Juniata Track and Field Competes in Crusader Challenge

SELINSGROVE, Pa. - The Juniata men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed at the Susquehanna Crusader Challenge on Saturday.

On the women's side, junior Katie Fisher (Rochester, NY / Greece Athena) cleared a height of 1.47m in the high jump, placing 10th. Senior Jecenia Duran (Temple, Pa. / Olley Valley) finished 25th in the 800m, running a time of 2:39.58.  Alissa Sellers (Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon Area) ran a time of 27.86, placing 14th in the 200m. 

Freshman Yanibel Collado (Freeport, NY / Forest Hills) ran a time of 11:09.18 in the 3000m, finishing 13th.  Collado's time ranks fifth in the Juniata all-time records. 

For the men in the high jump, senior Matthew Kinnebrew (Lansdowne, Va. / Stonebridge) gained the second place spot in the Juniata all-time record books, clearing a height of 1.88m and placing 6th.  Kinnebrew also placed 6th in the long jump, jumping a distance of 6.41m.  Sophomore Storm Fridinger (Shippensburg, Pa / Shippensburg) placed 9th in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.83m and improving his personal best.

Petro Sokirniy (Huntingdon Valley, Pa. / Upper Moreland) placed 21st in the one mile run, finishing with a time of 4:41.52.  Evan MacMullin (Haverhill, Mass. / St. John's Prep) placed 25th in the 800m, running a time of 2:07.95.  MacMullin was followed by Dima Kunstbeck (Altoona, Pa. / Altoona) in 30th place.

Conor Dimond (Summerhill, Pa. / Forest Hills) placed 11th in the 3000m, finishing with a time of 9:23.7.  He was followed by Ben Martin (New Holland, Pa. / Garden Spot) in 13th place, running a time of 9:26.84.

Both teams will compete again Feb. 12 at Susquehanna University.