Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Results on Day One of the MAC Championships

The Albright College men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams were in action today on Day one of the MAC Championships and turned in solid times across the board including multiple personal bests.

READING, PA. – The Albright College men's and women's indoor track and field teams began the two day Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships today and turned solid marks across the board in multiple events.

FULL DAY ONE RESULTS

Men's Results:

Sidney Walker competed in the 60-meter hurdles and just missed qualifying for the finals on Day 2. It was a true photo finish between Walker and Wayne Hamilton (Delaware Valley) in the 60-meter preliminary race. Walker finished the race in 8.830 (a new personal best) and Hamilton in 8.823 edging out Walker by a minuscule amount.

Walker also qualified for the long jump in today's Championships and finished in 12th place overall. The best jump of the day came in the third round for Walker reaching a distance of 20' 7 ¼ .

Christian Jusino qualified for the men's weight throw and turned in his best throw of the day during round three of the finals. The Senior turned in a throw of 45' 3 ¾ placing him in 10th place out of 26 finals participants. The final throw for Jusino also marked a new personal best on the season.

The relay team of Beyah Rembert, Elijah Newsome, Michael Maley and Gregory Hammond was in action today in the 4 x 200 relay. The relay team finished in 1:35.45 in their first MAC appearance as a relay team and achieved a personal best time in the process. The time was good for 13th in the preliminaries finishing ahead of Stevens and Messiah relay teams.

Women's Results:

Erin Tighe qualified for her first MAC finals in her Albright career this past season qualifying in the 60-meter hurdles. The first year sprinter turned in a solid time of 10.93 in the race finishing 21st in the prelims.

Taisha Charles was in action today in the 60-meter dash after qualifying for the MAC Championships during the first race of the 2022-23 indoor track and field season. For today's race, Charles turned in a respectable time of 8.66.

UP NEXT:
Day two of the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will begiin at 11 a.m. from The PLEX at Alvernia University.