YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Washington & Jefferson College track & field teams closed out competition at the annual YSU Mid-Major Invitational hosted by Division I Youngstown.
 
Maria Gilles (North Ridgeville, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) headlined the day with another school record earned this weekend. After helping break the program record in the DMR, Gilles raced her way to a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run with a W&J women's indoor school record time of 2:20.14. Her new personal-best time outpaced Claire Anderson's (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown) top time of 2:20.84 from the 2024 season.
 
Anderson also competed today in the elite section of the 1-mile run, posting a time of  5:04.13 to finish sixth.
 
Abigael Nicolas (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) posted two top finishes in the jumps for the Presidents. Nicolas highlighted the day with a personal-best jump of 1.55 meters (5' 1") in the high jump to finish second. She also placed 16^th in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 10.22 meters (33' 6.50").
 
Chloe LoCastro (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) capped the top women's finishers, taking ninth in the 3,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 10:35.63.
 
The W&J men's track & field team was headed by the efforts of Noah Neil (California, Pa./California Area) in the high jump, finishing in a tie for eighth place with a top jump of 1.74 meters (5' 8.50").
 
Dominic Flitcraft (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) took 10^th in the 1-mile run with a fast time of 4:26.75.
 
Anthony Cestaro III (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers) raced his way to an 11^th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.37.
 
W&J track & field returns to the indoor track on Saturday (Feb. 7) for a split day between the Denison University Bob Shannon Invitational and the Sykes & Sabock Challenge at Penn State University.
 
Below is a list of the top finisher in each event for W&J
Men
200-Meter Dash: Anthony Cestaro III (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers) – 22.37, 11th
400-Meter Dash: Collin Dusman (Hartville, Ohio/Lake) – 54.13, 58th
800-Meter Run: Anand Karamcheti (Washington, Pa./Washington) - 2:01.50, 33rd
1-Mile Run: Dominic Flitcraft (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) - 4:26.75, 10th
3,000-Meter Run: John Ridilla (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin) - 10:39.15, 74th
60-Meter Hurdles: Noah Neil (California, Pa./California Area) – 9.97, 30^th (Prelims)
High Jump: Noah Neil (California, Pa./California Area) – 1.74 meters (5' 8.50"), T-8th
Triple Jump: Tavan Schoenberger (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) – 11.75 meters (38' 6.75"), 17th
Shot Put: Riley McCaw (Claridge, Pa./Penn Trafford) – 10.77 meters (35' 4"), 44th
 
Women
200-Meter Dash - Sarah Schneider (Warren, Ohio/Lordstown) – 28.45, 92nd
400-Meter Dash: Jazlyn Martino (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) – 1:05.45, 54th
800-Meter Run: Maria Gilles (North Ridgeville, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) - 2:20.14, 6th
1-Mile Run: Jaslyn Debnar (Marianna, Pa./Bethlehem-Center) - 6:09.53, 69^th
1-Mile Guy Pizz Eli: Claire Anderson (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown) – 5:04.13, 6th
3,000-Meter Run: Chloe LoCastro (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) - 10:35.63, 9th
60-Meter Hurdles: Sarah Schneider (Warren, Ohio/Lordstown) – 9.59, 11^th (Prelims)
4x400 Meter Relay: Jazlyn Martino (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry), Lainey Hartner (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry), Maria Gilles (North Ridgeville, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) and Myleigh Mashburn (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) - 4:23.96, 10^th
High Jump: Abigael Nicolas (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) - 1.55 meters (5' 1"), 2nd
Triple Jump: Abigael Nicolas (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) – 10.22 meters (33' 6.50"), 16th
Shot Put: Emily Paquet (Eighty Four, Pa./Bentworth) - 5.88 meters (19' 3.50"), 67th