PITTSBURGH -- The Allegheny College women's track and field team made the short trip down I-79 to compete in the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational on Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25.

The Gators, who placed eighth in the team standings, received several personal records with one victory over the two-day invitational.

On Saturday, sophomore Marrin Crist (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) won her first-ever collegiate race in the eight-person 3,000-meter steeplechase. Crist set a PR at 12:04.75 and finished with a lead of nearly 12 seconds over Anessa Pigula of Division II Seton Hill University.

Three of the four Gators who ran the 5,000-meter distance race turned in PR times. That included Megan Aaron (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley), the runner-up after Alyssa Campbell from Point Park University. Aaron was 68-hundredths of a second behind Campbell with a time of 17:42.70. Leuca Hanish (Baden, Pa./Ambridge) and Mazzie Standish (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny), who were eighth and 10th, respectively, also set personal records in the event.

In the sprints, Mihaela Toader (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) was top 6 in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes. Her time of 57.65 seconds in the 400m was a PR, as the standout senior finished fourth behind two Division I athletes from Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon's recent Division III indoor pentathlon national champion, Elizabeth Barre.

In the field, Emma Miller (Elyria, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) PR'd in all three events in which she participated. She was third in the shot put (12.41 meters), seventh in the discus (34.37 meters), and 20th in the hammer throw (36.11 meters).

Team Results
1. Duquesne - 106
2. Carnegie Mellon - 96
3. Case Western Reserve - 76.50
4. Seton Hill - 73.50
5. Robert Morris - 73
6. Pittsburgh - 63
7. Point Park - 51
8. Allegheny - 50
9. Clarion - 46.50
10. Chatham - 42
11. Indiana (Pa.) - 24.50
12. Carlow - 19
13. Penn State Behrend - 18
14. Washington & Jefferson - 8
T-15. Thiel - 5
T-15. Geneva - 5

Allegheny Top Finishes
100-meter dash
6. Mihaela Toader - 12.78 seconds
12. Melina Mangino - 13.47 seconds

200-meter dash
3. Mihaela Toader - 26.07 seconds
25. Ela Williams - 29.08 seconds
28. Julieta Schworm - 29.22 seconds

400-meter dash
4. Mihaela Toader - 57.65 seconds

800-meter run
13. Celia Cocca - 2:21.96
17. Nelly Stafford - 2:23.85

1,500-meter run
8. Nelly Stafford - 4:51.96

3,000-meter run
8. Chloe Bonson - 11:34.08

5,000-meter run
2. Megan Aaron - 17:42.70
8. Leuca Hanish - 18:24.88

100-meter hurdles
9. Melina Mangino - 16.13 seconds

400-meter hurdles
7. Renee Tetlow - 1:10.99

3,000-meter steeplechase
1. Marrin Crist - 12:04.75

4x400-meter relay
9. Renee Tetlow/Celia Cocca/Nelly Stafford/Logan Wagner - 4:29.67

Shot Put
3. Emma Miller - 12.41 meters
15. Libby Babcock - 10.46 meters

Discus
7. Emma Miller - 34.37 meters

Hammer Throw
16. Laila Davis - 38.22 meters
20. Emma Miller - 36.11 meters

Javelin
8. Hope Gómez - 32.60 meters
14. Libby Babcock - 30.06 meters

Up Next
The next event on the schedule for the Allegheny women's track and field team is Friday, March 31, and Saturday, April 1, when the Gators head to Oberlin College for the Bob Kahn Invitational.