Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (5/4/2025) - Gwynedd Mercy University served as host to the 2025 Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships this weekend. The Griffins finished fifth in the six-team field with 64.5 points (5th of 6, 64.5 points). Freshman Fanta Dukuly (Philadelphia, Pa.) made a splash in her AEC Championships debut with a first-place finish in the 100-Meter (1st, 12.82, 10 points) and a second-place finish in the 200-Meter (2nd, 26.68, 8). The Red and gold also got a major contribution from graduate Natalie O'Neill (Philadelphia, Pa.), who pointed in the 100-Meter Hurdles (2nd, 18.10, 8), High Jump (2nd, 1.40, 8), 400-Meter Hudles (2nd, 1:14.11, 8), Long Jump (4th, 4.43, 4), and Triple Jump (3rd, 10.32, 6), and Heft who threw for some more in the Shot Put (5th, 9.65, 2) and Javelin (5th, 28.64, 2).

Griffins Finishes

• 100-Meter
  • 1st (12.82) - Dukuly (10 POINTS)
• 100-Meter Hurdles
  • 2nd (18.10) - O'Neill (8 POINTS)
• 200-Meter
  • 2nd (26.68) - Dukuly (8 POINTS)
• 400-Meter
  • 6th (1:03.05) - Ezzie (1 POINT)
• 400-Meter Hurdles
  • 2nd (1:14.11) - O'Neill (8 POINTS)
• 800-Meter
  • 6th (2:42.73) - Ezzie (1 POINT)
  • 10th (2:59.16) - Brennan
• 1,500-Meter
  • 12th (6:07.26) - Brennan
• 4x100-Meter Relay
  • 6th (58.18) - McCluskey, Ezzie, O'Neill, Dukuly (1 POINT)
• 4x400-Meter Relay
  • 4th (4:34.37) - O'Neill, Dukuly, Brennan, Ezzie (4 POINTS)
• High Jump
  • 2nd (1.40) - O'Neill (8 POINTS)
  • T5th (1.20) - McCluskey (1.5 POINTS)
• Long Jump
  • 4th (4.43) - O'Neill (4 POINTS)
• Triple Jump
  • 3rd (10.32) - O'Neill (6 POINTS)
• Discus
  • 10th (22.66) - Heft
• Hammer
  • 7th (25.61) - Heft
  • 10th (22.61) - Papadopoulos
• Javelin
  • 5th (28.64) - Heft (2 POINTS)
  • 10th (20.06) - Papadopoulos
• Shot Put
  • 5th (9.65) - Heft (2 POINTS)
  • 12th (7.85) - Papadopoulos