Fredonia sophomore Ayana Bursie (Buffalo/Cheektowaga) won the women's 200-meter dash Saturday during the season-opening Brockport Alumni Green & Gold Multi and Invitational indoor track and field meet.
Bursie broke the tape in 27.13 seconds, two-hundredths of one second faster than the second-place woman. She also finished fifth in the 60-meter dash in 8.16 seconds, matching her previous collegiate best. She qualified for the final with a time of 8.235 seconds, fifth best in the field of 28.
In the 500 meters, sophomore Sarah Buckley (Mineola/Holy Trinity) was third in 1:24.27 and freshman Morgan Ashton (Whitesboro/Whitesboro) fourth in a field of eight.
In field events, sophomore Cassie Serafin (Cheektowaga/Depew) cleared 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch) to finish fourth in the high jump. Later in the day, she went 10.91 meters (35 feet, 9.5 inches) and finished fourth in the triple jump.
Abriel Andrews (Syracuse/Henninger), a senior, placed third in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 13.01 meters (42 feet, 8.25 inches).
The quartet of freshman Ashton, Buckley, junior Kelly O'Hara (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas), and sophomore Leesa Peterson (Smithtown/Smithtown East) was third in the 4-by-400 meter relay in 4:30.06.
On Friday, sophomore Macy Brooks (Hornell/Hornell) competed in the women's pentathlon and earned 2,204 points. Her best performance was a second-place in the shot put with a throw of 9.86 meters (32 feet, 4.25 inches). There were 20 women competing in the five events.
What to watch for in 2018-19 -- Head Coach Tom Wilson foresees the 2018-19 season like this: "The women are a more evenly spread team when it comes to talent. Two of the five seniors are captains of the team (Emily Maguire, Stephanie Wojnowski). It will be all about taking the talented freshman class and molding them into the future of our program. The team will be looking to make some larger improvements on the track and in the sand pit." Key Returners: Hannah Kurbs, Serafin, Andrews and O'Hara. Key Freshmen: Ashton, Madeline Sohl, Elena Davis and Emily Fish.
