George Washington University Athletics
Outdoor Tracks Opens Season at Fred Harvey Invitational
3/16/2023 10:48:00 AM | Men's Track/Cross Country
Buff & Blue compete at Richmond on Friday
WASHINGTON - GW outdoor track is set to start its campaign on Friday at the Fred Harvey Invitational, hosted by Richmond. Live coverage will be available on ESPN+.
GW's women's program is coming off a pair of school records at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship last month. The distance medley relay team of Sarah Mitchell, Marcella Mancini, Lexi Seifert and Yukino Parle placed third with a time of 11:46.17 to set the new school mark. Earlier in the meet, Emma Benzinger did the same with a time of 8.19 in the 60m.
The men's program registered a third-place finish at the A-10 cross country championships in the fall, the team's highest finish since 2017. Michael Bohlke and Ryan Fowkes earned All-Conference honors with Fowkes registering a new GW record in the 5 mile.
A full participation list for Friday is below:
Men's High Jump - 12:30 p.m.
GW's women's program is coming off a pair of school records at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship last month. The distance medley relay team of Sarah Mitchell, Marcella Mancini, Lexi Seifert and Yukino Parle placed third with a time of 11:46.17 to set the new school mark. Earlier in the meet, Emma Benzinger did the same with a time of 8.19 in the 60m.
The men's program registered a third-place finish at the A-10 cross country championships in the fall, the team's highest finish since 2017. Michael Bohlke and Ryan Fowkes earned All-Conference honors with Fowkes registering a new GW record in the 5 mile.
A full participation list for Friday is below:
Men's High Jump - 12:30 p.m.
Sarah Mitchell
Olivia Syftestad
Claire McDonnell
Catherine Ruffino
Izzy Doran
Men's 1500m - 1:05 p.m.
Men's 1500m - 1:05 p.m.
Emma Benzinger
Marcella Mancini
Alexia Massoud
Maya White
Rita Mazumder
Sonia Lountchenko
Ashley Robinson
Men's 400m - 2:05 p.m.
Men's 400m - 2:05 p.m.
Emma Benzinger
Maya White
Marcella Mancini
Men's 100m - 2:30 p.m.
Men's 100m - 2:30 p.m.
Kirsten Long
Yukino Parle
Men's 800m - 3:05 p.m.
Men's 800m - 3:05 p.m.
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