YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Geneva College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Youngstown State National Mid-Major Invitational on Friday and Saturday afternoon. The meet had over 55 schools and clubs competing.
The women were led by senior Katryn Gatchell (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), who finished fourth overall in the 1K race in time of 3:10.88. Freshman Madison Castro (Colorado Springs, Colo./Evangelical Christian Academy) finished seventh in the 1K with a time of 3:19.85, while sophomore Catherine O'Donnell (Blairsville, Pa./Homeschool) placed 11th in the event with a time of 3:24.90. Gatchell also placed 10th in the 800-meter race in a time of 2:23.83, just narrowly missing the indoor school record by less than half a second.
Senior Olivia Younger (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) placed 13th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.41 seconds. Senior Jessie Taylor (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) placed 17th in the 3000-meter race with a time of 11:18.65. Junior Abby Laborde (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) ran a time of 19:05.24 in the 5000-meter race, good for 18th place overall.
For the men, senior Gabe Willis (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) finished 13th in the 1K with a time of 2:39.83. Sophomore Lawiltaye Robinson (Tampa, Fla./Bloomingdale) placed 21st in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.07 seconds. Freshman Kevin Arseneaux (Yarmouth Port, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth Regional) ran strong times in the mile, 4:29.77, as well as the 3000-meter race, 9:05.24.
Sophomore Noah Foust (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg) turned in a good effort in the throwing events, placing 20th in the shot put, with a distance of 13.20 meters, and 21st in the weight throw with a toss of 12.32 meters.
The men and women will be back in action next Saturday at the Jim Wuske Invitational, hosted by Mount Union.
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).
