Under the guidance of Interim Head Coach Bryson Hartzler, the Gettysburg College women’s track and field opened its indoor season with numerous top-10 indoor records at the Franklin & Marshall College Coach I Open on Saturday.
Gettysburg’s Top Performers
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Lilian Morrell ’23 (Frederick, Md./Urbana)
- 200-Meter Dash – 5th (27.44 – Seventh All-Time)
- 60-Meter Dash – 11th (8.42 – Fourth All-Time)
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Julia Piness ’23 (Chatham, N.J./Chatham)
- 60-Meter Hurdles – 9th (10.11 – Sixth All-Time)
- 60-Meter Dash – 16th (8.55 – Eighth All-Time)
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Keilan Swanzey ’23 (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven)
- 400-Meter Dash – 13th (1:06.74)
Meet Highlights
- Morrell and Piness displayed strong outings in their first collegiate meet, placing 11th (8.42) and 16th (8.55), respectively, in the 60-meter dash. Morrell now ranks fourth all-time in Gettysburg’s indoor history with her time and Piness is eighth all-time. Morrell also placed fifth in the 200-meter dash in a field of 65 runners with a 27.44 time, marking the seventh best in program history.
- Piness also notched ninth in the 60-meter hurdles (10.11), claiming the sixth position in Gettysburg indoor history.
- Swanzey claimed 13th in the 400-meter dash, clocking 1:06.74.
- After having a successful sophomore cross country campaign, sophomore Kathrin O’Brien (Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal School) finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run, clocking 19:46.93 out of 23 competitors.
- Sophomore Caitlin Yap (Wayne, N.J./Morris Catholic) and freshman Cassidy Callahan (Fitchburg, Mass./Oakmont Regional) finished 15th and 17th, respectively, in the pole vault with an 8’6″ mark. Callahan ranks tied for 10th all-time in indoor history at Gettysburg.
- Sophomore Diana Bianco Riley (Seekonk, Mass./St. Mary Academy Bay View) improved her personal-record in the weight throw, tossing 40′ 3.25. Her previous mark was 39′ 10.
Coming Up
Gettysburg next competes at the Franklin & Marshall Invite on Jan. 25 at 10 a.m.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.