Falcons Soar At Bruce Lehane Scarlett & White Invite

McInnis and Thompson qualify for MASCAC's in the 60 meter

Boston, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women's indoor track & field team competed at the 2022 Bruce Lehane Scarlett & White Invitational, hosted by Boston University this afternoon at the BU Track and Tennis Center in a meet that featured top competition across DI, DII and DIII.

The Basics

Meet: Bruce Lehane Scarlett & White Invite
Location: BU Track & Tennis Center
Scoring: No team scoring

How It Happened

Graduate student Natasha McInnis (Leominster, Mass.) led the way for the Green and Gold, placing 39th overall in the 60 meter with a MASCAC qualifying time of 8.32 seconds, while sophomore Latasha Thompson (Templeton, Mass.) turned a 45th place time of 8.72 second in the 60 meter to also qualify for the post-season.

Sophomore Makany Camara (Lowell, Mass.) continued her solid 2021-22 campaign, posting a post-season qualifying time of 10.25 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles after finishing 31st overall, while classmate Erin Donelan (Fitchburg, Mass.) posted a 37th place time of 11.47 seconds in the 60 meter dash.

In the 500 meter, freshman Kathleen Messer (Mason, N.H.) finished 19th overall with a time of 1:38.33, while sophomore Joyce Arbia (Sag Harbor, N.Y) rounded out the top Falcon efforts on the afternoon in the 1000 meter, posting a time of 3:59.69 to finish 26th in the event.

Up Next

Falcons return to action next Saturday as they compete at the 2022 MASCAC Indoor Track Championships, hosted by Bridgewater State at Wheaton College.