CHESTER, Pa. – The USciences track & field program competed for a third consecutive weekend on Friday and Saturday at Widener's Danny Curran Invitational.
Chloe Georges moved into fourth in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) with a CACC Championship qualifying standard mark of 34.71m in the hammer to place eighth in a field of 23.
Jennifer Marrero set two collegiate personal records (PR) on the day, including a CACC Championship standard of 9.81m in the shot put for the 12th-furthest throw in a field of 35, in which Georges also placed 16th with a toss of 9.46m. Her other collegiate PR came in the discus (20.86m).
Dylan Zuch set a CACC Championship standard in the 10000m with a collegiate PR of 35.11.47, while Hailey Swaldi cleared a CACC Championship standard 2.30m in the pole vault.
Sian Poteat-Romero (53.78) and Omar Bedak (4:30.60) set respective collegiate PRs in the 400m and 1500m.
University of the Sciences completes a stretch of four straight weekends of competition next Friday at Saturday at Stockton's Osprey Open.
USciences Results
Men's 400m (Field of 51)
27. Sian Poteat-Romero – 53.78 (collegiate PR)
Women's 400m
32. Sabrina Abbruzzese – 1:13.73
Men's 800m (55)
30. William Hallinan – 2:03.82
Men's 1500m (53)
38. Omar Bedak – 4:30.60 (collegiate PR)
Men's 5000m (78)
63. Omar Bedak – 17:04.26
Women's 5000m (37)
35. Katie Benincasa – 27:04.31
36. Kimberly Powers – 28:14.04
Men's 10000 (33)
28. Dylan Zuch – 35.11.47 (CACC Championship Standard) (collegiate PR)
Women's Discus (22)
12. Hannah Leszcynski – 25.91m
14. Chloe Georges – 25.76m
21. Jennifer Marrero – 20.86m (collegiate PR)
Women's Hammer (23)
8. Chloe Georges – 34.71m (CACC Championship Standard) (fourth in CACC)
Women's Pole Vault
12. Hailey Swaldi – 2.30m (CACC Championship Standard)
--. Ashley Ensman – NH
Women's Shot Put (35)
12. Jennifer Marrero – 9.81m (CACC Championship Standard) (collegiate PR)
16. Chloe Georges – 9.46m
26. Hannah Leszcynski – 7.56m