READING, Pa. – Two Widener Women's Track and Field athletes show new bests and national results at Alvernia Winter Invitational.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED ON THE TRACK
 
Zahara Simmons would show a 10.36 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Tirzah Simmons and Jayla Gore advanced to finals after the 60-meter prelims where the two ran a 8.27 and 8.28 respectively. In finals the two would run an 8.23.
 
Gabby Nye took first in the mile with a 5:02.92 while Kathryn Long showed a personal best 5:17.31. Sophomore Loralei Golembiewski ran a 5:32.58.
 
In the 400-meter Alyssa Kolimaga ran a 1:05.88 alongside Katelyn Fox who clocked a 1:06.46. Veronica Ashcraft would show a 1:07.73.
 
Nye continued her day with a first in the 800-meter run with a 2:22.10. Long and Golembiewski would also see a lane where Long clocked a 2:28.19 and Golembiewski a 2:31.34.
 
Z. Simmons would run a 27.69 in the 200-meter dash while T. Simmons sprinted to a 27.91. Ziraya Snowden clocked a 28.49.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED IN THE FIELD
 
Elizabeth Lysak and Amanda Simpson vaulted to a 2.30-meter height in the pole vault.
 
Mia Fleming showed an 11.11-meter jump in the triple jump to mark the number 17 ranking in the nation and a personal best.
 
Sani Hamlin threw a 9.33-meter mark in the shot put.
 
The weight throw showed a 13.16-meter mark from Isabel Rodriguez. 
 
UP NEXT
Widener returns to competition on Saturday, January 24 at Haverford's Seamus McElligott Invitational and Moravian's Hounds Indoor Classic.