Track and Field Wraps Up Competition at Villanova Invitational

Saturday, February 1

Staten Island, N.Y.

4:00 PM

Temple University

Villanova Invitational

Track and Field Wraps Up Competition at Villanova Invitational

2.1.20 | Women's Track and Field

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Temple track and field team traveled its sprint and jump crews up to the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Staten Island, N.Y. to compete at the Villanova Invitational on Saturday evening. The Owls put together a slew of solid performances highlighted by multiple season's best times to wrap up their second-to-last meet of the regular season.

Meet Highlights
> Sydney Williams got the day started with a solid performance in the 60m hurdles. The junior finished the race in 9.22, missing finals by just one spot to earn a ninth place finish overall.
> Four sprinters represented the Cherry and White in the 60m dash prelims. Williams recorded the top time for the Owls, advancing to finals with a preliminary time of 8.04. Chelby Elam trailed her teammate by just .02 of a second, clocking in at 8.06 to advance as well. In the finals, both broke the eight-second mark and moved up in the results, with Williams taking fourth with a time of 7.94 and Elam finishing sixth with a time of 7.96. Zowie Dahn also had a solid performance in the 60m, finishing 12th overall with a time of 8.13.
> Lexi Walsh competed in the 3000m run to represent Temple in the distance events for the day. The sophomore finished the 3K in 10:47.04, earning a fourth place finish overall.
> Williams was the top finisher once again for the Owls in the 400m run. The junior put together a solid performance for her third race of the day, finishing ninth with a time of 59.11. Junior Aisha Brown strayed from her typical events to compete in the 400m as well, earning 14th overall with a time of 60.17. Sophia Gulotti and Deyona Banks each raced as well, posting times of 60.72 and 61.06, respectively.
> Marissa White was a force in the 200m dash, running the fastest race for Temple this season in 24.87 to earn second place overall. Mallorie Smith was also phenomenal in the 200, running her fastest time of the season in 25.14 to finish fourth. Brielle Lewis put on a great performance as well, finishing in 25.70 to earn eighth overall.
> In the long jump, Candus Burks earned bronze with a mark of 5.33m. The junior later returned to the runway to compete in the triple jump, remaining consistent with a jump of 11.48m for third overall.
> White, Smith, Brown and Williams made up Temple's 4x400m relay to conclude the day, earning fourth with a time of 3:52.72.

From the Coach
> "Overall, we had a solid day up at Ocean Breeze to wrap up another weekend of competition," said head coach Elvis Forde. "The distance crew had the weekend off for the most part so we just brought up sprinters and jumpers. We put some people in odd events to switch things up and saw good performances across the board. Marissa had a season's best in the 200m, Mallorie had a personal record in the 200m and Brielle had a good run as well. Sydney and Chelby each got under eight seconds in the 60m which showed good consistency, and Aisha was strong in the 400m. We look forward to a hard week of practice leading up to an off weekend from competition and then one final meet before the conference championships at the end of the month."

Up Next
> The Owls will conclude their regular season slate in two weeks at the Valentine Invitational. The two-day meet will run from Friday, Feb. 14 through Saturday, Feb. 15 in Boston, Mass. as the squad looks to finalize its top performance before the AAC Championships, beginning on Feb. 28.