Juniata Women's Track takes on Messiah Invite

Mechanicsburg, PA – The Juniata women's track & field team turned in several strong performances at the 2026 Messiah Invite.

Gracie French qualified for the finals in the 100-meter dash with a prelim time of 12.58 and placed fifth in the final in 12.46. She also finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.18. Zoey Zavorotny ran 12.87 in the 100-meter prelims and 27.43 in the 200, while Bri Spencer posted times of 13.09 in the 100 prelims, 27.72 in the 200, and 64.30 in the 400. Keliyah Washington ran 14.41 in the 100, and Kalisse McMillan posted times of 15.05 in the 100 and 32.74 in the 200. Paige Clemmer ran 32.71 in the 200, 3:08.49 in the 800, and Abby Rivera Concepcion finished the 800 in 3:11.11. Emma Arnold ran 33.22 in the 200 and 78.13 in the 400.

In the middle-distance and distance events, Natalie Osborne recorded a time of 2:32.46 in the 800-meter run. Camille McRoberts led Juniata in the 1500-meter run with a time of 5:11.33, while Chloe Reilley finished in 5:52.93. In the 3000-meter steeplechase, Gracie Gioiosa placed fourth in 12:35.17. In the 5000-meter run, Olivia Brenneman placed eighth in 19:58.63.

In the throws, Emma Coolidge placed second in the javelin with a mark of 36.44m. Justice Sheaffer threw 27.22m in the javelin, 25.30m in the discus, and 29.97m in the hammer. Chloe Sauer posted a mark of 28.55m in the discus and placed eighth in the hammer with a throw of 39.89m. Coolidge added a throw of 26.94m in the discus and 30.01m in the hammer, while Maycee Fox recorded marks of 21.18m in the discus and 19.98m in the hammer.