PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania track and field teams wrapped up the regular-season slate on Saturday at the Princeton Elite Invitational, taking four victories while moving up in the record book in several events.
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On the women's side, the Quakers earned victories on both the track and on the infield.
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Skyla Wilson led a group of three Quakers in the 400m hurdles, taking first place with a time of 58.61. She was closely followed by
Haley Rizek in third with a new PR that holds her at third in program history with 58.93.
Aliya Garozzo took fourth with a time of 59.92.
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Isabella Whittaker took third in the 400m with a time of 55.04, while
Bronwyn Patterson took eighth in a stacked field for the 800m, clocking a time of 2:06.00 to move into third in program history.
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On the infield,
Tamara Grahovac earned a victory in the triple jump, landing at 12.40m (40-8.25). At the high jump,
Claire Moreau and
Addie Renner took second and third, respectively, with clearances of 1.71m (5-7.25). At the pole vault,
Nataliia Ilieva earned fourth place with a height of 3.86m (12-8), while
Abby Norwillo took sixth at 3.71m (12-2).
Mayyi Mahama took third in the hammer throw, tossing 59.74m (196-0).
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The men also collected a pair of victories.
Cameron Landis earned first in the shot put, tossing 16.90m (55-5.5).
James Rhoads also took first in the pole vault, clearing 5.30m (17-4.5).
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The Quakers grabbed a handful of top five finishes as well.
Elijah Cook took third in the javelin with a throw of 57.70m (189-4). At the high jump,
Conrad Moore led the Quakers with a third-place finish, clearing 2.09m (6-10.25) while
Mark Anselmi took fifth at 2.05m (6-8.75).
Scott Dochat took third in the hammer throw, tossing 55.50m (182-1) on his first attempt.
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On the track, the Quakers competed in the 1,500m.
Zubeir Dagane led the way in 11th with a time of 3:43.36, a time good enough fourth in program history, while
Mason Gatewood (3:43.42) and
James Lee (3:47.90) followed closely behind in the 12th and 19th, respectively. Gatewood's time also moved him up to fifth in the program record book.Â
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Penn will take the next week and a half to prepare for the NCAA East Region Preliminaries, set for Bloomington, Indiana on Wednesday, May 25. More details on qualifications will be announced at a later date.
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