SELINSGROVE, Pa. -The Mansfield University track and field team opened up the 2023 outdoor season by competing in the Jim Taylor Invitational hosted by Susquehanna University on Saturday March 25. 
 
In the men's 400-meter dash, Terrance Quaker, Jackson Doughty and Sean Ringgold finished third (51.61), fourth (51.79) and sixth (52.10) in the event. Roandy Sanchez (13^th, 52.92), Connor Bridwell (21^st, 54.04) , Aaron Thomas (28^th, 55.00), and Derrick Johnson (40^th, 58.94) rounded out the Mountaineer finishers.
 
On the Women's side of the 400-meter dash, Kayla Crawford was the top Mountaineer finisher taking 10^thplace with a personal best 1:03.17. Skylar Brown and Jakayla Holmes finished 25^th (1:05.88) and 34^th(1:09.62) respectively.
 
David Wootten highlighted a men's contingent of 1500-meter run runners, finishing fifth with a time of 4:06.65. Wooten was joined by Seth Neal (4:23.20), Derek Simpson (4:28.33), Baba Toure (4:31.43), and Isaac Showers (4:36.99), who finished with in 26^th, 32^nd, 36^th and 44^th respectively.
 
Carly Daniels was the top Mountaineer in the women's 1500-meter run, finishing eighth with a personal best time of 4:56.11. She was joined by Bailey Morgan (22^nd, 5:13.65), Anna Duncan (26^th, 5:18.71), Angie Colon (28^th, 5:19.02), Carrie Claypool (35^th,5:25.03) and Anissa Lytle (53^rd, 6:11.81) as the Mountie finishers. 
 
In there debuts, Blaze Wood finished 22^nd in the women's javelin with a mark or 23.44 meters. Deleaney Clark had a mark of 16.95 meters to finish 40^th.
 
On Friday evening, Kaelyn Crawford made her debut in the women's shot put finishing 33^rd with a top throw of 8.14 meters.
 
Mansfield is back in action starting Friday, March 31, as they compete in the two-day Colonial Relays hosted by William and Mary.