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Carter, Loughner lead Clarion women’s indoor track and field at PSAC championships
Megan Toddy sets personal record in 5,000 meter run. (Courtesy Photo / The Clarion Call)
Clarion University’s women’s indoor track and field team participated and finished in 14th place in the PSAC Championships at Edinboro this past weekend, Feb. 26-27.
The Golden Eagles finished with 2 ½ points. Alexis Carter and Sarah Loughner both provided scoring performances for the Golden Eagles.
Carter was eighth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.43 which brought on one point.
Carter also ran the 200-meter dash in 26.51; both performances set school records.
“The greatest feeling is exceeding my personal bests,” Carter said. “Breaking the school’s record was the icing on the cake.”
“Carter had an outstanding indoor season,” Head Coach D.J. Bevevino said.
She capped it off by qualifying for the 60-meter hurdles, which is an outstanding achievement.
Loughner tied for seventh in the high jump with a leap of 1.57 meters which earned 1 ½ points.
The team provided eight season-best performances out of 14 during the Championships.
The team set three school records.
“Nobody performed poorly,” Bevevino said.
“We had athletes who had their best times, but was not good enough to earn points because the conference is that talented.”
Carter earned two school records in the 60-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash on Saturday, and was part of the relay team that set another school record.
The 4-by-400 relay team of Carter, Kayla Kohlman, Anna Pfingstler and Bethany Naugle finished the relay in 4:04.84, but still finished in ninth place.
Loughner and Kristine Mellor both placed higher than they have ever been seeded.
“Loughner and I both cleared 5-foot three quarter inches, wand we were both happy about that,” Mellor said.
“We didn’t have many missed attempts at each height we attempted, so it was a pretty good day.”
Megan Toddy ran the 5,000-meter run in a time of 18:35.45, which was 25 seconds faster than her previous best time.
Toddy finished 22nd in the 5,000-meter.
“To shave 25 seconds off a run like that is a noteworthy performance,” Bevevino said.
The distance medley relay team finished with a time of 12:53.38.
The participants were Ciara Shorts, Naugle, Carter and Toddy.
“The team must accept the fact that hard work will reap benefits,” Bevevino said.
The outdoor season starts March 26, at the California University Western Pennsylvania Championships.
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