SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. --- Storms in the area shortened the action, but the Golden Eagles track & field team kicked off competition at the Dave Labor Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium on Friday afternoon.
 
Abigail Butera hit a PSAC qualifying time in the 1600m The sophomore crossed the finish line in a time of 4:47.73, breaking her own previous PR by nearly a full second and coming just fractions of a second shy of cracking the program's top-five performance list in the event. Butera's time was third among non-Division I competitors in the event.
 
Also competing in the 1500m was Raechel Braun, who took 18^th with a time of 4:59.51. Emmy Davis crossed the line in a time of 5:13.07.
 
Paige Brewer authored a top-10 finish in the 3000m Steeplechase, crossing the line in a time of 13:00.17.
 
In the field, Delaney Yost competed in the Triple Jump, clearing a mark of 9.98m.