Meet Information

Race: Westminster Invitational 
Location: New Wilmington, Pa.
Date: April 9, 2022
Short Story: On a cold and wet day at Westminster, numerous runners put up good times. David Cappello with the lone 2nd place finish in the 400 meter dash.

Race Highlights for the Women

• Sydney Lorentz was the lone Lady Baron to run in the 5000 meter run. She placed 30th with a time of 22:17.3.
• Elizabeth Atkins was the top Franciscan finisher in the 1500 meter run, as she placed 8th. Her time of 5:16.76 just edged her teammate Rachel Hurley who placed 9th. Taylor Smith placed 29th. 
• Alice McAnespie ran to a 9th place finish in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:04.89. 
• Victoria Unnerstall placed 12th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 14.91, and she placed 21st in the 200 meter with a time of 31.09. 
• In the 800 meter, Ashlin LaFond placed 9th with a time of 2:28.90. Rachel Hurley came in 21st with a time of 2:40.16.
• The Lady Barons had an impressive 5th place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:30.04. The team consisted of Victoria Unnerstall, Ashlin LaFond, Jessica Campbell, and Alice McAnespie.
• Shannon Wieszczek placed 19th in the long jump with a best jump of 3.92m.

Race Highlights for the Men

• In the 10,000 meter run, Danny Donovan ran to a second place finish with a time of 34:06.61. 
• Franciscan would make another podium appearance in the 5000 meter run, as Mark Borek placed 4th with a time of 15:23.57. Conal Delaney placed 19th, Michael Sobus 30th, Aidan Kay 41st, and Francis Langley 46th. 
• David Di Nardo ran to a 14th place finish in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:26.47. 
• Three Barons reach the podium in the 400 meter dash led by David Cappello in second. His time of 51.37 was just two tenths of a second behind the leader from Penn State Behrend. Easton Syvertson placed fourth with a time of 52.92, and Ryan Ozymy placed 7th with a time of 53.76. 
• Francisco Tona placed 28th in the 100 meter dash, and placed 27th in the 200 meter
• Liam Galligan ran in the 800 meter, as he placed 4th with a time of 1:56.38. Austen Duggan placed 10th with a time just over two minutes. Miguel Daez placed 20th, Nathaniel Tokarsky 25th, and David Di Nardo 35th. 
• Franciscan had a pair of relay teams run in the 4x400 relay with the "B" team besting the "A" team. The team of David Cappello, Austen Duggan, Miguel Daez, and Nathaniel Tokarsky placed 3rd with a time of 3:35.21. In fourth was the team of Joseph Rohde, Easton Syvertson, Ryan Ozymy, and Liam Galligan.

Up Next
Franciscan is scheduled to return to action at Grove City on Wednesday before taking an Easter break along with the rest of the University. 

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