Full Results

EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore Aspen Gaita broke her fifth school record of the year, and her first of the outdoor season, in the 100-meter hurdles to earn one of 11 first-place performances for East Stroudsburg University at Lafayette's 7-Way Meet on Saturday afternoon.

Gaita completed the race in 14.46, beating out her closest competitor by nearly a second and finishing 0.01 under the previous ESU mark of 14.47 set by Lauren Ventrella in 2013. The time is just above the NCAA DII provisional standard of 14.30. Gaita previously broke program records in the 55m hurdles, 60m hurdles, long jump (tied for first) and pentathlon during the indoor portion of the schedule.

Earlier in the afternoon, Gaita anchored the Warriors' 4x100m relay squad which registered the fourth-fastest time in program history. Sophomore Marissa Flim, freshman Tiana Webster, sophomore Leiana Dean and Gaita clocked in at 47.87, over a second ahead of Lehigh (49.04) in second place. Freshman Noah Lockwood also entered the record books in the discus. He is now ranked No. 8 all-time after placing second out of 17 with a top throw of 147-1.

ESU ended the day with a total of 16 new PSAC-qualifying times, seven of which came from first-place efforts. The first of those came in the meet's opening race, as freshman Rachel Eidson finished the 3000m steeplechase in 12:20.49.

Junior Kaylyn West led a group of three Warrior top-10 finishers in the 800m, as she took first out of 27 runners with a time of 2:16.98. That mark is 0.64 off her PR of 2:16.34 which ranks fourth all-time at ESU. Senior Erin Brady followed in fourth place with a season-best effort of 2:19.88, while senior Lauren Toth placed sixth, booking her spot at PSACs with a time of 2:20.26.

The Warriors swept the sprint events, with Flim leading a group of 19 runners in the 100m (13.00) and Webster taking first out of 23 competitors in the 200m (26.93). Both were just above the PSAC standard in their respective races.

ESU's final women's track PSAC qualifiers came in the 400m hurdles and 1500m. Junior Hope Decker (1:07.15) and senior Kelley Anne Stuetz (1:07.40) were both under the conference standard of 1:08.00 in the hurdles, while junior Samantha Young posted a time of 4:54.49 in the 1500m.

Freshman Alexis Schuldes (shot put, 36-11) and senior Brandie Tartza (pole vault, 10-8) added PSAC marks in the field, with each earning second-place results in their respective events.

First-place showings in each of the hurdle events highlighted the afternoon on the men's side. Senior Steve Morgan (15.00) and junior Christian Castro (15.39 – new season best) finished 1-2 in the 110m hurdles, with sophomore Mike Matrisciano also qualifying for PSACs in fifth place with a time of 15.94.

Junior Ronald D'Eliseo dominated the field in the 400m hurdles, as his time of 53.81 was over two seconds ahead of Moravian's John Spirk (56.24) in second. Freshman Anthony Del Popolo followed in third place with a PSAC time of 57.17.

ESU began the afternoon with a first-place performance from junior Montel Johnson-Troupe, sophomore Akeim Thomas, Morgan and sophomore Pat Monahan in the 4x100m relay (42.06).

The Warriors had a pair of PSAC qualifiers in the 1500m, as senior Alec Lederer (4:03.21) and sophomore Khai Samuels (4:03.87) each clocked in under the conference standard of 4:06.00. Lederer finished second out of 24 runners in the event.

Junior Jonathan Hummel took fourth place out of 17 throwers with a PSAC distance of 173-0 in the javelin. Senior Sean Hagerty (21-7 1/2) and Lockwood (48-6 3/4) upped their season-bests in the long jump and shot put, respectively.

Monahan was the runner-up in both sprint events, completing the 100m in 11.20 and the 200m in 22.96.

The afternoon concluded with both the men and women taking first place in the 4x400m relays. Junior Shante Dorin, Gaita, sophomore Arianna Ventura and sophomore Victoria Matthews (4:04.73) beat out Lehigh (4:05.60) in the women's race, while freshman Andrew Schumacher, Thomas, senior Robert Garvey and D'Eliseo (3:22.02) topped St. Thomas Aquinas (3:25.30) by over three seconds on the men's side.

ESU is back in action next Saturday, hosting a tri-meet against Bloomsburg and Kutztown. Throwing events are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., and the 4x100m relays kick off the track schedule at 11 a.m. at Eiler-Martin Stadium.