GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Several Ursinus College women's track and field members established new personal bests and made their event-specific debuts at the Gettysburg Invitational on Saturday.

Isabelle Deal provided the lone individual win for the Bears, taking top position in the shot put with a mark of 39-5. Jacqueline Allen was third with a 34-5, and Hannah Bierling sixth at 33-9.5.

The steeplechase was a fruitful event for Ursinus, with Jenna Lozzi (13:04.83) and Samantha Grubb (13:32.30) each slicing more than 20 seconds off their former personal bests.

Holly Chambers secured a PR of almost seven seconds in the 1500 meters, placing fourth with a time of 4:57.85 that lands her just outside the top-15 in the Centennial Conference.

Molly McCarthy made her debut in both the 200 (29.43) and triple jump (28-10.25), as did Samantha Levai in the 400-meter hurdles (1:22.33). McCarthy also seized a new PR in the long jump (14-7.25), just behind Katy Jenkins (14-7.75).

Philly Metropolitan Invitational

At famous Franklin Field, the Bears' top 4x400 grouping competed in 2021's version of the Penn Relays. The quartet shined, with Rachel Coleman, Dominique Timmons, Gianna Speranza, and Kate Hunt crossing the line in 4:13.00 to finish in front of two teams, including one from Division I Saint Joseph's. The clocking was the team's best in the 4x400 relay by more than 11 seconds.