WILKES-BARRES, Pa. - Eastern Track and Field opened its outdoor season on a high note Saturday, recording 17 top-five finishes at the King's College Invitational. Three women took home first-place honors, while Jonathan Nixon began the spring with a first-place finish in the high jump (1.86 m).

Paige Carpenter and Aliza White-Vega finished 1-2 in the Pole Vault (2.85 m), while Taylor Bynum-Bain continued her tremendous season in the Long Jump, winning with a distance of 5.16 meters. Hailey Shreffler rounded out the women's first-place finishers with a time of 2:24.90 in the 800 Meter.

Brianna Ulaky finished third in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 27.62, while Cristina D'Amato and Shani Hodges finished fourth (1.44 m) and fifth (1.41 m)in the High Jump, respectively. Divora Bekele finished fifth in the Long Jump (4.64 m), while Bridgette Smith placed third in the Discus (31.42 m) and fourth in the Hammer Throw (33.16 m).

On the men's side, Jarvis Kuunifaa placed second in the 100 Meter Dash (11.39) and Chandler Koehler placed fourth (11.47), while Milan Sharma was the runner-up in the 800 Meter (2:04.38). Nolan Case also finished as the runner up in the Pole Vault (3.65 m), while King Henderson finished fourth in the Long Jump (6.22 m).

"We looked good today," Eastern Head Coach Will Mills said. "Making the transition from indoors to outdoors takes some adjusting, but I think we handled it well for the most part. Excited to see what next week brings for us."

Eastern will travel to Susquehanna next weekend to take part in the Susquehanna Invitational on March 25 and 26.