Marauders win six events at Coach I Open

Saturday, January 20

Lancaster, PA

9:30 AM

Millersville University

Coach I Open

Marauders win six events at Coach I Open

1/20/2024 5:10:00 PM | Women's Indoor Track and Field

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By: Connor Glunt, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Marauders started 2024 strong as they tallied six first-place finishes and totaled 19 top-three finishes at the Coach I Open hosted at Franklin & Marshall University.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

Millersville was led by Sarah Hessler in the weight throw, who recorded a distance of 53' 2.25", the fifth best throw in program history. Maddy Downs finished second in the category with a throw of 47' 7".
Hessler also placed third in shotput with a mark of 38' 4", with Downs and Seya Trujillo rounding out the top five.
Aubrey Bitner won the long jump with a distance of 16' 5.25". The freshman already qualified for the PSAC Championships in her collegiate debut in the Bison Opener.
The top three spots in pole vault were a clean sweep for Millersville, as Darian Hauf, Megan Malecki, and Bitner cleared the bar. Hauf won with a height of 11' 5".
Katelyn Murphy and Sabela Zablackis finished the 60-meter hurdles with top-three spots on the leaderboard and a place in the program's history books. Murphy placed second and recorded a time of 9.34 and Zablackis finished just after her with a time of 9.77. putting Murphy at fifth all-time and Zablackis at eighth, beating her previous time of 9.85 from last season. Murphy also qualified for the PSAC Championships.
Aurora Conrad and Arianna Kouakou took the top two spots in the 60-meter dash, with Conrad finishing with a time of 7.94 and Kouakou just behind with a time of 8.12.
Hannah Sweda placed second in the one-mile run, less than two seconds behind the first-place winner with a time of 5:30.34.
Cora Heilman took home first place in the 800-meter with a time of 2:25.65 and qualified for the PSAC Championships.
The top five spots in the 200-meter were all Marauders, as Kouakou won first place, and Aubrey Sydnor, Shelby Derkosh, Heather Lesinski, and Chanel Hercules rounded out the top five. Kouakou's time was 26.88.
Marissa Mounce got second place in the 3000-meter with a time of 11:16.17.
In the last event of the day, the Marauders finished second with a time of 4:20.09 from the team of Sydnor, Sweda, LaBure, and Lindsay Solderitch.