COMPLETE RESULTS (PDF)

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College men's and women's outdoor track and field teams hosted their annual Westminster Invitational on Saturday.
 
For the Titan women, sophomore Erin Ward (Euclid, OH / Lake Catholic) picked up a second-place finish in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:22.92, just shy of her personal record (2:21.86). In the 100, senior Nicole Cress (Saxonburg, PA / Knoch) placed fourth with a time of 13.19. Sophomore Natalie Schwarz (Hudson, OH / Hudson) also competed in the 100 finishing tenth with a time of 13.45.  Cress and Schwarz also competed in the 200, posting times of 27.39 and 28.10 to finish sixth and 14^th, respectively. In the 400, junior Maura Belding (Columbiana, OH / Crestview) crossed the finish line at 1:02.94 to finish in seventh place. The 4x400 relay team, consisting of Ward, Belding, freshman Haley Moore (Greeensburg, PA / Greensburg Central Catholic), and reigning PAC Female Track Athlete of the Week sophomore Selena Thomas (Farrell, PA / Farrell Area), placed third with a time of 4:20.02. The quartet of Thomas, Ward, Cress, and Schwarz placed second in the 4x100 relay, finishing with a time of 49.72, a new mark in the PAC performance list. In the pole vault, first-year Morgan Gossard (Johnstown, PA / Richland) placed third, clearing the bar at 3.50 meters.

Head Track & Field Coach Tim McNeil recaps the 2019 Westminster Invitational. (video courtesy of Oscar Matous) #titanpride pic.twitter.com/b8DxhYKacQ

— WC Titan Athletics (@WC_Titans) April 13, 2019

For the Titan men, senior Jaevon Hardy (Waldorf, MD / North Point) won the 100 with a time of 10.83, falling just short of his personal record of 10.73 that tops the PAC performance list.  Freshman Amon Sams (Chantily, VA / John Champe) finished the 100 with a time of 11.18 to place fifth. In the 200, Sams was the leading runner for the Titans, crossing the line in a time of 22.96 to finish in 12th. Freshman Vincent Giles (Lexington Park, MD / Great Mills) obtained a new personal record in the event, finishing in 24th (23.44). The 400 also featured another personal record, as freshman Jacob Musselman (Denver, PA / Cocalico) recorded a time of 51.18 to finish in ninth place. Another personal record came from sophomore Dalton Anderson (Butler, PA / Moniteau) in the 110 hurdles, at 16.03 to finish in fifth. The team of Hardy, Sams, Giles, and junior Bryce Hill (Boynton Beach, FL / Boca Raton Community) placed fourth in the 4x100 with a season-best time of 42.24.  
 
The Titans will be back in action Wednesday, April 17, when they travel to Slippery Rock University to compete in the Slippery Rock Open.