The women's and men's distance medley relay teams shined for Canisius during the opening day of competition at the Youngstown State Mid-Major Invitational Friday at the Watson and Tressel Training Site in Youngstown, Ohio.
 
In the women's relay, senior Marissa Silba, junior Maura Jordan, junior Jules Jones and senior Olivia Moran won with a time of 12:24.20, more than 14 seconds ahead of second place Seton Hill (12.38.55)
 
The men's relay saw freshman Brody Jones, junior Ronan McDonald, graduate Richard Moore and senior Andrew Perreault combined for a time of 10:18.91 to finish second, 11 seconds back of first-place West Liberty (10:07.26).  
 
In the women's 5,000-meter run, sophomore Taylor Heschke took sixth with a time of 19:08.57 while senior Rylee Campeau placed 13th, crossing the finish line with a time of 20:09.99.
 
The men's 5,000-meter run saw senior Tom Appenheimer claim sixth with a time of 14:58.44. Junior Thomson Chew placed 15th, recording a 15:28.54 time in the event.
 
Up Next
Canisius completes its appearance in the Youngstown State Mid-Major Invitational Saturday with the second day of competition starting at 9:30 a.m.