YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Geneva College men's and women's track and field teams headed back to Youngstown State University on Friday afternoon to take part in the YSU Collegiate Invitational, a meet with over 30 schools in attendance, including multiple Division I schools.
Senior Dom Data (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) ran well again, finishing second in the 200m race with a time of 21.81 seconds, defeating multiple Division I runners in the race. He also placed 10th overall in the 60m sprint with a time of 7.03 seconds.
Senior Gabe Willis (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) ran a strong race in the 800 meters, finishing 17th overall with a time of 2:01.64. Josiah Helmer (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) finished 20th in the 5000m race with time of 16:56.53, while freshman Kevin Arseneaux (Yarmouth Port, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth Regional) turned in a strong time in the mile, finishing in 4:35.05 in his first race of the indoor track and field season.
For the women, senior Katryn Gatchell (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) came home with the highest finish for the ladies, placing 8th in the 800m race with time of 2:24.00. Senior Olivia Younger (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) placed 13th in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.63 seconds. Sophomore Anne Holdeman (Bloomington, Ind./Lighthouse Christian Academy) turned in her best time in the 400m race with a finish of 1:03.78.
Both teams will head back to Youngstown State next weekend to take part in the YSU Mid-Major Invitational.
Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva has one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to
U.S. News and World Report. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and IACE (International Association for Christian Education).
