TRACK & FIELD – DAVE LABOR INVITATIONAL
The IUP Track & Field team traveled to Slippery Rock on Saturday to take part in the Dave Labor Invitational.
In the men’s division, Andre Carr headlined the 100-meter dash by taking first, finishing with a time of 10.81 seconds. Trejon Turner added to the Crimson Hawks’ accolades after he took second place in the high jump, reaching 1.91 meters.
The men’s 4×100 meter relay team – consisting of Carr, Lawrence Anderson, Eric Westray and Noah Shannon-Hatchett – also captured a second-place finish with a time of 43.55. This time was just 0.31 seconds away from first-place Carnegie Mellon.
In the women’s division, Cassidy Kline and Nickeela Austin came out with second-place finishes. Kline took second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.14 and Austin placed in the triple jump with a distance of 11.28 meters.
Taylor Nissly took third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.77 and Paige Wess took 4th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.87.
Up next is the Ed Fry Invitational, hosted by IUP, which will take place Sunday, March 11 at Frank Cignetti Field at George P. Miller Stadium.
TENNIS EXTENDS WINNING STREAK
After sweeping all three doubles matches, IUP capped off a 4-3 win over West Virginia State after three singles victories by Katy Graydon, Lydia Vlachou and Laura Dunarova.
Graydon (6-3,7-5) and Vlachou (6-2, 7-6) captured two consecutive set wins to notch points for IUP, and Dunarova (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) won in three sets to clinch the match point.
Vlachou and Idoia Huerta took the first doubles bout by a score of 6-1, Graydon and Karolin Kirchtag took the second game, 6-2, and Dunarova and Abby Jones capped off the doubles sweep with a 5-4 win.
IUP now holds a four-game winning streak, along with a 5-2 overall record, and the Crimson Hawks return to Maple Street Courts on Tuesday to face Mercyhurst.
HUNTER, REUSTLE SHINE ON SENIOR DAY
IUP got its third win on Senior Day as the Crimson Hawks downed nationally-ranked Mercyhurst, 11-6, in women’s lacrosse on Saturday.
Junior midfielder Leah Hunter tallied three goals while three Crimson Hawks contributed two goals each. As a team, IUP lost in the draw controls column, 13-6, but made up for it by getting shots on goal, outshooting the Lakers, 20-17, from in front of the net.
The Crimson Hawks take a 3-2 overall record and 3-1 conference record on the road for two consecutive games. The first is against Slippery Rock on Tuesday and the next will be Saturday against Seton Hill.
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