LEWISBURG, Pa. -- A select group of runners from Allegheny College women's track and field team put on a record-breaking show this weekend at the Bison Outdoor Classic, hosted by Bucknell University.
Not only did all six Gators at the Bison Outdoor Classic produce at least one personal record,
Mihaela Toader (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) added two more program records to her growing list of accomplishments on the track.
Toader broke both the 200-meter and 400-meter records on Sunday. In the 200m, she bested her own record, as the senior standout clocked in at 25.14 seconds. Toader finished the 400m in 56.85 seconds, becoming the first Gator in program history to log a sub-57-second time while breaking a 33-year-old team record.
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Melina Mangino (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) ended the weekend with PRs in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes, while
Celia Cocca (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora) and
Nelly Stafford (Middletown, Md./Middletown) both set personal bests in the 800-meter race. During Saturday's distance events,
Leuca Hanish (Baden, Pa./Ambridge) and
Megan Aaron (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) PR'd in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races, respectively.
Allegheny Results
100-meter dash
71.
Melina Mangino
200-meter dash
18.
Mihaela Toader - 25.14 seconds
87.
Melina Mangino - 27.05 seconds
400-meter dash
11.
Mihaela Toader - 56.85 seconds
800-meter race
57.
Celia Cocca - 2:17.85
96.
Nelly Stafford - 2:21.13
1,500-meter race
50.
Nelly Stafford - 4:54.95
5,000-meter race
68.
Leuca Hanish - 18:03.05
10,000-meter race
19.
Megan Aaron - 36:41.69
100-meter hurdles
46.
Melina Mangino - 16.20 seconds
Up Next
Allegheny's next competition is on Saturday, April 22, when the Gators are scheduled to participate in Baldwin Wallace University's 53rd Sparky Adams Invitational.
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