The Muhlenberg track and field teams combined to win eight events at their annual home indoor invitational.

Four of the event winners were freshmen, headed by Emily Mitchell. She won the long jump, adding a quarter-inch to her personal best (which ranks second on the Mules' all-time performance list), and also came in fourth in the triple jump and seventh in the 200 meters.

Classmate Alana Noehrenberg (pictured above left) tied for first in the high jump. Freshman winners for the men were Jack Weinberger in the 800 and Zach Lill in the pole vault. Lill upped his personal best by two inches, becoming the eighth Muhlenberg vaulter to clear 13 feet indoors.

Three seniors and a sophomore accounted for the other first-place finishes. Senior Anthony Ware (pictured above right) coasted to a win in the 55 meters. His time of 6.51 in the final easily eclipsed the second-place time of 6.63, and his time of 6.50 in the prelims was just four hundredths of a second off his own school record.

Senior Hayley Steckler led a 1-2-3 Mule finish in the women's 800, and senior Michael Havkins won the shot put by more than three feet. Sophomore Matt Polanco took first place in the 55-meter hurdles.

complete results

Muhlenberg Placewinners
women
55m: 3. Shana Joseph, 7.74
200m: 7. Emily Mitchell, 28.94
400m: 4. Kaci Gregory, 1:11.92; 7. Jill Lissner, 1:14.71
800m: 1. Hayley Steckler, 2:36.46; 2. Nicole Gibki, 2:40.78; 3. Jamee Hood, 2:43.00
1000m: 2. Ellen Shephard, 3:38.77; 3. Julia Termine, 3:39.62; 5. Cameron McCauley, 3:44.65
55m hurdles: 3. Rashida Haye, 9.67 (9.52q); 4. Emily Cooperstein, 9.95
High jump: 1t. Alana Noehrenberg, 4-9¾; 3. Alison Stouffer, 4-7¾; 4. Rashida Haye, 4-4
Long jump: 1. Emily Mitchell, 16-7¼
Triple jump: 4. Emily Mitchell, 31-6½
Pole vault: 2. Nicole Marsh, 8-0

men
55m: 1. Anthony Ware, 6.51 (6.50q)
200m: 2. Mike Bessette, 24.57; 4. Michael Rainone, 24.87; 6. Jeff Alvarez, 25.07
800m: 1. Jack Weinberger, 2:08.37; 5. Aaron Zucker, 2:18.89
55m hurdles: 1. Matt Polanco, 8.81 (8.73q)
Long jump: 3. Andrew Fiore, 20-1
Shot put: 1. Michael Havkins, 45-10½
Pole vault: 1. Zach Lill, 13-1½; 2. Andrew Braun, 12-6; 3. Tyler Derr, 10-6