Photo by Robbie Isacson
By Dakota Dobrovich-Fago, Staff Writer
The Susquehanna women’s and men’s indoor track and field teams traveled to Bucknell University on Friday, Feb. 21 for the Bucknell University Tune-Up, with the women collecting four personal records on the day and the men collecting six personal records on the day along with a pair of top-five finishes.
For the women, freshman runner Sarah Urban picked up a personal record in the 200m dash with the time of 28.03 for 16th place while senior Samantha Reed picked up an eighth-place finish with a time of 27.05.
Junior runner Marissa Kleman managed to grab a personal record as well, finishing with a time of 5:31.34 in the one-mile run for a 12th place finish on the day. Given her time, she now ranks seventh in the conference.
Sophomore jumper Megan Emlet competed in her first meet of the season and was able to post a 4.73m jump in the long jump to finish 17th on the day and put her at 11th in the conference.
Sophomore runner Anastasia Farley set a personal record of her own, as she finished with a time of 2:34.50 in the 800m run which was good enough for 25th on the day and 18th in the conference.
Senior Alexa Pietrini, led Susquehanna with a 22nd place finish with a time of 2:30.97 to rank her seventh in the conference.
Finally, freshman Meghan McDonald collected a personal record in the 800m with a time of 2:37.77 which landed her in 26th place
“The Bucknell Tune-Up was just a last-minute chance for a few people to compete,” Senior jumper Maya Khanna said.
“The sprinters did some great things. I think a lot of people needed the weekend off to get rested up for champs. We’re all going in with a really focused mindset. Everyone is excited to compete and we know we can do some big things.”
On the men’s side, sophomore sprinter Johnathon White placed third on the day with a personal best time of 22.82 in the 200m dash which placed him first in the conference. His time also placed him third all-time at Susquehanna.
Senior Chris Petraskie finished just behind White for a fourth-place finish with a personal best time of 23.02, earning him fourth in the conference and fifth all-time at Susquehanna.
Freshman sprinter Chance Singleton also picked up a personal record time of 23.17 and a seventh-place finish on the day. His time was also good for a conference sixth-best.
The 200m saw freshman sprinter Ian Dyson and sophomore Trent Maguire tie for 10th place with a time of 23.87. Dyson earned a personal record with the time which now ranks him 10th in the conference.
Senior Robert Marks was able to collect a personal record of his own in the 200m with a time of 25.07 for a 16th place finish, while freshman runner Bradshaw Henning notched a personal best time as well, finishing the 800m run in 2:06.58 to land a 23rd place finish on the day and a ranking of 19th in the conference.
“We think we have the group to take down Moravian this year,” Junior hurdler Lance Hofer said.
“Catholic and Elizabethtown will give us a little bit of trouble but us and Moravian will be the ones really competing for the championship. We are all shooting to get some personal records but getting on the podium is the main goal for everyone to try and get as many points as possible.”
With the Bucknell Tune-Up wrapping up the regular season, the teams will be back in action for championship weekend on Saturday, Feb. 29th at 11 a.m. in the James W. Garrett Sports Complex Field House.
