royal, Pa./Juniata) earned the victory in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.34 seconds. 
 
In the 60-meter hurdles, Sarah Schneider (Warren, Ohio / Lordstown) finished as the runner-up with a time of 10.17. Schneider added a mark of 4.66 meters (15' 3.5") in the Long Jump. 
 
Genevieve Ruth (Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville Broadview Heights) paced the Presidents in the 1000 Meters. The freshman raced to a time of 3:27.14 in the event. 
 
W&J's top team in the 4x400 Relay finished second. The quartet of Chloe LoCastro (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township), Jadyn Hartner (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry), Ruth and Anderson clocked in at 4:37.46. 
 
Maria Gilles (North Ridgeville, Ohio / Lake Ridge Academy), Cali LaRue (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Montour), Grace Reid-Vensel (Washington, Pa. / Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter) and Carr logged a time of 13:16.40 in the Distance Medley Relay. 
 
W&J will send a select number of athletes to the Kent State Qualifier on Friday, Jan. 26. The full squad will head to the Mount Union Jim Wuske Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 27.