Track and Field Completes Day One at Bucknell Challenge and Multis

RESULTS

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Highlighted by the women's pentathlon, the University of Bridgeport's men's and women's track and field teams opened competition at the two-day Bucknell Bison Challenge and Multis on Friday night.

Women's Highlights

Emma Pastorelli turned in a strong all-around showing in the pentathlon, finishing sixth overall (4th among non-D1 competitors) with 2,773 points. She recorded a pair of top-five finishes for the Purple Knights.

The Italy native highlighted her day with a runner-up performance in the 60-meter hurdles (9.40) and a fifth-place effort in the high jump (1.44m), while also placing ninth in the shot put (8.50m), eighth in the long jump (4.74m) and 10th in the 800m (2:49.55).

Fiona Richards added another solid performance for UB in the shot put, placing 12th overall with a mark of 11.27 meters.

Men's Highlights

Kamal Abdul-Aziz continued his strong freshman season with an 11th-place finish in the 200m, crossing the line in 22.89 seconds for the Purple Knights.

Another freshman Sunil Peters followed his classmate closely in the 200m with a time of 22.98 to place 14th.

Senior Toby Middleton also delivered a solid effort for Bridgeport, placing seventh in the 5000m with a time of 16:17.00.

UP NEXT
Day Two of the Bucknell Bison Challenge and Multis will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday.