St. Rose of Lima Parish issued the following announcement on Jan. 28.
The University of Scranton women’s track and field team posted a trio of second place finishes to highlight the Royals’ performance at the Mini Dip Invite that was hosted by Franklin & Marshall on Friday night.
Here are some of the top performances from the Royals at the meet.
- Senior Jessica Hoffmann (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) finished second in the mile with a new indoor program record time of 5:19.01, while classmates Ally Maniscalco (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) took second in the pole vault with a new indoor program record mark of 2.90m and Meghan McGonigle (Mullica Hill, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) finished second in the high jump with a mark of 1.55m.
- Junior Meghan Winter (Peckville, Pa./Valley View) finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 9.74m and McGonigle took 10th place in the long jump with a mark of 4.46m.
- In the weight throw, junior Katherine Fafian (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) added a 12th place finish with a personal-best toss of 12.16m.
- The Royals’ 4×400 relay team of Hoffmann, freshman Samantha Hoffmann (Long Hill, N.J./Watchung Hills), senior Megan Gorman (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill Academy) and sophomore Olivia Tullman (Chester Springs, Pa./The Hill School) recorded a seventh place finish in a time of 4:39.09.
Scranton returns to action at the Frank Colden Invitational that will be hosted by Ursinus College on Saturday, Feb. 5 beginning at 9 a.m.
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