NEW HAVEN, Conn.— The Sacred Heart University track & field team competed at the Yale Season Opener on Saturday. The Pioneers saw one first-place finish, one school record equaled and three personal bests.   
 
On the men's side, Owen Nassaney won the high jump for the second meet in a row with a 2.04m leap. Nazir Hibbert placed third in the event at 1.95m.
 
Moetiz Shilleh (9:03.63) and Christopher Gillis (9:38.60) placed second and fifth, respectively, in the 3000m run. Kevin Martin earned third place in the 1-mile run with a person-best time of 4:25.42.
 
Other top-five finishes included Joseph Morrone (2^nd, 34.71) in the 300m dash, Lance Hayes (2^nd, 1:58.73) in the 800m run, Ryan Corbett (3^rd, 2:37.58) in the 1000m run, Hunter Harris (5^th, 11.40m) in the triple jump and Bryan Bushey (5^th, 8.86) in the 60m hurdles.
 
On the women's side, Jennifer Pasram tied the school record in the pole vault with a second-place finish at 3.70m. Sydney Abitanto (3^rd, 3.30m), Jenna Engels (4^th, 3.15m) and Hope Handlin (5^th, 3.00m) all placed in the top five.  
 
Two Pioneers also set set personal bests. Molly Kearns threw for 14.45m in the weight throw. Isabella Rogler recorded a 5:17.10 in the 1-mile run.
 
Kaleigh Jess (2^nd, 9.11), Nicole Szilagyi (3^rd, 9.26) and Kimora Johnson (4^th, 9.47) ran top-5 performances in the 60 meter hurdles. 
 
Four other Pioneers finished in the top-five, including Kaylee Stenderowicz (2^nd, 11.36m) in the triple jump, Megan Schneider (4^th, 2:23.08) in the 800m run, Alexa Kavarsky (4^th, 1:21.29) in the 500m dash, and Abbie Mokwuah (5^th, 12.61m) in the shot put.
 
Up next, Sacred Heart will compete at the Harvard Multi-Events on Jan. 7, followed by the West Point Open on Jan. 8.