Women’s Indoor Track and Field Get Things Going At Alvernia Winter Invite

Results

READING, Pa. – Widener women's indoor track and field see their first competition at Alvernia's Winter Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

After a year off from competition, the women's indoor track and field team returned for the season. The Alvernia Winter Invite featured a full slate of events with a handful of MAC teams such as Stevens, Albright, York, and Eastern.

Sophomore Maria Muzzarelli got things started for the Pride in the 60-meter dash with a prelims time of 7.96 which advanced her into the finals. Teammate Jayla Gore also ran a personal best with an 8.10 time. Muzzarelli finished fourth with a 7.89 time to put her in the top 10 of Widener's All Time Top 10 list.

The very next event, Muzzarelli was back to compete in the 200-meter dash and placed fourth with a 27.57 which earned her a MAC qualification. Gore also picked up a MAC qualifying time while Sydni Bell and Lindsay LaPointe competed in their first races in a Widener uniform.

Sophomore Emma Schultz led the Pride in the 400-meter dash by placing fifth in a 1:04.51 with first year Emma O'Brien and Olivia Giannella placing ninth and 11^th respectively.

In the 800-meter run, the Pride swept the race with sophomore Donna Holt leading the charge with first Gabby Nye and Elizabeth Egan following. Shortly after the sweep, Emily Cooney, Chris Tran, and Kathryn Long crossed the finish line to place no farther than 15^thplace. Holt, Nye, Egan, and Cooney earned MAC qualification from their race.

A few events later, Nye, Egan, Holt, Cooney, Long, Tran ran the mile with Nye leading the pack with a 5:21.60. Nye finished first with a three, four, five placing from Egan, Holt, and Cooney, each earning another MAC qualification time.

60-Meter Dash