Women's Track & Field Captures Three Events at Juniata Invitational


Ally Maniscalco	Jessica Hoffmann	Christina Piscitelli

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Three student-athletes won individual events to lead the efforts for The University of Scranton women's track & field team at the Juniata Invitational on Saturday in Huntingdon.

Here are some of the highlights from Saturday's action.

Junior Ally Maniscalco (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) broke her own outdoor program record and captured the pole vault with a mark of 2.95m. The 2.95m is the best mark in the Landmark Conference this season and this marks the fourth straight week that Maniscalco has won the pole vault.
Fellow junior Christina Piscitelli (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown South) won the hammer throw for the second time in as many weeks with a mark of 37.32m, while junior Jessica Hoffmann (Millington, N.J./Watchung Hills) won the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 18:30.11.
Hoffmann's classmate, Lindsay Notarianni (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Prep), finished second in the 5,000 in 19:24.81 and third in the 3,000 with a time of 11:06.70.
Sophomore Noelle Gonzalez (Harrington Park, N.J./Northern Valley-Old Tappan) matched the program's outdoor record in the with a time of 27.31 seconds, matching the record that Caroline Banas had set on April 14, 2018.
Senior Emily de Onis (Blue Point, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) took second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 11:06.07 and placed third in the 1500 (5:09.16).
Freshman Alex Ferrador (Hazlet, N.J./Raritan) finished second in the discus with a mark of 32.96m, while classmate Jessica Tsu (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream North) took second in the triple jump with a leap of 9.98m.
Sophomore Ashley Benham (Portland, Conn./Portland) took third in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:13.45.