PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Geneva College men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up their competition at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational on Saturday, with several Golden Tornadoes deciding to sit out the day due to the cold temperatures rather than risk a potential injury. The meet had over 20 schools in attendance, including multiple Division I and Division II schools.
Geneva had a big day on Friday of the meet, with seniors Hailey Carroll and Allison Standish breaking school records on the first day of the invitational.
On Saturday, the top finisher for the Golden Tornadoes was senior Emily Garvin, who placed third in the javelin with a toss of 34.94 meters. In addition on the women's side, sophomore Olivia Seetoo and juniors Katelyn Mathews and Daphne Alexander all cleared 1.50 meters in the high jump, with Seetoo placing seventh, Mathews tenth and Alexander eleventh.
On the men's side, freshman Amiri Copeland placed fifth in the long jump with a mark of 6.34 meters, while he added an eighth-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 12.93 meters. Freshman Cooper Wilkins finished tenth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.58 meters.
In addition to Copeland in the long jump, freshman Stanford Webb placed seventh with a jump of 6.26 meters, while graduate student Jack Garvin finished ninth with a mark of 6.17 meters.
Freshman Ryan Kosydar was one of the few sprinters to compete on Saturday, and he placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.81 seconds, the second fastest time of any Division III runner at the meet.
The Golden Tornadoes will return to action next weekend at Slippery Rock.
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