WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The Cedar Crest College track & field team finished tied for eighth at the Bill Butler Invitational, collecting 19 points.

"This weekend we went to battle with some really talented teams in some absolutely disgusting weather and had a lot of great performances," said Head Track & Field Coach Jaryd Flank. "We are starting to round into shape at the perfect time. Big shoutout to our 4x100 for snagging a school record, and Lauren and Emily for great performances in ther first collegiate track meets."

The Falcons had a pair on the track in the 100-meter dash. First-year Alyssa Maldonado (Delmar, Md./Parkland) placed 10^th overall with a time of 13.69 seconds while classmate Emily Matoushek (Waymart, Pa./Forest City Regional) ran a time of 15.31 seconds.

Junior Lexus Kutz-Green () registered a time of 36.41 seconds in the 200-meter dash.

Cedar Crest had four participants in the 400-meter dash. First-year Mel Val (Tracy City, Tenn./St. Andrew's Sewanee) led the way for the Falcons with a time of 1:07.43 for 12^th place. Senior Linsey Nester (Mohrsville, Pa./Hamburg) followed three spots behind (1:08.57). Senior Zakiyyah Sabir (Philadelphia, Pa./Philadelphia E&T) clocked a time of 1:13.29 while sophomore Krishana Brooks (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch) ran a time of 1:16.54.

First-year Erica Cook (Deming, Wash./Mount Baker) was the lone Cedar Crest student-athlete in the 800-meter run, finishing 18^th (2:44.10).

The Falcons had three competitors in the 1500-meter run. First-year Katherine Garcia () paced the squad, clocking a time of 5:48.19. Senior MacKayla Reed (Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area Senior) finished in a time of 6:15.38 while junior Lauren Davis (Oley, Pa./Oley Valley) recorded a time of 7.17.78.

First-year Giada Smith (Springtown, Pa./Palisades) took eighth in the 5000-meter run, crossing the finish line in 23:30.69.

Sabir and Kutz-Green were the Cedar Crest representatives in the 100-meter hurdles. Sabir finished seventh (20.30 seconds) and Kutz-Green followed in 10^th (22.13 seconds).

The Falcons registered a fourth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay, recording a time of 54.46 seconds, which marked a program record.

Transitioning to the field events, junior Alana Connor (Manassas, Va./Charles J. Colgan) took 13^th in the shot put with a mark of 9.56 meters.

Junior Bella Bozen (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 34.20 meters. Sophomore Courtney Gibbons (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) recorded a mark of 18.93 meters. First-year Symarah Drey (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) threw for a mark of 15.21 meters.

Cedar Crest had five participants in the hammer throw. Connor finished 11^th with a throw of 32.05 meters. Bozen followed with a mark of 27.13 meters. First-year Gracie Domingo-Whitfield (Glenolden, Pa./Interboro) collected a mark of 24.61 meters. Gibbons had a throw of 23.03 meters and senior Heaven Bethea (Boynton Beach, Fla./South Tech Academy) had a mark of 22.47 meters.

Cedar Crest will return to action at the Coach P Invitational, hosted by Moravian University on Friday, April 18 starting at 10:00 a.m.