Jim Taylor Invitational Concludes, Walters Takes Top Ten Finish

SELINSGROVE, Pa.- Day 2 of the Jim Taylor Invitational took place on Saturday, with both the men's and women's track and field teams competing during the day.

For the men, junior Zion Gomez (Chesapeake, Va. / Grassfield) placed 55^th in the 100 Meters with a time of 12.13 seconds. Thomas Cope (Fogelsville, Pa. / Allentown Central Catholic) completed the 1500 Meters with a time of 5:01.88, earning 89^th place. Cope also ran the 800 Meters, finishing 73^rd with a time of 2:28.62. Freshman Ari Tendo (Ottawa, Canada / Beaconsfield (Quebec)) finished 29^th in the 400 Meters with a time of 56.03 seconds. Tendo and Gomez would also both compete in the 200 Meters, with Tendo placing 40^th at a time of 24.73 seconds, and Gomez in 58^th with a final time of 25.54 seconds. Ellis Kline (Corvallis, Ore. / Corvallis) was the last of the runners for the Eagle men, finishing 66^th in the 5000 Meters with a time of 18:05.82. Barrett Walters (Mifflintown, Pa. / Juniata) placed 15^th in the Discus Throw with a mark of 34.96m. He also threw Javelin, earning an 8^th place after throwing 50.03m. Brendan Nauman (Myerstown, Oa. / ELCO) also competed in the Javelin Throw, taking 12^th place with his distance of 46.85m. Wyatt Ledeboer (Orefield, Pa. / Northwestern Lehigh) was the sole male jumper of the day, placing 43^rd in the Long Jump with a distance of 3.63m.

For the women, Nandee Correia (Stroudsburg, Pa. / Stroudsburg) finished out her weekend with a 25^th place in the Discus Throw, her best mark being 28.66m. Freshman Kaylyn Walters (Port Royal, Pa. / Juniata) competed in both the Long and Triple Jumps, placing 43^rd in the Long Jump with a mark of 3.90m, before taking 27^th in the Triple Jump with a distance of 9.27m. Turning to the track events, Rebecca Christophel (Three Springs, Pa. / Southern Huntingdon) placed 29^th in the 400 Meters with a time of 1:07.35. Emily Vogt (Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Warde) rounded out the day for the Eagles, placing 21^st in the 5000 Meters with a time of 19:43.46.

The teams will next compete in the Millersville Metrics Meet, which is split over two weekends. The men will compete on Saturday, April 2^nd, before the women go the following weekend on Saturday, April 9^th and Sunday, April 10^th.