Canisius Track begins outdoor season

By: Kaitlyn Belile, Sports reporter

The track team took part in the SUNY Geneseo Early Season Invite last weekend. 

On the women’s side of the meet, junior Jacqueline Appenheimer took home two top-10 finishes in the 1,500-meter, placing fourth, and the 800-meter, where she finished in seventh.

Senior Kayla Schmidt, another top-10 runner for the Griffs, ran the 1,500-meter, coming in seventh place, with senior Taylor Heschke placing 12th. Sophomore Brooke Pogorski placed sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Appenheimer explained how she has grown not only as a runner, but also as a person: “I feel like I’m less result-oriented, like I just want to go out and do my best and I’ll give it all I have and that’s really all I can do.”

For the men, freshman Nathaniel Fisher came in 10th place in the 5,000-meter, making him one of three top-15 runners from Canisius. Freshman Ryan Giglia and junior Brody Jones were the other two top-15 runners, where Giglia took 12th place and Jones took 14th. Freshman Adam Kozman finished in 12th place in the 1,500-meter. 

The Griffs will be back this weekend at the Bucknell Bison Invitational in Lewisburg, PA.