A pair of dual-sport athletes had the top performances for the Muhlenberg track and field teams at their home indoor invitational.

Freshman Mike Powel (pictured above left), who played football in the fall, won the shot put by uncorking a monster throw of 46-10¾ on his sixth and final attempt. It was the sixth-best mark in program history.

And freshman Avery McNulty, on the day in between playing for the Mule women's basketball team, made her track & field debut by winning the high jump at 5-1¾. The height not only tied for seventh on the Mules' all-time performance list, but it is also the top mark in the Centennial Conference so far this season.

In all, the Muhlenberg teams combined for 10 first-place finishes, including three by freshman Niki Matthews, who won the 55-meter hurdles, long jump and triple jump. Her distance in the triple jump was a personal best.

Other first-place finishers for the women were freshmen Shira Gamson and Shanice Williams in the 55 and 200, respectively, and junior Erica Borbi in the shot put. 

Powel led a 1-2-3-4 Muhlenberg finish in the shot put, with senior Dylan DeMagistris (second place) setting a personal best that ranks 10th on the all-time performance list. 

Sophomore Connor Fenstermaker won the long jump, and the 4x800 relay team closed out the meet by finishing first. Sophomore Isadore Silver anchored the 4x8 team and also was the first collegiate finisher in the 800, beaten only by Mule assistant coach Anthony Calantoni '18.

complete results: women | men

Top Muhlenberg Placewinners (women)
55m: 1. Shira Gamson, 7.95; 2. Devon Eastlack, 8.20; 3. Mikayla DeMichele, 8.43
200m: 1. Shanice Williams, 30.17; 3. Mikayla DeMichele, 31.12
400m: 8. Hadley DeVarennes, 1:14.78
800m: 2. Ellen Maguire (pictured above right), 2:38.88; 7. Isabelle Hoffman, 2:46.13; 8. Katie Shepard, 2:48.69
Mile: 8. Jem Berney, 6:07.30
55m hurdles: 1. Niki Matthews, 9.59
4x800m: 2. Ellen Maguire, Lydia Jenkins-Ford, Katie Shepard, Isabelle Hoffman, 11:33.39
High jump: 1. Avery McNulty, 5-1¾
Long jump: 1. Niki Matthews, 16-4¼; 2. Shira Gamson, 15-6; 5. Paola Navarro, 13-11½; 6. Shanice Williams, 13-6
Triple jump: 1. Niki Matthews, 33-8¾; 2. Shira Gamson, 32-1½; 3. Shanice Williams, 31-9½; 4. Caleya Tereska, 29-7½
Shot put: 1. Erica Borbi, 31-6; 2. Emily Marr, 30-8½; 5. Paola Navarro, 20-2½

Top Muhlenberg Placewinners (men)
55m: 2. Trevor Hitchcock, 6.81; 3. Russell Neuwirth, 6.86; 5. James Nye, 7.02
800m: 2. Isadore Silver, 2:07.72; 4. Kyle Tassone, 2:12.61; 5. Conner Soderstedt, 2:13.77; 6. Ethan Yazdanyar, 2:16.53
Mile: 4. Mason Tran, 5:06.13; 6. David Ludwig, 5:08.91
4x800m relay: 1. Kyle Tassone, Ethan Yazdanyar, David Ludwig, Isadore Silver, 9:25.01
High jump: 2. Connor Fenstermaker, 5-7
Long jump: 1. Connor Fenstermaker, 20-0¼; 2. JJ Ramirez-Rojas, 19-9¾
Shot put: 1. Mike Powel, 46-10¾; 2. Dylan DeMagistris, 45-3¾; 3. Elek Ferency, 45-3; 4. Dorsey Shoultz III, 39-6