Hounds Win Seven Events in Tri-Meet with Desales and Muhlenberg

Sophomore Margie Rayne competes in the shot put during the 2023 Coach Pollard Invitational.
Sophomore Margie Rayne competes in the shot put during the 2023 Coach Pollard Invitational.

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's outdoor track & field squad won seven events in a tri-meet at DeSales University with Muhlenberg College Saturday.

Moravian Event Winners

  • Sophomore Elena Bocchetti won the 1,500-meter run in a time of 5:22.00
  • Sophomore Margie Rayne captured first in the shot put with a toss of 10.80 meters (35-5.25)
  • Junior Abby Giamoni took first in the 400-meter dash in 59.42 seconds
  • Giamoni also won the 100-meter dash in 12.85 seconds
  • Senior Vicky Donovan won the javelin throw at an All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference qualifying distance of 37.72 meters (123-9)
  • Senior Lexi Groff took first in the 200-meter dash in 27.10 seconds
  • The Hounds "A" 4x400-meter relay squad of Bocchetti, junior Lexi Rushatz, junior Hannah Kolonoski and freshman Kierstyn Klinger won in a time of 4:49.84

Moravian Top 10 Finishers

  • Sophomore Ali Haefele was the runner-up in the triple jump at 10.82 meters (35-6)
  • Rushatz finished second in the 1,500-meter run in 5:23.22 while freshman Alexis Hockenberry took fourth in 5:24.31, junior Rylie Murphy placed sixth at 5:31.14, senior Pia Mazzella DiBosco was seventh in a time of 5:36.60, freshman Alyssa Hockenberry finished ninth in 5:38.47 and Klinger took tenth at 5:40.87
  • Junior Caillie Fish was the runner-up in the hammer throw with a toss of 40.70 meters (133-6) while junior Liz Miskovsky finished third with a PR toss of 39.54 (129-8), junior Mikayla Woodring placed fourth at 38.10 meters (125-0), sophomore Karalyn Vashey took fifth with a distance of 36.39 meters (119-4), sophomore Heather Adams was seventh at a PR distance of 35.21 meters )115-6) and freshman Skylar Marso finished ninth with a PR toss of 29.89 meters (98-0)
  • Woodring was the runner-up in the shot put at 10.57 meters (34-8.25) while junior Arin Peykar took third with a mark of 10.37 meters (34-0.25), Vashey finished fourth at 10.04 meters (32-11.25) and Adams was fifth at 8.83 meters (28-11.75)
  • Vashey finished second in the discs with a toss of 33.14 meters (108-8) while Fish placed third at 31.71 meters (104-0), Adams took fourth with a PR of 31.40 meters (103-0), Miskovsky was sixth with a PR mark of 27.60 meters (90-6) and Marso was ninth at 25.46 meters (83-6)
  • Junior Abby McClaskey was second in the javelin with a toss of 31.19 meters (102-4) while Miskovsky was third with a PR mark of 27.03 meters (88-8)
  • Groff took second in the high jump at 1.55 meters (5-1)
  • Junior Bella DeMassa finished second in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.07 seconds while sophomore Makenna Mersch took third in 19.61 seconds
  • Mersch was second in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:11.74 while DeMassa took third at 1:19.71
  • Freshman Rachele Grigoli was second in the 100-meter dash in 13.37 seconds while sophomore Shai Knight finished third in 13.47 seconds and sophomore Caroline Melillo was eighth in a PR time of 14.40 seconds
  • Grigoli placed third in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.23 while Knight took fifth at 1:07.03, junior Ashley Rodrigues finished sixth in 1:09.89 and sophomore Grace Tirabassi was seventh at 1:12.73
  • Rodrigues had a PR time of 28.89 seconds to take fourth in the 200-meter dash while Tirabassi was seventh in 31.76 seconds

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Friday, April 19 host Coach Pollard Invitational, 3:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 20 host Coach Pollard Invitational, 10:00 a.m.