Kayla Franklin...four PRs in throwing events over the weekend
Franklin paces Rutgers-Camden at Ursinus Track & Field Festival
COLLEGEVILLE, Penn. (April 5, 2025) – Junior
Kayla Franklin completed a stellar weekend in which she set a PR in four throwing events as the Rutgers University-Camden outdoor track program competed Saturday on the final day of the Ursinus Track & Field Festival.
Franklin finished ninth of 46 in the shot put (10.67 meters), 12th of 44 in the discus (32.87 meters) and sixth of 35 in the javelin (32.28 meters) on Saturday to post three PR distances after setting a PR in the hammer throw (23.65 meters) on Friday.
Senior
Franis Hill finished 23rd in the shot put (9.21 meters) and 15th in the javelin (26.85 meters) for the Raptor women. The men's throwers, meanwhile, were led by sophomore
Dyheim Watson, who finished 19th of 47 in the shot put (11.75 meters) and 31st of 48 in the discus (31.03 meters) after posting his PR in the hammer throw (42.92 meters) on Friday.
On the track, sophomore
Matogoma Meite shaved over two seconds off her old PR as she finished 15th of 48 in the women's 100-meter dash (13.49). while sophomore
Sydnie Marshall placed 14th of 52 in the women's 200-meter dash with a PR of 27.36. Sophomore
A'Maya Stanard was 26th in the 200-meter dash (a PR of 28.32), while junior
Angelina Cellucci was 41st (32.61).
In the 80-athlete field of the men's 200-meter dash, both freshmen
Josiah Saint Elien and
Antonio Busbee set a PR, finishing 55th (24.34) and 61st (24.65), respectively.
Sophomore
Hector Diaz had a fine performance in the men's 110-meter hurdles, placing eighth out of 23 (16.10).
The women's 4x100 relay placed sixth of nine teams (53.84) aided by Marshall, Stanard, freshman
Katelyn Aurelus and junior
Deleon Foster. Stanard, Marshall and Foster joined freshman
Rokhaya Dabo on the women's 4x400, which finished ninth of 12 teams (4:31.15).
The men's 4x400 placed 20th of 27 (3:40.69) behind Diaz, Busbee, and freshmen
Marcus Brown and
David Machado.
The Scarlet Raptors will return to action for the three-day TCNJ Invite & Multi meet Thursday through Saturday.
Ursinus Track & Field Festival
(at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA)
No Team Scores
