Taggart Leads Pioneers in Season Opener

Emma Taggart (New Windsor, MD) led the Alfred State track & field team as they competed for the first time in over a year at the Houghton College Highlander Invitational.

Taggart won the high jump with a leap of 1.54 m. She was also 3rd in the 60 m hurdles with a time of 9.82. This was after she posted the fastest time in the preliminaries, 9.70, to improve her school record time.

Alyssa Delany (Hornell) was 2nd in the long jump (4.97 m) and 5th in the 60 m hurdles (10.26) while Marina Miketish (Olean) was 4th in the high jump (1.49m) and 8th (11.32) in 60 m hurdles. Chivonna Reed (Rochester/Fairport) was 5th (1.44 m) in the high jump, Madeline Cole (Homer) was 9th in the long jump (4.52 m), and Katherine O'Buckley (Queens/Francis Lewis) was 9th in the 400 m (1:11.63).

As the schedule stands now, the Pioneers will be back in action on April 9th when they open the outdoor season as they host the Allegany County Classic.