Track & Field Rewrites Record Books at the Frank Colden Invitational

Saturday, February 5

Collegeville, Pa.

9 AM

University of Delaware

Frank Colden Invitational

Track & Field Rewrites Record Books at the Frank Colden Invitational

2/5/2022 8:00:00 PM | Track & Field

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The University of Delaware track and field team headed to Collegeville, Pa. Saturday (Feb. 5) to compete at the Frank Colden Invitational hosted by Ursinus College inside Floy Lewis Bakes Center. The shining moment came in the pentathlon event while three Blue Hens added their names to the top-10 all-time performers' list.

Headlining the pentathlon event with a personal best and now UD's all-time leader with 3305 points was Alicia Lehman. Lehman had two first-place finishes in the 800 meter run (2:31.20) and long jump (5.63m, 18' 5.75") while taking second in the 60 meter hurdles (9.10), third in the high jump (1.46m, 4' 9.5") and fourth in the shot put (8.36m, 27' 5.25").

"Alicia's school record in the pentathlon was special," said head coach Ryan Waite. "We've had some really good athletes the past few years go after that record and fall short, and those athletes went on to do big things at the CAA Championships. That definitely bodes well for the rest of the year for her."

Following Lehman in the pentathlon event in second and third place, respectively, were Destiny DeBlock and Mayson Light. DeBlock earned 2967 points, where she had two first-place finishes in the 60m hurdles (9.03) and high jump (1.52m, 4' 11.75"), two fifth-place finishes in the shot put (8.22m, 26' 11.75") and long jump (4.68m, 15' 4.25") and a sixth-place finish in the 800m (2:43.75). Light received 2616 points after she took second place in the long jump (4.90m, 16' 1"), a trio of fifth-place finishes in the 60m hurdles (10.39), high jump (1.40m, 4' 7") and 800m (2:43.73) and seventh in the shot put (8.01m, 26' 3.5"). DeBlock and Light are now sixth and ninth, respectively, in the program's history books after their performances in the pentathlon.

Myrissa McFolling-Young won the shot put after tossing 13.83m (45' 4.5") to land in the third in the program's record books.

"The group as a whole saw some good improvements so we're excited to keep the momentum going as we wrap up the indoor season."
NOTABLE BLUE HEN PERFORMANCES

Track Events

Field Events

60m hurdles preliminaries
Makiyah Cannon-Price (9.15q, first place,career-best)
60m hurdles finals
Cannon-Price (10.11, third place)
60 meter dash preliminaries
Aja Davis (7.79q, second place), Joana Opong-Duah (8.47q, 10th place), Ava Scheibe (8.53q, 12th place)
60 meter dash finals
Davis (7.78, first place), Opong-Duah (8.49, eighth place), Ava Scheibe (8.55, ninth place)
400 meter dash
Melady Brown (1:04.11, eighth place)
Mile Run
Jessica Stratton (5:23.03, first place), Danielle Eshelman (5:25.90, third place), Marissa Dailey (5:31.96, sixth place), Nicole Schneider (5:33.26, seventh place)
800 meter run
Hannah Smalley (2:28.72, third place), Eshelman (2:28.97, fourth place), Dailey (2:33.22, 14th place)
200 meter dash
Dajah Merritt (28.47, 13th place), Opong-Duah (28.54, 15th place), Ava Scheibe (28.67, 16th place)
300 meter run
Samantha Side (11:02.31, fourth place)
5000 meter run
Jessica Pidgeon (18:28.96, first place), Alicia Lenoir (20:03.60, fifth place)

Weight Throw
Bethany Clement (15.74m, first place)
Pole Vault
Alana Cohen (3.20m, first place)
Triple Jump
Biola Adeleye (10.77m, first place)

WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Hens will return to action for a two-day meet starting Friday (Feb. 11) at the David Hemery Valentine Invite hosted by Boston University inside Track and Tennis Center in Boston, Mass.

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