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Moravian Women Capture Six Event Titles at Muhlenberg Invitational

Senior Vicky Donovan competes in the javelin during the 2022 Greyhound Invitational at Timothy Breidegam Track. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11
Senior Vicky Donovan competes in the javelin during the 2022 Greyhound Invitational at Timothy Breidegam Track. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11

ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's outdoor track & field team captured six event titles at the non-scoring Muhlenberg College Invitational Saturday.

Moravian Event Winners

  • Junior Lexi Groff won the high jump at an All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference qualifying mark of 1.57 meters (5-1.75) on fewer attempts at the winning height
  • Sophomore Margie Rayne took first in the discus with an AARTFC qualifying distance of 39.36 meters (129-2)
  • Junior Abby Giamoni finished first in the 400-meter dash with an AARTFC qualifying time of 58.92 seconds
  • Giamoni also won the 200-meter dash in an AARTFC qualifying time of 25.41 seconds
  • Sophomore Ali Haefele captured the triple jump with a distance of 10.71 meters (31-1.75)
  • Senior Vicky Donovan won the javelin with a toss of 33.90 meters (111-3)

Moravian Top 10 Finishers

  • Junior Caillie Fish took second in the hammer throw on Friday with a toss of 42.23 meters (141-10) while Rayne finished seventh at 38.01 meters (124-8) and junior Liz Miskovsky placed ninth at 36.85 meters (120-11)
  • The Hounds 4x100-meter relay squad of Giamoni, Groff, sophomore Shai Knight and freshman Rachele Grigoli was second in a time of 50.76 seconds
  • Fish was third in the discus with a toss of 37.79 meters (124-0)
  • Junior Rylie Murphy placed third in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:28.70 while junior Lexi Rushatz finished fourth in 2:29.09
  • Junior Bella DeMassa took fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:13.30 while sophomore Makenna Mersch was eighth at 1:16.04
  • Miskovsky placed fourth in the javelin with a distance of 26.44 meters (86-9)
  • Freshman Alyssa Hockenberry finished fifth inthe 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 12:43.54 while freshman Alexis Hockenberry was sixth at 12:51.49
  • Haefele was fifth in the long jump with a leap of 5.09 meters (16-8.5)
  • DeMassa placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.42 seconds while Mersch was tenth at 19.26 seconds
  • Grigoli finished sixth in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.68
  • Sophomore Tori Champagne took seventh in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:50.28 while sophomore Meghan Myers was eighth in 19:52.27 and junior Ally Meeks finished fourth at 19:55.77
  • Junior Amber Poniktera was ninth in the 1,500-meter run in a time of 5:11.20 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, April 13 at DeSales University Tri-Meet with Muhlenberg College
  • Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14 at Bucknell University Bison Outdoor Classic