GRANTHAM, Pa.- The Gettysburg women's track and field team competed in the Messiah Invitational at the Starry Athletic Complex on Saturday. Senior Kathrin O'Brien (Lynchburg, VA. /Episcopal School) won for the second weekend in a row, this time in the 5k. She crossed the line almost a full 6 seconds ahead of the next competitor and with a new personal best in 18:54.16.  Freshmen May Berger (Bel Air, MD/ The John Carroll School) was the second Bullet to cross the 5k line in a time of 19:57.53 for a 10^th place spot.
Other top performers on the track include freshman Emily Trout (Ocean View, Del./ Sussex Academy) in the 800 with a time of 2:28.68 for 9^th, junior Lilian Morrell (Fredrick, MD./ Urbana)  took 3^rd in the 400 hurdles in 69.69 seconds, and the 4x400 team of Emily O'Hara, Francesca Proto, Emma Bernstein, and Keara Skae for 10^th.
In the field sophmore Holly Ferrara (Holland, PA./ Council Rock South) and senior Katherine Mangione (Doylestown, PA./ Villa Joseph Marie) came in 5^th (33.79m) and 6^th (32.22m) respectively for the javelin throw. Mangione also competed in the discus where she placed 5^th with a throw of 32.98m followed up in 7^th place by senior Jessica Alessi (Schoharie, NY./ Ichabob Crane) with 31.38m.  Senior Anna Pienkos (North Haven, CT./ Scared Heart Academy )and sophomore Alexa Schauder (Cedar Knolls, NJ./ Whippany Park.) tied for 9^th in the high jump with jumps of 1.41m. Schauder also grabbing a 9^th place finish in pole vault (2.75m).

Gettysburg Women finished 10^th out of 22 teams.  The Bullets next competition is on Saturday, April 23^rd  when they host the Mason-Dixon Invitational.