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Bucknell University
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison women’s track & field team will look to bring home the title when the squadron travels to Holy Cross for the 2025 Patriot League Outdoor Championships. The Orange & Blue will attempt to break Navy’s seven-meet winning streak in the Championships. Bucknell finished fourth last year and while the Bison graduated several […]
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What: 2025 Patriot League Outdoor Championships
Where: Hart Track & Field Complex- Worcester, Mass.
When: May 2-3
Patriot League on ESPN+ Coverage
Track events for the 2024-25 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed on ESPN+. Field events during the championship will not be streamed, but up-to-date content featuring Patriot League multimedia journalist Paige Messier will be available by following @PatriotLeague on Instagram.
2024 Patriot League Outdoor Championships
- Bucknell placed fourth with 122 points.
- Three Bison won First Team All-Patriot League honors for their gold-medal performances: Evelyn Bliss (javelin), Karen Hull (high jump), and Meghan Quinn (200-meter dash).
- Three Bucknell athletes received Second Team All-Patriot League honors: Abby Eisold (heptathlon), Justley Sharp (shot put), and Quinn (100-meter dash).
- Freshman Evelyn Bliss established her presence in the Patriot League by winning the javelin throw. Her toss of 171-11 beat the second-place thrower by over nine feet and brought home ten points. Brylee Tereska placed fourth with a throw of 158-10. She was ranked third until the final round. Her mark won five points and moved her into third all-time in Bucknell history.
- Meghan Quinn wrapped up her Bucknell career with two medals. She equaled her indoor championships accomplishment by winning the 200-meter dash. Despite rainy weather, Quinn blitzed to 23.84, winning ten points. In the 100-meter dash, she overcame a slow start to win silver and eight points via a time of 11.72.
- Karen Hull capped her prestigious high jump career by winning the event. The senior leaped 5-9 ¼ to tie her school record. Hull also won the high jump at the 2024 Patriot League Indoor Championships.
- Justley Sharp added silver in the shot put to her list of accomplishments, throwing a mark of 50-0.
- Bucknell history was made in the heptathlon. Senior Abby Eisold won silver with a school-record 4,943 points. She set personal bests in four of the seven events. She led by 120 points entering the final event but was edged by 24 points by Sarah Taylor (Navy), the defending champion. Eisold broke the 41-year-old record of Hall-of-Famer Lonnie Fertik, who had 4,816 points.
Last Time Out (Penn Relays/Maroon & Gold Invite/Red Flash Open)
- Christine Ajao finished 11th in the Penn Relays’s College Shot Put division. Her first throw went 13.62m (44-8.25), placing her 12th. The senior captain’s next attempt flew 13.74m (45-1). She continued to grow stronger and her third and final try traveled 14.00m (45-11.25). The throw slotted her 11th. She missed participating in the finals round by less than a foot.
- The Bison won two events at the Maroon & Gold Invite. Pole vaulter Elizabeth Bryant moved into second all-time in Bison history in the event last weekend and the junior continued her hot stretch, winning easily today. She cleared 12-5.50, more than five inches better than the second place competition. Bradley Weldon picked up her third win of the outdoor season, easily winning the 5000-meter run. She ran 17:56.26, nearly more than half a minute faster than second place Lauren Joyce.
- Bucknell picked up several notable results at the Red Flash Open. Clara Knab recorded the program’s highest finish by placing second in the 800-meter run. Her time of 2:17.72 earned the slot. Cassidy Roop was one of two runners in the 3000-meter steeplechase. She placed second, running 12:27.9.
Up Next
The Bison will compete at the ECAC-IC4A Championships on May 16-18.