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Friday, January 26
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Women's Track & Field Heads to Happy Valley for 2018 Penn State National
1.24.18 | Women's Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA - Temple women's track and field is set to compete at the 2018 Penn State National to begin on Friday, Jan. 26. The Nittany Lions will play host to some of the most highly competitive teams on the east coast in its two-day event. For the Owls, the action will begin Friday at 1 p.m. with the pentathlon featuring junior Crystal Jones.Â
Scouting the Owls
> During the 2016-2017 indoor season, Jones set a program record in the pentathlon at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a mark of 3,528 points to earn second place overall in the event.Â
> In 2017, junior Katie Leisher and sophomore Grace Moore each reached personal best times at the Penn State National in the open 3000m run placing first and third, respectively. This year, Leisher earned spot in the invite-only 5000m race to take place on Friday at 7 p.m. Moore is slated to run in Saturday's invite-only mile run.Â
> Sophomore Ebonee Jackson's second pace 60m hurdles finish at the Navy Lid-Lifter on Dec. 5 marked a personal best in the event with a time of 8.57. Junior Sylvia Wilson set program records in both the 60m hurdles (8.29) and 60m dash (7.59) in 2016. Jackson and Wilson are entered to compete in both events on Friday afternoon.
> This season, women's track and field will be led by co-captains Jones and junior Sylvia Wilson.
Last Time Out
> Freshman and dual-sport athlete Aisha Brown made her high jump debut on Jan. 13 at the Great Dane Classic. Overall, her mark of 1.60m (5' 3") tied for eighth overall.Â
> Temple's 4x800m relay team comprised of freshman Helene Holm Gottlieb, sophomores Millie Howard and Moore, and junior Leisher, placed second with a time of 9:41.36.
> Three Owls placed in the top 10 in the 60m dash. Sophomore Mariah Slade snagged second place overall with a 7.93. Wilson placed fourth with a time of 7.95. Freshman Grace Gillespie rounded out Temple's top three with a sixth place show (7.97).
Meet Information
> The 2018 Penn State National will take place Jan. 26-Jan.27. at the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track in University Park, Pa.Â
> Live Results
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Scouting the Owls
> During the 2016-2017 indoor season, Jones set a program record in the pentathlon at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a mark of 3,528 points to earn second place overall in the event.Â
> In 2017, junior Katie Leisher and sophomore Grace Moore each reached personal best times at the Penn State National in the open 3000m run placing first and third, respectively. This year, Leisher earned spot in the invite-only 5000m race to take place on Friday at 7 p.m. Moore is slated to run in Saturday's invite-only mile run.Â
> Sophomore Ebonee Jackson's second pace 60m hurdles finish at the Navy Lid-Lifter on Dec. 5 marked a personal best in the event with a time of 8.57. Junior Sylvia Wilson set program records in both the 60m hurdles (8.29) and 60m dash (7.59) in 2016. Jackson and Wilson are entered to compete in both events on Friday afternoon.
> This season, women's track and field will be led by co-captains Jones and junior Sylvia Wilson.
Last Time Out
> Freshman and dual-sport athlete Aisha Brown made her high jump debut on Jan. 13 at the Great Dane Classic. Overall, her mark of 1.60m (5' 3") tied for eighth overall.Â
> Temple's 4x800m relay team comprised of freshman Helene Holm Gottlieb, sophomores Millie Howard and Moore, and junior Leisher, placed second with a time of 9:41.36.
> Three Owls placed in the top 10 in the 60m dash. Sophomore Mariah Slade snagged second place overall with a 7.93. Wilson placed fourth with a time of 7.95. Freshman Grace Gillespie rounded out Temple's top three with a sixth place show (7.97).
Meet Information
> The 2018 Penn State National will take place Jan. 26-Jan.27. at the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track in University Park, Pa.Â
> Live Results
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