HIGHLANDER INVITATIONAL 
Houghton, N.Y. | Kerr-Pegula Field House
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AMHERST, N.Y. — The Daemen University men's and women's track and field teams are back in action Saturday, competing at the Highlander Invitational, hosted by Houghton University. 

This will be the second time this season that the Wildcats are making the trip to Kerr-Pegula Field House after opening their indoor campaign at the Houghton December Classic on Dec. 5. 

Daemen competed at the Highlander Invite last season. The men earned two gold medals and a second-place result, while the women earned a gold medal and recorded two second-place results. 

Last weekend, Daemen resumed its season at the Brockport Invitational. CJ Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) led the Wildcat men with two top-three finishes. 

Johnson earned a silver medal in the mile with a time of 4:24.29, breaking his personal best and the program record he had previously held. He then earned a bronze medal in the 3,000m run, logging a time of 8:54.97, which broke the program record while shaving 19 seconds off his PR. The junior has placed in the top three in every event he has competed in this season. He was named ECC Track Athlete of the Week on Dec. 9.

Ethan Keating (Wooster, Ohio) took fourth in the mile with a time of 4:28.67, topping his previous PR by nine seconds and logging the second-best time in program history. In the 60m hurdles, Devon Mendez (Hartford, Conn.) placed fifth in the final with a time of 8.98 seconds. Off the track, Owen Dernbach (Alden, N.Y.) took ninth in the long jump with a leap of 6.14m. 

The Wildcat women had a bronze medal result from Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) while Skylar Savage (Attica, N.Y.) and Patsy Oberholzer (Greece, N.Y.) each posted fourth-place finishes. Schultz finished third in the 60m hurdles, posting a time of 9.97 seconds. Savage recorded a fourth-place result in the 60m dash, crossing the finish line in 8.36 seconds. Oberholzer came in fourth in the 3000m run, finishing in 10:58.22. 

In the field events, Julia Petry (Batavia, N.Y.) placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 10.77m. Kristen Oliver (Massena, N.Y.) finished eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 13.33m. Grace Covey (Clarence, N.Y.) placed one spot behind her with a throw of 12.52m. Savage also took eighth in the long jump with a leap of 4.98m. 

UP NEXT 
The Wildcats are back in action next weekend, traveling to Youngstown, Ohio, for the YSU Mid Major Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

WOMEN'S LINEUP
Elizabeth Bentley - shot put, weight throw
Lia Brasacchio - 200m, 400m
Alana Cawthon - shot put, weight throw
Grace Covey - shot put, weight throw
Raegan Giardini - 600m
Grace Gominiak - 200m, 400m
Abbie Herman - 200m, 60m HH
Teagan Jones - 800m 
Alexis Nguyen - 800m
Patsy Oberholzer - 3000m
Kristen Oliver - weight throw
Julia Petry - shot put, weight throw
Kylie Piekarski - 3000m
Hayley Pizur - 5000m
D'Naesha Quicksey - 200m, triple jump, shot put, weight throw
Carli Quinlan - shot put, weight throw
Brianne Repolio - weight throw
Skylar Savage - 60m, 200m, long jump
Becca Schultz - 60m, 60m HH, long jump
Madeline Straub - 800m
Grace Tag - 1 mile
Mia Wright - 60m, 200m

MEN'S LINEUP
Seth Connery - 600m, 200m
Zayvion Davis - 60m, 200m
Owen Dernbach - 400m,  200m, long jump
Simon Evans - 1 mile, 3000m
Ibrahim Hakizimana - 600m
CJ Johnson - 800m
Adam Kamagate - 200m, 60m HH
Andre Kannisto - 800m
Ethan Keating - 3000m
Brendan Smukall - 600m
Brad Tobin - 800m
Josh Trometer - 800m

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