ITHACA, N.Y. – On Saturday afternoon, the TCNJ track and field squads were in action in New York against Ithaca, Cortland, and Oneonta. The Lions picked up numerous regional-qualifying times en route to a second-place team finish in the field of four.

ON THE TRACK
 

• Ava Biemuller paced the Lions in the mile, finishing fifth in 5:23.15. Later, Biemuller finished first in the 3000m (10:43.99), with Teagan Walker (5^th, 10:54.20) joining her in the top five.
• In the 60m hurdles, Sarah Scepkowski (3^rd, 9.28), Mackenzie Burke (4^th, 9.36), and Lia Malave (6^th, 9.40) all surpassed the regional-qualifying times.
• Rukky Daranijo finished runner-up in the 400m (1:00.54).
• In the 800m, Kelly O'Grady (1^st, 2:19.29) and Brenna Omert (3^rd, 2:19.81) posted two more regional-qualifying times.
• In the 200m, Kelsey Thomas also qualified for regionals with her first-place time of 26.19. Cameron Ruffini finished in third in that event with a time of 26.69.
• The Lions took another regional qualifying time in the 4x400, as the team of Ruffini, O'Grady, Thomas, and Daranijo combined for a first-place finish in 4:02.72.

 
IN THE FIELD
 

• Allison Lavin placed third in the weight throw (14.86) and fifth in the shot put (11.59).
• Emerson Levins took fifth place in the pole vault (3.02).
• Sarah Scepkowski led the way for the Lions in the long jump, finishing sixth in the event (5.02).
• In the triple jump, Lia Malave (3^rd, 10.54), Hannah Hafer (5^th, 10.19), and Erin McGauley (6^th, 10.16) took three out of the top six spots for TCNJ.

 
The Lions will now get ready for next weekend's two-day Liberty Open in Lynchburg, Virginia.