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Vin Rinella

Women's Track and Field

White Sets Program Record in Pentathlon as Scranton Women's Track & Field Shines at Ithaca Invitational

ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Scranton women's track and field team turned in an impressive two-day performance at the Ithaca Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, highlighted by multiple podium finishes and a pair of program records.

The weekend concluded in historic fashion on Sunday as senior Molly White captured first place in the pentathlon, posting a program-record score of 3,346 points to cap off the meet for the Royals.

Kyrianna Nemitz earned a runner-up finish in the 5,000 meters, crossing the line in 18:11.60, while Sam Sharrow finished second in the long jump with a mark of 5.47 meters.

Another program record fell in the relays as the 4x200 team of Tasia Miniotis, Olivia Miller, Kaia Grantham, and Sam Sharrow placed second with a program-record time of 1:45.49.

The Royals added several more podium finishes throughout the meet. Emily Hopkins placed third in the mile at 5:14.14, and Jocelyn Smith finished third in the 60 meters in 7.93 seconds, while Kaia Grantham placed seventh at 8.11 seconds.

On the track, Olivia Miller continued her strong season with a second-place finish in the 200 meters, clocking 26.94 seconds, while Callie Gorman placed fifth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:51.58.

The final event on Saturday saw the 4x400 relay team of Tasia Miniotis, Olivia Miller, Ella Wiskidensky, and Helen Socorso finish second in 4:08.20, closing out a strong opening day for Scranton.

The Royals will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Big Apple Invitational hosted at Ocean Breeze.

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Players Mentioned

Callie Gorman

Callie Gorman

Distance
Sophomore
Emily Hopkins

Emily Hopkins

Distance
Junior
Olivia Miller

Olivia Miller

Sprints
5' 5"
Junior
Tasia Miniotis

Tasia Miniotis

Sprints
5' 4"
Junior
Sam Sharrow

Sam Sharrow

Jumps/Sprints
5' 5"
Junior
Jocelyn Smith

Jocelyn Smith

Sprints
5' 5"
Sophomore
Molly White

Molly White

Hurdles/Jumps
5' 9"
Junior
Kaia Grantham

Kaia Grantham

Sprints
5' 4"
Freshman
Helen Socorso

Helen Socorso

Distance
Freshman
Ella Wiskidensky

Ella Wiskidensky

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Callie Gorman

Callie Gorman

Sophomore
Distance
Emily Hopkins

Emily Hopkins

Junior
Distance
Olivia Miller

Olivia Miller

5' 5"
Junior
Sprints
Tasia Miniotis

Tasia Miniotis

5' 4"
Junior
Sprints
Sam Sharrow

Sam Sharrow

5' 5"
Junior
Jumps/Sprints
Jocelyn Smith

Jocelyn Smith

5' 5"
Sophomore
Sprints
Molly White

Molly White

5' 9"
Junior
Hurdles/Jumps
Kaia Grantham

Kaia Grantham

5' 4"
Freshman
Sprints
Helen Socorso

Helen Socorso

Freshman
Distance
Ella Wiskidensky

Ella Wiskidensky

Freshman
Sprints
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