On Saturday at the Hurricane Invitational, Penn track and fielders took the top spot in the women’s 100m, women’s 4x100m, men’s 4x400m, and the pole vault.
Fourth-year runner Robbie Ruppel was a part of the Penn’s 4x400m relay team that placed first with a time of 3:12.28.
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Penn trackand field athletes took their talents to South Beach on Saturday for the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational in Miami and returned with first-place finishes in four events.
First-year Moforehan Abinusawa won the women’s 100m with a time of 11.63, second-best in school history. First-year Christiana Nwachuku came in second with a time of 11.83, fifth-best in school history. Second-year Caia Gelli placed 10th with a time of 12.21. 2017 alumna Taylor McCorkle holds the school record with a time of 11.56.
Abinusawa, Nwachuku, third-year Isabella Whittaker, and fourth-year Katherine Muccio took the top spot in the women’s 4x100m with a time of 45.60, fifth-best in school history.
Second-year James Rhoads placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 5.25m. Third-year Scott Toney placed sixth with a mark of 4.90m, and second-year Benedikt Šachta placed seventh with a mark of 4.90m.
The Quakers placed second in four other events. Second-year Nataliia Ilieva finished second in the women’s pole vault with a leap of 4.05m—the second-best mark in school history. 2017 alumna Molly Minnig holds the school record with a leap of 4.07.
Fourth-year Tamara Grahovac placed second in the women’s high jump with a mark of 12.73m.
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