Walters Earns Podium On Final Day at Messiah Invite

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.- The Messiah Invitational concluded today with athletes from the men's and women's track and field teams of Juniata competing throughout the day.

Nandee Correia (Stroudsburg, Pa. / Stroudsburg) threw in two events for the women, beginning with an 11^th place in the Hammer Throw after throwing 35.15m. She would then claim 6^th place in the Shot Put, with her best mark being 10.78m. Rebecca Christophel (Three Springs, Pa. / Southern Huntingdon) would be the sole runner of the day for the Eagle women, competing in three different events. She began with a 38^th place in the 100 Meters, clocking in at 13.86 seconds. She next ran in the 800 Meters where she earned 30^th place with a time of 2:33.48. Her final event of the day would be the 200 Meters, in which she placed 41^st while finishing with a time of 28.93 seconds. The women's team finish 20^th overall in the meet with 7 points total.

The men had two throwers on the day, with Brenden Nauman (Myerstown, Pa. / ELCO) and Barrett Walters (Mifflintown, Pa. / Juniata) each throwing both the Hammer and the Javelin. The two were neck and neck in the Hammer Throw, with Nauman claiming 15^th place and Walters in 16^th with only .01m separating them. Nauman achieved a distance of 36.74m while Walters had 36.73m. The two were similarly competitive in the Javelin, but the junior Nauman again beat out his sophomore teammate Walters. Nauman earned a spot on the podium with a 3^rd place finish, throwing 51.72m. Walters would claim 5^th with his best distance being 50.46m.

On the track, Zion Gomez (Chesapeake, Va. / Grassfield) earned 44^th place in the 100 Meters with a time of 11.95 seconds, while teammate Wyatt Ledeboer (Orefield, Pa. / Northwestern Lehigh) was close behind in 46^th with his time of 11.99 seconds. Gomez also ran in the 200 Meters, finishing 52^nd with a time of 24.91 seconds. Senior Thomas Cope (Fogelsville, Pa. / Allentown Central Catholic) represented the Eagle men in the 800 Meters, placing 60^th with his time of 2:24.79. He also finished 65^th in the 1500 Meters, clocking in at 4:53.25. The men's team earned 18^th overall with 10 total points.

The two teams will return to action on April 15^th, heading to Moravian to compete in the Greyhound Invitational. The day will begin at 10:00 AM.