Competing at Ursinus for the second time in three weeks, the Muhlenberg track and field teams showed they are on the right path for their third trip to Collegeville - for the Centennial Conference Championships in three weeks.
The Mules combined for 22 new or improved CC qualifiers at the Frank Colden Invitational, a large non-scoring meet.
Two Muhlenberg distance runners posted ECAC-qualifying times - senior
Jaryd Flank in the 3000 and junior
Jamie Pacilio in the mile. Flank won with a time of 8:35.13 - the fastest in the CC season and a clocking topped in program history only by Flank himself, last year.
Pacilio
(pictured above left) placed fifth in the mile. Her time of 5:17.61 took three-and-a-half seconds off her personal best and moved her into seventh place on the Mules' all-time performance list.
Sophomore
Corey Mullins entered the performance list in sixth place after finishing his first collegiate 3000 in 8:51.50. Moving up on the Muhlenberg performance list were freshman hurdlers
Rashida Haye and
Matt Polanco, both lowering their previous personal bests by more than a tenth of a second.
Junior
Emily Davidson posted the highest finish for the women's team, coming in second in the 800. Junior
Anthony Calantoni also claimed the runner-up spot in the 800 for the men, while junior
Michael Havkins finished third in the shot put.
Complete Results
Muhlenberg Placewinners
women
800m: 2.
Emily Davidson, 2:25.32;
Victoria Cabellos, 2:31.34
Mile: 5.
Jamie Pacilio, 5:17.61 (ECAC qualifier)
3000m: 9.
Mallory Snyder, 11:09.88
60m hurdles: 10.
Rashida Haye, 9.86
4x200m: 9.
Rashida Haye,
Gracie Duah,
Hailey Kleinberg,
Shana Joseph, 1:54.28
4x800m: 5.
Hayley Steckler,
Jamee Hood,
Lindsay Muhs,
Ellen Shephard, 11:17.27
Shot put: 10.
Michelle Gaykowski, 37-0¼
men
800m: 2.
Anthony Calantoni, 1:58.71; 8.
Patrick Bell, 2:02.30; 10.
Andrew Bell, 2:02.50
3000m: 1.
Jaryd Flank, 8:35.13 (ECAC qualifier); 6.
Corey Mullins, 8:51.50
4x200m: 7.
Mike Bessette,
Christopher Dasaro,
Michael Rainone,
Matt Polanco, 1:36.42
High jump: 9t.
Trevor Luck, 5-8
Shot put: 3.
Michael Havkins, 45-8½
