COMPLETE RESULTSCHESTER, PA. -- Gwynedd Mercy headed down the Blue Route to Widener for the two-day Danny Curran Invitational over the weekend which included an ECAC qualifying performance in just the second outdoor meet of the year.
On Friday, freshman
Matt Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) ran the 5000m race, finishing in 22nd with a time of 15:50.92. This was his first ever outdoor 5k race. Senior
AnaLee Rodriguez (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) finished 12th in discus with a throw of 29.19m (95'9") making it her fourth best throw of her college career.
Also on Friday night, senior
Christina Smith (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) won a Danny Curran Invite award for winning the 800 meter with a ECAC Qualifying time of 2:18.60, over two seconds faster than second place. This is her second fastest outdoor 800m of her college career. This time is currently tied for 12th in the country, also currently tied for third in the ECAC. Christina also finished in seventh out of 80 runners in the 200 meter with a personal-best time of 26.60s.
Moving on to Saturday, sophomore
Chase Toliver (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) finished in fourth in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.22. This is 0.5s faster than he ran last week at E-Town and his fastest time at this early point in the season in his college career. Chase also finished in 11th place in the 200 meter with a time of 22.98, coming in third in his heat. This is his second fastest outdoor 200 race.
Freshman
Kylil Curry (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) made his outdoor debut in the 100 meter dash, finishing 15th overall out of 77 runners with a time of 11.55s. He ran in the 200m, finishing 26th out of 86 runners with a time of 23.79s.
Junior
Bobbie Stone (Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic) finished 22nd in the 200m with a time of 23.53s.
Sophomore
Cierra Adkins (Philadelphia, Pa./Hallahan) finished 17th out of 80 competitors in the 200m with a time of 27.48s This is her 4th fastest time of her outdoor career.
In the 4x400m relay team of Adkins, Smith,
Christine Homont (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert) and
Lauren Manzi (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert) finished third with a time of 4:33.15
Coach Clark saw some highlights despite the chilly weather: "Overall this was a pretty good meet. It was very cold and windy, not at all ideal conditions for running, especially the sprints. Christina (Smith) ran amazing considering the cold and windy conditions. She is really setting herself up nice as she inches towards her goal of competing at NCAA Nationals. Chase (Toliver) also ran a great race, hitting only a few hurdles. In cleaning this race up, I think he can run sub 15s, which is great in a cold windy early season meet. The rest of outdoor season should be exciting to watch and see how everything unfolds."\
Both squads return to action on Tuesday at the Alvernia Invitational.
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