Women's Track and Field | 2/24/2023 10:22:00 PM

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher Women's Track and Field team traveled to Nazareth College to compete in day one of the Empire 8 Championship. The meet took place on Friday and  after day one, the Cardinals sit in 2^nd overall.
 
On the Track
The meet began with Olivia Grinnell placing 3^rd in the mile, running 5:21.83. In a close finish, Laura Witt was a second behind, running 5:22.55 to place 6^th. Sabrina Antonini ran 5:43.72 to place 10^th overall.

In the opening round of the 60m hurdles, Ciarra Franz took 1^st with a time of 9.08, qualifying for the finals.
 
The opening round of the 60m saw the Cardinals succeed, with five advancing to the finals. Franz continued her strong day taking 2^nd with a time of 7.86. In 3^rd, Zhane Lettsome ran 7.91. Samantha Shea took 4^th, running 7.95. Finishing 6^th, Michaela Kurbs ran 8.03. Closing it out for the Cardinals was Isabelle Rowley, running 8.07 to place 7^th.
 
The Cardinals continued their success into the 400m, with Shea placing 1^st, running 57.87. Grace Wright secured a 5^th place finish, running 1:00.88. Emma Wright finished in 7^th, running 1:03.07. Not far behind, Brenda Le took 8^th with a time of 1:03.25.
 
The 5000m saw Lauren DeMichele take 1^st place, finishing in 18:35.12. Placing in 5^th, Brigid McGee ran 19:02.53. Riley Corey was not far behind, running 19:19.55 to take 7^th overall
 
Ending the night, the team of Riley Jameson, Le, Grinnell, and Caitlin Voloshen ran the distance medley relay. The team took 2^nd, finishing with a time of 13:09.32.
 
On the Field
On the field, Makenna King took 2^nd in the shot put, throwing 11.58m. In a close 3^rd, Erin McGuinness threw 11.48m. Taking 4^th for the Cardinals, Lyndsay O'Brien threw 11.34m.
 
In the long jump, Veronica Duell took 2^nd, jumping 5.65m. In a close 2^nd, Kurbs jumped 5.64m.
 
Ending the night, Emily Frech took 5^th in the pole vault, with a mark of 2.75m. Hayly Fredrickson took 6^th with a mark of 2.60m.
 
Competing in the Pentathlon
In the pentathlon, Logan Fredrickson took 7^th overall. Her best performance came in the 800m, where she ran 2:39.48 to take 4^th.
 
Next up for the Cardinals is Day Two of the Empire 8 Championship. The Championship will be hosted by Nazareth College and will take place on Saturday, Feb 25.
 
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