Taggart and Reed Win Titles in Outdoor Opener

The Alfred State women's outdoor track and field team won three individual events as they opened up the outdoor portion of the season at ASC Early Season Invitational. The non-scoring event featured athletes from Alfred University, Buffalo State, Houghton, Mansfield, Penn State Behrend, and Roberts Wesleyan.

Emma Taggart (New Windsor, MD) broke the school record in winning the high jump with a leap of 1.60 m. The previous record was 1.57 m by Vanessa Zoll in 1981. She also won the 100 hurdles in 15.61 and was also 2nd in the long jump (4.94 m).

Chivonna Reed (Fairport) also won an individual title by winning the long jump with a mark of 5.13 m.

Alyssa Delany (Hornell) was 3rd in the 100 hurdles (16.95) and 4th in the long jump (4.88 m) while My'ana Davis (Greece Athena) was 3rd in the 200 m (28.33) and 4th in the 400 m (1:04.54). 

Sarah Rivet (Shenendehowa) was 3rd in the 400 hurdles (1:14.39), Laura Walter (Lancaster) was 3rd in the triple jump (9.34 m), Lily Schnell (Olean) was 4th (9.30 m) in the triple jump, Marina Miketish (Olean) was 4th in the 100 hurdles (17.21), Katherine O'Buckley (Queens/Francis Lewis) was 4th in the 400 hurdles (1:14.72), and Madeline Cole (Homer) was 5th in the 100 (14.31) and 6th in the long jump (4.68 m)

The 4x100 relay team of Delany, Miketish, Walter, and Davis was 2nd in the 52.91 while the 4x400 relay team of Rivet, O'Buckley, Isabelle Popoff (Cicero North Syracuse), and Davis were 2nd in 4:35.56.

The team heads to Brockport next Sunday to continue the outdoor season.