MILLERSVILLE, PA & CHESTER, PA - The Bryn Mawr track and field team traveled to Millersville University and Widener University for an action-packed weekend. Seniors Lauren Kitay and Malin Just traveled to Widener University to compete at the Paul Donahue Invitational while the other Owls showed out at the Millersville Invite. In total, the Owls set 18 personal records across both competitions on Saturday.
Highlights:
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SPRINTS: Senior Novy Goetgeluk ran one of the fastest 100m dash times in Bryn Mawr history and earned a personal record in the event (12.79). Goetgeluk was joined by teammates, Awurabena Anane (13.07), Kayla Spencer (14.16) and Nora Hunter (14.97) who each set personal records. Anane (27.47) and Spencer (29.58) doubled back in the 200m, each setting personal records again. After both prelims in the 100m and the 4x100 relay, Goetgeluk finished the 400m dash with a new PR (1:01.21). Senior Megan McDonald added to the team's success with a personal record in the 400m race (1:09.19).
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HURDLES: Mika Heshiki continued to drop time in the 100HH, running a 16.92. Teammate Dahlia Nemes also set a personal record in the 100HH (19.36). Heshiki earned her second personal record of the day in the 400IH, running 1:12.46. All three marks secured the two first-years a spot in the Centennial Conference Championships.
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JUMPS: Senior Colby Rossmassler cleared 1.50m in the high jump to earn a personal record and finished 4th overall. Jess Johnson finished 3rd in both the long jump and the triple jump, clearing 4.87m and 10.72m respectively. In the long jump event, all three Owls made the finals, with Molly Fancher hitting 4.61m in her return to the track. Alongside her, Nemes set a new PR at 4.44m. All three Owls hit Centennial Conference qualifying marks. Heshiki added to her impressive day on the track with a 4th place finish in the pole vault, clearing 2.45m.
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ENDURANCE: At Widener, Kitay excelled in the 1500m to run a new PR (4.48). Fellow senior Malin Just broke 2:20 in the 800m for the first time, running 2:19. Both athletes' performances landed them a spot in the Bryn Mawr Top-10 in their respective events. At Millersville, Lena Arany ran for a personal record of 22:37 in the 5k. Madelynne Johns continued to improve in the 1500m with a PR of 5:51.43. McDonald rounded out the group and secured a personal record in the 800m, with a time of 2:34, besting her old personal record by six seconds.
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RELAYS: The squad of Johnson, Anane, Spencer, and Goetgeluk ran 51.21 in the 4x100m relay. The time is only .03 seconds off the team's season best, and only .32 seconds away from the school record.
The Owls look to build on this momentum next weekend as they will compete at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, April 25th and at Elizabethtown University on Saturday, April 26th at 10:00 AM EST. Tune in for results on gobrynmawr.com and follow @bmcathletics on social media to stay up to date with your favorite Bryn Mawr teams.
