Marisa Lombardo

Women's Track and Field 1/21/2024 12:37:00 AM By Marisa Lombardo (Director of Sports Information)

Gaston Leads Alvernia at Winter Invite

Reading, Pa. (Jan. 20, 2024) - Alvernia University returned to action on Saturday hosting its first home invitational of the season with the Alvernia Winter Invite.

Cera Gaston led the Golden Wolves with two first place finishes and a school record in the 3,000m with a time of 10:43.9.

Alvernia had four top-3 finishes and 12 top-8 finishes on the day. Alvernia also had four season bests and three new personal records.

Full highlights and results are below.

Highlights

Gaston took first in both the mile and 3,000m. She finished the mile in 5:22.5 and set a new school record in the 3,000m with a time of 10:43.9.
Alvernia 4x400m relay team - made up of Jessie Torres, Caitlin Sternberg, Rosnelly Sanchez De Aza, and Elizabeth Kavulak - took second with a time of 4:29.1
Isabel Fries took second in the 5,000m with a time of 19:45.5
Sternberg took fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 10.31
Mylina Castillo and Akilah Hoxter took 5th and 6th respectively in the triple jump. Castillo hit a mark of 9.85m and Hoxter jumped 9.65m.
Sanchez De Aza took fifth in the 800m with a final kick for a time of 2:33.1. Torres and Paige Jerrahian went sixth and seventh behind De Aza with times of 2:33.3 and 2:33.6, respectively.
Elisabeth Schwarz took fifth in the 60m with a time of 8.26 and eighth in the 200m with a time of 28.1

Personal Records

Cera Gaston - 1 mile, 5:22.5, 1st place
Cera Gaston - 3,000m, 10:43.9, 1st place
Isabella Lesko - Shot Put, 7.96m, 22nd place

Up Next

Alvernia is at the Bucknell Open and Multi on Friday and Saturday.

Full Results

1 Mile
- Cera Gaston, 1st Place, 5:22.5
200m
- Elisabeth Schwarz, 8th Place, 28.1
- Elizabeth Kavulak, 26th Place, 29.77
- Elisabeth Kollock, 34th Place, 31.19
3,000m
- Cera Gaston, 1st Place, 10:43.9 (School Record)
400m
- Elizabeth Kavulak, 13th Place, 1:10.5
4x400m Relay, 2nd Place, 4:29.1
- Torres, Sternberg, Sanchez De Aza, Kavulak
5,000m
- Isabel Fries, 2nd Place, 19:45.5
60m
- Elisabeth Schwarz, 5th Place, 8.26
  - Prelim: 6th Place, 8.27
- Akilah Hoxter, 20th Place, 8.58
- Al'liyah McCloud, 24th Place, 8.62
- Elizabeth Kollock, 38th Place, 9.22
- Samantha Wallace, 39th, 9.23
60m Hurdles
- Caitlin Sternberg, 4th Place, 10.31
  - Prelim: 4th Place, 10.47
800m
- Rosnelly Sanchez De Aza, 5th Place, 2:33.1
- Jessie Torres, 6th Place, 2:33.3
- Paige Jerrahian, 7th Place, 2:33.6
- Giovanni Gibson, 15th Place, 2:56.0
Shot Put
- Isabella Lesko, 22nd Place, 7.96m
- Mikayla Giuliano, 26th Place, 7.67m
- Maria Skulski, 27th Place, 7.58m
- Giovanni Gibson, 37th Place, 4.34m
Triple Jump
- Mylina Castillo, 5th Place, 9.85m
- Akilah Hoxter, 6th Place, 9.65

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Players Mentioned

Mylina Castillo: Junior; Jumps

Cera Gaston: Graduate Student; Distance

Akilah Hoxter: Graduate Student; Jumps

Elizabeth Kavulak: Senior; Sprints

Elizabeth Kollock: Junior; Javelin/ Sprints

Al'liyah McCloud: Junior; Sprints/ Jumps

Elisabeth Schwarz: Junior; Sprints

Caitlin Sternberg: Senior; Mid-Distance/ Hurdles

Jessie Torres: Senior; Mid-Distance

Paige Jerrahian: First Year; Distance

Players Mentioned

Mylina Castillo
: Junior; Jumps

Cera Gaston
: Graduate Student; Distance

Akilah Hoxter
: Graduate Student; Jumps

Elizabeth Kavulak
: Senior; Sprints

Elizabeth Kollock
: Junior; Javelin/ Sprints

Al'liyah McCloud
: Junior; Sprints/ Jumps

Elisabeth Schwarz
: Junior; Sprints

Caitlin Sternberg
: Senior; Mid-Distance/ Hurdles

Jessie Torres
: Senior; Mid-Distance

Paige Jerrahian
: First Year; Distance