BETHLEHEM, PA – The Susquehanna University men's and women's track and field teams have unprecedented opportunities waiting for them this weekend at the Landmark Outdoor Championships, hosted by Moravian University. The men seek their third straight league title, the first in program history, while the women look to capture their first-ever outdoor Landmark crown. Victories on both ends will mark the first time the Susquehanna men's and women's teams sweep the indoor and outdoor titles in the same year, along with a combined seven of the last eight.

Another layer for the River Hawks entering the weekend is fending off the host Greyhounds, whose women have won every Landmark title dating back to the inaugural championship in 2008. Susquehanna came within one point of Moravian at last year's championships at Juniata. On the men's side, Susquehanna and Moravian are the only two outdoor champions the Landmark has ever known dating back to the first league championships in 2008. The Greyhounds won all but one championship between 2008 and 2019, interrupted only by SU's first Landmark title in 2014.

Susquehanna has had a remarkable season this spring to validate another strong title chase, with both squads earning national rankings from the USTFCCCA. The men were ranked as high as 12th, while the women received as high as 13th. The teams got a preview of the championship facility recently at Moravian's Coach P Invitational on April 22, continuing to show their brilliance amid rainy conditions. Joey Masser set a school record in the 110-meter hurdles at 14.44. Benjamin Bulger posted his Landmark-leading 54.60 there in the 400-meter hurdles and where Tyler Hauk threw a personal-best 45.62m in the discus to lead the league. Chloe Yoder and Remi Acord went right for the record books, with Yoder breaking the Landmark Conference record with her 14.09 time in the 100-meter hurdle preliminaries and Acord jumping to a school-record 5.72m in the long jump.

The relay teams have greatly improved over the course of the season, culminating most recently at last weekend's Penn Relays where both the men's and women's 4x100 teams qualified for the finals. The women's team of Hannah Alderfer, Chloe Yoder, Alexa Rine, and Alayna Krempa finished fourth with a time of 47.88 after posting a prelim time of 47.74 for a new school record and earning the top time in the region. The men's foursome of Ian Dyson, Isaiah Blatt, Austin Hurrell, and Elliott ran to a fifth-place finish with a time of 42.36 after qualifying at 42.92. Their finals time currently stands ninth-best in the region.
 
NEW LANDMARK RECORDS

• Chloe Yoder – 100-Meter Hurdles (14.09)
• Elliott Davis – 400 Meters (48.28)
• Bryce Ellinger – High Jump (2.07m)

 
MEN'S LANDMARK LEADERS

• Elliott Davis – 400 Meters (48.28, 36th in NCAA Div. III)
• Joey Masser – 110-Meter Hurdles (14.44*, 13th in NCAA Div. III)
• Ben Bulger – 400-Meter Hurdles (54.60, 41st in NCAA Div. III)
• 4x400 – Elliott Davis, Ian Dyson, Ezra Miller, Brandon Zimmerman (3:22.82)
• Bryce Ellinger – High Jump (2.07m*, 5th in NCAA Div. III)
• Tyler Hauk – Discus (45.62m)

 
WOMEN'S LANDMARK LEADERS

• Chloe Yoder – 100-Meter Hurdles (14.05*, wind-aided, 7th best in NCAA Div. III)
• 4x100 – Hannah Alderfer, Yoder, Alayna Krempa, Alexa Rine (47.74*, 28th in NCAA Div. III)
• Sarah Bower – Pole Vault (3.25m)
• Remi Acord – Long Jump (5.72m, 11th in NCAA Div. III), Triple Jump (11.83m*, 16th in NCAA Div. III)
• Maggie Boyer – Shot Put (12.59m), Hammer Throw (46.06m)

 
*School Record
 
LANDMARK OUTDOOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONOREES
March 28
Sarah Bower (WFIELD) – At Jim Taylor Invite… cleared 3.25m on pole vault, posting the second-best height in school history and placing her first in the Landmark Conference.

April 4
Chloe Yoder (WTRACK) – At Widener… achieved a PR in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.82, marking the second all-time best in school history… in the 400-meter hurdles, finished with a time of 1:06.76, which is the seventh all-time school best… along with Hannah Alderfer, Alexa Rine, and Alayna Krempa, broke the school record with their 4x100 relay that finished at 48.34.

Hannah Alderfer (WFIELD) – At Widener… earned a second-place finish and set a regional qualifier at the meet with a mark of 5.42m in the long jump… achieved a 15.7 time in the 100-meter hurdles, which stands as the fifth-best record in school history… the 4x100 relay, consisting of Alderfer, Chloe Yoder, Alexa Rine and Alayna Krempa, broke the school record with a time of 48.34, which stands as the tenth-fastest time in NCAA Division III.

April 11
Chloe Yoder (WTRACK) – At Easter Multi and Invite… earned the top NCAA Division III time in the 100-meter hurdles during heptathlon with a time of 14.05… broke the school heptathlon record entering the final event, eventually finishing with 4,260 points.. during invite, won the 100-meter dash at 12.56, earning a regional bid and the sixth-best time in team annals.

Remi Acord (WFIELD) – At Easter Invite… placed first at the meet in both long jump and triple jump… long jump of 5.39m marked the third all-time best in school history… triple jump mark of 11.83m was fifth-best in the NCAA DIII and second best in school history, just three centimeters shy of the school standard.

Carter Smink (MTRACK) – At Easter Invite… finished second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.47… also earned first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.22, just 0.22 seconds shy of an AARTFC qualifier.

Bryce Ellinger (MFIELD) – At Easter Invite… cleared a school-record 2.07m to win the high jump for the top NCAA DIII mark.

April 18
Elliott Davis (MTRACK) – At West Chester… won the 400 meters with a time of 48.28 for third all-time in school history… served on the winning 4x100 team alongside Ian Dyson, Isaiah Blatt, and Benjamin Bulger with a season-best time of 42.69.

April 25
Remi Acord (WFIELD) – At Moravian… broke the school record in the long jump at 5.72m, which tied for sixth in NCAA DIII… won the triple jump at 11.83m and set an AARTFC-qualifying time of 50.46 in the 4x100m relay alongside Kelly Loughlin, Addison Yaukey, and Ashley Newman.

Bryce Ellinger (MFIELD) – At Moravian… won the high jump at 2.05m, before attempting the national lead at 2.10m.

Joey Masser (MTRACK) – At Moravian… set a new record in the 110-meter hurdles at 14.38 for 10th in the NCAA DIII standings… finished third in the long jump at 7.01m for 23rd-longest jump in the nation… placed third in the triple jump at 13.68m.

RIVER HAWKS OF THE WEEK
April 3
Elliott Davis - At Widener... hit a PR and AARTFC qualifier in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.90 to place third in the event, while capturing the 12th-best time in NCAA Division III and sixth-best in school history... set a PR in the 200 meters, clocking in at 22.23 for the eighth-best time in school history. 

April 17
Emma Myers - At West Chester... reached a PR in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:58.79... at Bucknell... ran with Kallan Carter, Jordan Bender, and Liza Levin in the 4x800 relay to earn a time of 10:06.45, which is the fourth-fastest time in school history and fifth-fastest in the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference.

May 1
Alayna Krempa - At Penn Relays... helped the women's 4x100 team consisting of herself, Hannah Alderfer, Chloe Yoder, and Alexa Rine to earn a fourth-place finals finish at Penn Relays with a time of 47.88 after breaking the school record with a preliminary time of 47.74 that marked them 19th-fastest in the country and fastest in the region.