Millersville, Pa. - (4/18/2026) - Gwynedd Mercy University continued their outdoor track and field season with today's competition at the Millersville University Invitational. There, the Griffins placed 10th of 15 teams in the men's field with 10 total points and sixth of 15 teams in the women's field with 17 total points. On the men's side, points came in the 400-Meter Hurdles (5th, 51.69, 2 points) with a personal best from sophomore Jamar Gauda (Delran, N.J.), 5,000-Meters (4th, 16:14.82, 4 points) thanks to freshman Conner Brennan (Hatboro, Pa.), and the Hammer (4th, 42.23, 4 points) with a throw from sophomore Tyson Scheitrum (Harrisburg, Pa.). Meanwhile, the Griffin women earned their points in the 100-Meter, 200-Meter, and Javelin; sophomores Fanta Dukuly (Philadelphia, Pa.) (4th, 26.58, 4 points) and Ava Ezzie (Drexel Hill, Pa.) (6th, 27.05, 1 point) both pointed in the 200-Meter, while graduate Kaitlyn Snyder (Elizabethtown, Pa.) scored with a University-record Javelin of 38.04 meters that placed her third in the event.

Gwynedd Mercy University competes next on Friday, April 24, when they travel to Elizabethtown College for the Blue Jay Tune-Up. 

Griffin Finishes
MEN - 10th of 15 (10 points)

• 100-Meter
  • 29th (12.76) - Velasquez
  • 33rd (13.10) - Lynn
• 200-Meter
  • 9th (23.52) - Gauda
  • 29th (26.57) - Lynn
• 400-Meter
  • 5th (51.69)* - Gauda - 2 POINTS
• 400-Meter Hurdles
  • 10th (1:11.56) - Velasquez
• 5,000-Meter
  • 4th (16:14.82) - Brennan - 4 POINTS
  • 8th (17:39.07) - DeSimone
• Discus
  • 8th (36.62) - Scheitrum
  • 13th (35.06) - Williams
• Hammer
  • 4th (42.23) - Scheitrum - 4 POINTS
• Shot Put
  • 14th (11.04) - Scheitrum
  • 32nd (9.59) - Williams
• High Jump
  • 10th (1.60) - Gauda

WOMEN - 6th of 15 (17 points)

• 100-Meter
  • 3rd (12.78) - Dukuly - 6 POINTS
• 200-Meter
  • 4th (26.58) - Dukuly - 4 POINTS
  • 6th (27.05) - Ezzie - 1 POINT
  • 23rd (30:74) - Bofinger*
  • 26th (32.02) - Freitag
• 800-Meter
  • 38th (3:24.25) - Rivas-Leiva
• 1,500-Meter
  • 36th (7:26.48)* - Belt
• Javelin
  • 3rd (38.04)*! - Snyder - 6 POINTS
• Shot Put
  • 29th (6.51)* - Nesbitt
• Triple Jump
  • 10th (8.87) - Bofinger

* - Personal Best | ! - University Record