Friday, Feb. 1, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the New York University (NYU) DIII Invitational.

The men’s team finished 21st with 10.5 points. Junior Samuel Gerstenbacher broke the 3,000m record with a finish of 8:33.17.

The last record at Etown was set in 2003 by Steve Sanko at 8:33.80. He took second overall.

Senior Tyler Stephenson came out 10th in the long jump and placed sixth in the high jump at 1.83m.

The women’s team tied for 12th with 18 points.

Sophomore Kaitlin Donahue finished fourth in the 3,000m with 10:41.63; senior Colleen Kernan took fifth and junior Erin Doherty placed eighth.

First-year Kelli Garriot got fifth place in the high jump and graduate student Karly Deam placed seventh in the pole vault at 2.89m.

Both teams will compete again Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Albright Invitational at Albright College starting at 10 p.m.