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Greyhounds Tied for 23rd after Opening Day at AARTFC Indoor Championships

Junior Tara Smurla races during the Moravian Indoor Meet at Lehigh University's Rauch Field House this season. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11
Junior Tara Smurla races during the Moravian Indoor Meet at Lehigh University's Rauch Field House this season. Photo by Cosmic Fox Media / Matthew Levine '11

ITHACA, N.Y. --- The Moravian University women's indoor track & field team is tied for 23rd of 29 teams scoring points on the first day of action Friday at the 2025 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Championships being hosted by Ithaca College.

How it Happened

  • The Greyhounds have three points through seven scored events
  • SUNY Geneseo sits in first with 57 points on the first day of competition 

Moravian Finishers

  • Senior Tara Smurla placed sixth in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 17:59.90 to earn three points
  • Junior Margie Rayne finished 13th in the shot put with a toss of 11.69 meters (38-4.25) on her final attempt in the flights
  • Freshman Emma Shafnisky took 16th in the long jump with a leap of 4.94 meters (16-2.5)

Preliminary Events

  • Shafnisky placed 14th in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles in 9.27 seconds

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Saturday, March 8 at 2025 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Championships at Ithaca (N.Y.) College
  • Friday-Saturday, March 14-15 at 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships at Nazareth (N.Y.) College