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Wildcats Earn Two Medals in Outdoor Season Opener

4/3/2026 10:38:00 PM

By: CONTACT: Connor Griffin, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications | cgriffin@daemen.edu
CHARLESTON, W. VA. — The Daemen women's track and field team competed at the Charleston Golden Eagle Invitational on Friday to open its outdoor season. 

 HIGHLIGHTS 
  • Patsy Oberholzer (Greece, N.Y.) won the 5000m run with a personal-best time of 18:46.40. The senior finished 32 seconds ahead of the next runner. Kylie Piekarski (Lancaster, N.Y.) placed fourth, posting a time of 19:49.15.
  • Skylar Savage (Attica, N.Y.) earned a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:08.10, ranking seventh in the program record book.
  • Mia Wright (Liverpool, N.Y.) came in fourth in the 400m with a time of 59.35 seconds, ranking third in program history. 
  • Lia Brasacchio (Victor, N.Y.) placed ninth in the 800m, crossing the finish line in 2:28.18.
  • Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) came in 10th in the 100m hurdles, posting a time of 18.01 seconds
  • Brassachio logged an 11th-place finish in the 1500m, coming in at 5:14.64.
  • The 4x100 team of Abbie Herman Hamburg, N.Y), Wright, Maggie Middaugh (Akron, N.Y.) and Schultz finished fifth with a time of 52.62.
  • Kristen Oliver (Massena, N.Y.) took fourth in the hammer throw with a launch of 45.41m, fourth-best in program history.
  • Julia Petry (Batavia, N.Y.) finished two spots behind Oliver in the hammer with a toss of 44.49m, good for fifth in the program record book. 
  • In the long jump, Savage placed fifth, leaping 4.97m, ranking eighth in program history. Gracie Conlan (Frewsburg, N.Y.) finished one spot behind her with a 4.96m jump, falling ninth in the program records. 
UP NEXT 
The Wildcats compete at the Brockport Multi next Sunday in Brockport, N.Y.
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