The Washington & Jefferson College track & field teams capped off their split weekend between the Carnegie Mellon Invitational and the Tim Weaver Invitational on Saturday (March 28).
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Nick DeSanto (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and
Tavan Schoenberger (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) led the W&J men's team at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational. DeSanto finished fourth in the high jump with a top leap of 1.90 meters (6' 2.75"). Schoenberger also took fourth in his event, finishing with a best jump of 13.14 meters (43' 1.50") in the triple jump.
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Sarah Schneider (Warren, Ohio/Lordstown) led the W&J women at the CMU Invitational, posting a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.29. Schneider also ran a leg in the Presidents' 4x100 relay team that additionally featured
Myleigh Mashburn (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold),
Lainey Hartner (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) and
Alyssa Trn (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area). The unit raced to a sixth-place finish with a time of 52.23.
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Freshman
Abigael Nicolas (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) led the women's jumpers at the CMU Invite. Nicolas finished with a top jump of 1.50 meters (4' 11") to finish ninth in the high jump. Fellow freshman
Ella Neil (California, Pa./California Area) took 13
th in the triple jump with a best mark of 9.92 meters (32' 6.50").
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Katie Kovalchick (Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area) led the W&J throwers at the Tim Weaver Invitational hosted by Division II West Liberty. Kovalchick's top mark on the day came in the shot put, posting a top heave of 10.23 meters (33' 6.75") to take seventh. She also finished 19
th in the discus throw with a top toss of 27.48 meters (90' 2").
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Cole Pawich (Washington, Pa./Chartiers Houston) led the men's throwers at the Tim Weaver Invitational in West Virginia, finishing 22
nd in the discus throw with a toss of 30.93 meters (101' 5").
Jack Felder (Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood) led the men in the shot put with a throw of 10.11 meters (33' 2") to take 25
th.
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The Presidents return to action on Friday (April 3) for a two-day meet at the Dave Labor Invitational hosted by Division II Slippery Rock. Action is set to kickoff at 1:00 p.m. on Friday at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.
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Below is a list of the top finisher in each event for W&J at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Men
100-Meter Dash:
Braden McWreath (Washington, Pa./Wheeling Central Catholic) – 11.27, 15th
200-Meter Dash:
Szyair Dungee (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) – 24.66, 24th
400-Meter Dash:
Anthony Cestaro III (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers) – 52.12, 13th
800-Meter Dash:
Anand Karamcheti (Washington, Pa./Washington) – 2.04.45, 44th
High Jump:
Nick DeSanto (Erie, Pa./McDowell) - 1.90 meters (6' 2.75"), 4th
Long Jump:
Bobby Mainor (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) – 5.91 meters (19' 4.75"), 14th
Triple Jump:
Tavan Schoenberger (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) – 13.14 meters (43' 1.50"), 4th
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Women
100-Meter Dash:
Olivia Kemp (Canonsburg, Pa./Fort Cherry) – 13.46, 26th
200-Meter Dash:
Myleigh Mashburn (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) – 27.80, 22nd
400-Meter Dash:
Myleigh Mashburn (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) – 1:02.87, 17th
800-Meter Dash:
Cali LaRue (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) – 2:24.99, 20
th
100-Meter Hurdles:
Sarah Schneider (Warren, Ohio/Lordstown) – 15.29, 7
th
400-Meter Hurdles:
Lainey Hartner (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) – 1:09.45, 14th
4x100 Relay:
Sarah Schneider (Warren, Ohio/Lordstown),
Myleigh Mashburn (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold),
Lainey Hartner (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry),
Alyssa Trn (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area) – 52.23, 6th
High Jump:
Abigael Nicolas (Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold) – 1.50 meters (4' 11"), 9th
Triple Jump:
Ella Neil (California, Pa./California Area) – 9.92 meters (32' 6.50"), 13th
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Below is a list of the top finisher in each event for W&J at the Tim Weaver Invitational
Men
Discus Throw:
Cole Pawich (Washington, Pa./Chartiers Houston) – 30.93 meters (101' 5"), 22nd
Shot Put:
Jack Felder (Beachwood, Ohio/Beachwood) - 10.11 meters (33' 2"), 25th
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Women
Discus Throw:
Katie Kovalchick (Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area) – 27.48 meters (90' 2"), 19th
Shot Put:
Katie Kovalchick (Shelocta, Pa./Indiana Area) – 10.23 meters (33' 6.75"), 7th
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