FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mountaineer Track and Field has Solid Day at Cornell
 
ITHACA, N.Y. – Mountaineer track and field recorded several personal best times at Saturday's Deneault Invitational hosted by Cornell University.
 
Jesse Jones hit a personal best in the mile with a PSAC time of 4:25.73. The senior's time was good for a 6^th place finish. Destiny Foster also hit a PR in the mile, finishing 17^th at 5:19.13.
 
Rachel Hohenwarter qualified for PSACs and registered a personal best in the weight throw with an attempt of 42'4" to finish 13^th. Jenna Hoefer was right behind Hohenwarter with a throw of 42'3.5".
 
Josh Tupper hit an indoor PR and was just shy of a PSAC time in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.83. Chris Carlsen finished sixth in the 300-meter dash with a personal best time of 38.90. Melanie Hartley also hit a PR in the 300m at 43.54.
 
Joelsen Resimo took seventh in the 1,000-meter run at 2:37.56. In the women's 1,000m, Sara Clauto was 10^th at 3:19.18 while Kelley Snyder was 13^th at 3:25.57.
 
Charlsie Bowen finished eighth in the pole vault at 11'3.75". The freshman also took 14^th in the 60-meter hurdles at 10.04.
 
Finishing 6^th in the 400-meter run was Allison Macon at 1:01.93.
 
The men's 4x800-meter team of Tupper, Resimo, Jake Portock and Quashaun Jaquay Willis finished second with a time of 8:23.87. The Mountaineer women's team of Hilliard, Foster, Lauren Orosz and Destiny Parks took third at 10:16.46.
 
The Mountaineers will travel to Edinboro for the PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships starting on Friday.