Marauders qualify seven for PSACs at Hopkins Loyola Invite

Friday, April 19

Baltimore, MD

12:00 PM

Millersville University

Hopkins Loyola Invitational

Photo by: Mark Palczewski

Marauders qualify seven for PSACs at Hopkins Loyola Invite

4/20/2024 5:49:00 PM | Women's Outdoor Track and Field

By: Connor Glunt, Athletic Communication Graduate Assistant

BALTIMORE, Md. – Seven Marauders qualified for the PSAC Outdoor Championships as Millersville took second place in the Hopkins Loyola Invite.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

In the track events, the day started with Emma Elwell finishing the 100-meter dash in 12.50, just sneaking under the PSAC mark.
Katelyn Murphy had another solid outing in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.02, and Lily LaBure qualified for PSACs with a time of 15.82.
Aurora Conrad took fourth place in the 200-meter dash with 25.33, and Elwell was right behind her with a 25.49 time, as both qualified for the conference championships.
In the 400-meter dash, Ashlyn Hickey qualified for PSACs with a time of 59.90 as she finished ninth.
Morgan Janiuk finished again near the top of the leaderboard in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:05.99, and Hannah Sweda hit the PSAC mark with a time of 18:22.85 in her seventh-place finish.
In the 4x100-meter relay, the squad of Darian Hauf, Arianna Kouakou, Conrad, and Elwell won the race with a time of 47.76,
In the 4x400-meter relay, the team of Shelby Derkosh, Aubrey Sydnor, Mary Weiss, and Ashlyn Hickey won with a time of 3:57.22.
Hauf and Malecki had another solid day in the pole vault, as Hauf was second with a jump of 12-1 1/2, and Malecki was fourth after clearing a height of 11-1 3/4.
Chanel Hercules and Aubrey Bitner built on their season in the long jump, as Hercules was third with 18-7 1/4, and Bitner was fourth 18-1 3/4 while qualifying for PSACs.
Danika Bolinsky finished inside the top five in the triple jump, with her best result being 35-1 3/4.
In the throws events, the Marauders held plenty of spots inside the top three. Sarah Hessler and Maddy Downs finished first and second in the discus throw, Hessler winning with a throw of 131-5 and Downs behind her with 129-6.
Seya Trujillo took second place in the hammer throw with 153-4, and Downs was third with 149-1.
Hessler had another top finish with a second place throw in the shot put of 40-2 1/4.
Mikaela Wolf scored third place in the javelin throw with a distance of 114-6.

UP NEXT

The Marauders have one last meet before the conference championships at 9:00 a.m. next Saturday, April 27 in Shippensburg, Pa. in the Paul Keiser Classic.