FULL RESULTS

CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Westminster College men's and women's outdoor track and field teams competed at California University (PA) for the Early Bird Invitational on Saturday.

For the Titan men, sophomore Clay O'Dell (Vienna, OH / Kennedy Catholic) placed third in the high jump with a height of 6 feet 3.5 inches (1.92m). O'Dell also finished 12^th out of 27 in the long jump with a leap of 18 feet 10.5 inches (5.75m). First-year Amon Sams (Chantilly, VA / John Champe) finished top ten in two individual events; seventh out of 46 in the 200 (22.95) and eighth out of 34 in the 100 (11.25). Sams was also the third leg of the fifth-place 4x100 relay team (43.39). Other members of the 4x100 team were junior Bryce Hill (Boynton Beach, FL / Boca Raton Community), senior Jaevon Hardy (Waldorf, MD / North Point), and senior African Grant II (Warren, OH / Warren JFK). Hill also finished 11^th in the 100 (11.39). The quartet of Hardy, first-year Vincent Giles (Lexington Park, MD / Great Mills), sophomore Dalton Anderson (Butler, PA / Moniteau), and first-year Jacob Mussleman (Denver, PA / Cocalico) finished third in the 4x400 relay (3:31.92). Anderson also finished sixth out of 35 in the javelin throw with a toss of 168 feet 9 inches (51.45m). Mussleman and junior Ian Miller (Sarver, PA / Freeport) added top 20 finishes in the 400 (out of 38) and 200 (out of 46), with Mussleman finishing eighth (52.17) and 12^th (23.50) and Miller finishing 16^th (54.89) and 19^th (24.06), respectively. Keister added a 10^th place finish out of 25 in the 400 hurdles (1:01.06).

The Titan women had a pair of first-place relay teams. The foursome of sophomore Natalie Schwarz (Hudson, OH / Hudson), senior Nicole Cress (Saxonburg, PA / Knoch), sophomore Selena Thomas (Farrell, PA / Farrell Area), and junior Maura Belding (Columbiana, OH / Crestview) won the 4x100 relay with a time of 51.46. Belding and Cress also began the first two legs of the first-place 4x400 team (4:25.89); completing the quartet were sophomores Haley Moore (Greensburg, PA / Greensburg Central Catholic) and Erin Ward (Euclid, OH / Lake Catholic). Thomas also finished top five in multiple events, placing third out of 27 in the 100 (12.81) and fifth in the 200 (28.54). Cress finished 10^th in the 100 (13.38) and eighth in the 200 (27.00). Schwarz also finished 17^th in the 200 (28.54). Ward also finished 10^th out of 35 in the 800 (2:29.11), while sophomore Kelly Somora (Grove City Area / Grove City, PA) finished 17^th (2:36.79). Schrantz finished sixth in the 5,000 with a time of 18:50.17. Sophomore Madeline Keenan (Cranberry, PA / Cranberry Area) finished 10^th in the javelin throw with a throw of 87 feet 10 inches (26.78m).

Westminster will next compete at Carnegie Mellon Saturday, March 30.