MANOR COLLEGE WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK COMPETES IN THE SECOND DAY OF THE URSINUS COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD FESTIVAL

MANOR COLLEGE WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK COMPETES IN THE SECOND DAY OF THE URSINUS COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD FESTIVAL

By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

April 6, 2024

 

COLLEGEVILLE, PA—The Manor College Women's Outdoor Track and Field team competed in its third meet of the regular season on the second day of the Ursinus College Track and Field Festival at Patterson Field, hosted by the NCAA Division III Bears.

Sophomore Olivia Morton (Philadelphia, PA/St.Hubert), junior Neysha Medina (Philadelphia, PA/Constitution), senior Aidan Geiger (Glenside, PA/Abington), and sophomore Lauren Brown (Philadelphia, PA/St. Hubert), finished with a time of 1:06.68 in the 4 X 100 meter relay.  It was the second-fastest 4 X 100 time in school history, missing the record by 0.17 (1:06.51 at the Middlesex College Invitational on April 15, 2023).

Brown ran in the sixth heat of the 100 preliminaries and finished with a time of 16.95.

Morton finished with a personal 2024 season-best time of 1:32.07 in the sixth head of the 400.  She surpassed her time of 1:33.47 at the second day of the Danny Curran Invitational on March 30.  

Manor made its event debut in the sixth heat of the 800.  Brown set a school record with a time of 3:25.97.  Medina finished with a time of 3:54.08.

Morton finished with a personal-best time of 35.75 in the ninth heat of the 200.  She surpassed her time of 36.06 at the Widener Invitational on April 22, 2023. 

There were not any team scores at this Festival.

There were 22 schools and clubs/organizations competing in this Festival, including NCAA (Divisions II and III) and NJCAA (Division III).  Pennsylvania State University-Schuylkill was the other USCAA member competing at this Invitational.

Next Meet: Manor is scheduled to compete in its final regular season meet in the Bill Butler Invitational, hosted by the NCAA Division II West Chester University Golden Rams, at James A. Farrell Stadium, on Saturday, April 13 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

 

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