READING, Pa. - Track and Field competed in their first meet of the season at Alvernia Winter Invitational in The PLEX. Both teams put up solid results with multiple top-five finishes, while sophomore Aliza White-Vega and senior Chandler Koehler broke school records.

For the women, White-Vega finished second in pole vault (3.25m), setting a new school record in the event. For the team, senior Divora Bekele finished third in the long jump (4.68m) and fourth in triple jump (10.30m), while junior Paige Carpenter finished fourth in pole vault (2.80m). 

For the men, Koehler finished third in the 60 meter dash (7.13), his run became a new personal best and school record. His teammates followed as fellow senior runner DaNeal Williams finished second in the 400 meter (54.52), junior Andre Taylor finished second in the long jump (6.50m) and third in the triple jump (13.20m). The men also finished first in the 4x800 meter relay (8:55.78) from runners Astin Daniel, Jason Karch, Solomon Rios, and Ryle Mellinger.

"I am very happy with the way we performed today," Eastern Head Coach Will Mills said. "This was a nice meet to knock the rust off and see what our strengths and weaknesses are. We had two school records fall and a handful of athletes either qualify for the conference meet or just fall short of it. That's a win in my book. Exciting times ahead for Eastern Track and Field."

Eastern will be back on the road next week on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Moravian Indoor Meet.