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Men's Indoor Track

Indoor Track: Panthers compete at Doane in Scott Nisely Invite

CRETE, Neb. – The York University track and field teams took part in the Scott Nisely Invite Saturday.

The men were led by Conner Neuhalfen's second-place finish in the 60m. The rookie crossed the line in 7.06 for the silver medal. Neuhalfen was fourth in the 200m after posting a mark of 23.62. 

Trenton Orlando registered a third-place effort in the 400m, recording a time of 53.83. 

Zion Atwood earned a top-10 finish with his time in the 600m. He accounted for a time of 1:30.57, which was good enough for 10th place. 

In the one-mile event, Austin Oman narrowly missed out on a top-10 effort. His time of 5:05.95 was good enough for 11th place. Drew Lugafet took 15th in the event after totaling a time of 5:13.44. 

The 800m features a pair of Panthers competing. Braden McNair notched a time of 2:02.05, which was good enough for 12th place. Hector Lopez took 27th with a time of 2;18.17.

In the field event, York had just one student-athlete competing. Zion Atwood's effort of 9.23m in the shot put allowed him to take 20th

On the women's side it was Cierra Dringman who led the Panthers. Her performance in the 400m paced York. She crossed the line in 1:06.87, which was good enough for fifth place. Dringman earned a seventh-place finish in the pole vault after securing a mark of 2.80m. 

Lauren Tucker earned a ninth-place finish in the 200m after recording a time of 32.12. Samantha Bayer's time of 2:50.61 allowed the newcomer to place 10th in the 800m. 

Alana Barron had an 11th-place effort in the high jump. She posted a mark of 1.41m. 

Katy Soucek and Abby Brooks competed in the shot put for the first time as Panthers. Soucek took 19th (10.72m) while Brooks was 21st (9.84m).

Megan DeHart led a trio of student-athletes for York in the one-mile event. DeHart edged Massie Briscoe for 21st place. DeHart had a time of 6:21.33 while Briscoe crossed the line in 6:25.87. Megan Johnston was 25th after putting up a time of 6:36.32. 

In the weight throw, Allison Parker, Soucek, Brooks and Naomi Taake were 26th through 29th, respectively. Parker (11.11m), Soucek (10.90m), Brooks (10.04m) and Taake (9.84m) all had solid efforts. 

The Panthers return to action Friday, Jan. 23, at the Prairie Wolf Invite, which is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
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Players Mentioned

Drew Lugafet

Drew Lugafet

Senior
Trenton Orlando

Trenton Orlando

Sophomore
Austin Oman

Austin Oman

Freshman
Braden McNair

Braden McNair

Freshman
Conner Neuhalfen

Conner Neuhalfen

Freshman
Zion Atwood

Zion Atwood

Junior
Alana Barron

Alana Barron

Junior
Megan DeHart

Megan DeHart

Junior
Cierra Dringman

Cierra Dringman

Senior
Allison Parker

Allison Parker

Junior
Lauren Tucker

Lauren Tucker

Senior
Megan Johnston

Megan Johnston

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Drew Lugafet

Drew Lugafet

Senior
Trenton Orlando

Trenton Orlando

Sophomore
Austin Oman

Austin Oman

Freshman
Braden McNair

Braden McNair

Freshman
Conner Neuhalfen

Conner Neuhalfen

Freshman
Zion Atwood

Zion Atwood

Junior
Alana Barron

Alana Barron

Junior
Megan DeHart

Megan DeHart

Junior
Cierra Dringman

Cierra Dringman

Senior
Allison Parker

Allison Parker

Junior
Lauren Tucker

Lauren Tucker

Senior
Megan Johnston

Megan Johnston

Freshman