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Leopards Battle Lightning Delay at Bucknell Team Challenge

The women placed fourth while the men came in seventh

LEWISBURG, Pa - The Leopards' track and field team traveled to Bucknell University for the second weekend in a row on Saturday morning. The Maroon and White women's team placed fourth overall, while the men took home seventh. The meet was delayed due to lightning in the early afternoon before resuming action at 5 p.m.

In the throws, sophomore Erin O'Leary earned a third-place finish after reaching a mark of 155' 2" while junior Liz Desmet took home sixth (145' 11"). In the shot put, senior Grace O'Mara placed fifth with a throw of 38' 10.5". Senior Caity McTernan finished fifth in the javelin (121' 10") and classmate Solape Fakorede earned a third-place finish in the discus (135' 7").

Junior Juliette Delmotte managed a third-place finish in the triple jump, reaching a mark of 37' 3.75". In the pole vault, sophomore Julia Greeley placed third after vaulting 11' 5.75".

In the 400-meter run, sophomore Nava Chevan earned a second-place finish, clocking a time of 57.67. Freshman Maeve Waldron finished behind her in fourth with a time of 58.63. Classmate Elena Malone picked up a third-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:17.34). Freshman Kira Marr finished third in the 1,500-meter run (4:47.67) and senior Alex Avery finished in sixth (4:52.51).

For the men, senior Andrew Swiniarski picked up a first-place finish in the hammer throw (181' 11") and classmate Andrew Bowsher placed sixth (172' 5"). Senior Fischer Biggs earned a sixth-place finish in the discus (143' 1") and freshman Robert McCloskey managed a fourth-place finish in the javelin (156' 0"). 

In the 800-meter run, freshman Quinn Worrell placed third with a time of 1:55.15. Sophomore A.J. Sanford II earned a third-place finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:00.53) and freshman Titan Casey finished in fifth (4:04.22).

The Leopards will head to Philadelphia, Pa. for the Penn Relays on Thursday, April 27.






 
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Players Mentioned

Alex Avery

Alex Avery

Distance
Senior
Fischer Biggs

Fischer Biggs

Throws
Senior
Andrew Bowsher

Andrew Bowsher

Throws
Senior
Nava Chevan

Nava Chevan

Middle Distance
Junior
Juliette Delmotte

Juliette Delmotte

Sprints/Jumps
Junior
Liz Desmet

Liz Desmet

Throws
Junior
Solape Fakorede

Solape Fakorede

Throws
Senior
Julia Greeley

Julia Greeley

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Caity McTernan

Caity McTernan

Throws/Jumps
Senior
Erin O

Erin O'Leary

Throws
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alex Avery

Alex Avery

Senior
Distance
Fischer Biggs

Fischer Biggs

Senior
Throws
Andrew Bowsher

Andrew Bowsher

Senior
Throws
Nava Chevan

Nava Chevan

Junior
Middle Distance
Juliette Delmotte

Juliette Delmotte

Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Liz Desmet

Liz Desmet

Junior
Throws
Solape Fakorede

Solape Fakorede

Senior
Throws
Julia Greeley

Julia Greeley

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Caity McTernan

Caity McTernan

Senior
Throws/Jumps
Erin O

Erin O'Leary

Sophomore
Throws