CHESTER, Pa. – The Cedar Crest College track & field team competed at the Danny Curran Invitational on Friday and Saturday, hosted by Widener University.
"I couldn't be more proud of how we competed this weekend," said Head Track & Field Coach Jaryd Flank. "Over 60 teams were in attendance and our athletes really rose to the occasion. Huge shout out to Linsey Nester (Mohrsville, Pa./Hamburg) and Erica Cook (Deming, Wash./Mount Baker) for breaking the 400m and 800m school records."

The Falcons had three participants in the 100-meter dash, with first-year Alyssa Maldonado (Delmar, Md./Parkland) clocking a time of 14.00 seconds, followed by sophomore Krishana Brooks (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch) (14.67), and senior Zakiyyah Sabir (Philadelphia, Pa./Philadelphia E&T) (14.87).

In the 100-meter hurdles, Lexus Kutz-Green () clocked a time of 22.07 seconds.

Cedar Crest had four on the track in the 200-meter dash with first-year Mel Val (Tracy City, Tenn./St. Andrew's Sewanee) clocking a time of 28.64 seconds. Senior Linsey Nester (Mohrsville, Pa./Hamburg) came in right behind with a time of 28.78, while Maldonado (29.75) and Brooks (30.36) rounded out the runners for Cedar Crest.

Nester was back in action for the 400-meter dash, registering a time of 1:05.88, which marked a new program record. 

Sabir was the lone competitor for Cedar Crest in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 1:21.35.

First-years Erica Cook (Deming, Wash./Mount Baker) and Katherine Garcia () recorded respective times of 2:38.29 and 2:41.98 in the 800-meters. Cook's time marked a new program record. 

In the 1500-meter run, senior MacKayla Reed (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area Senior) finished in 6:07.67.

Transitioning to the field events, junior Bella Bozen (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) took 18^th in the discus with a mark of 33.04 meters. Bozen also took 15^th in the javelin with a throw of 29.29 meters.

Junior Olivia Horninger (Friedens, Pa./Northern Lehigh) led the Falcons in the long jump with a mark of 4.12 meters. Senior Abril Riley (Levittown, Pa./Harry S. Truman) followed with a mark of 3.81 meters and sophomore Tianlly Davila (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) recorded a jump of 3.68 meters.

Bozen also competed in the shot put and collected a mark of 9.13 meters.

Cedar Crest will return to action at the Muhlenberg Invitational on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5.