Staten Island, N.Y.- Competing in its first indoor track and field competition since February 29, 2020, the Georgian Court University women's squad proved to be more than prepared as Shanae Rayside and Aniyah Russell provided first-place performances, and newcomer Julia Kirschnick smashed the team record in the pole vault, in Friday's Fasttrack Season Opener (hosted by the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex).

Rayside kicked off her final collegiate campaign with flair as the senior soared to a first-place distance of 11.22 meters in the triple jump. Not to be outdone, Russell joined her fellow senior teammate with a top distance of 5.69 meters in the long jump.

Kirschnick, in her first-ever collegiate competition, immediately made her mark as the freshman established a new program-best of 3.30 meters in the pole vault (3rd-place overall), snapped the previous team-high of 3.20 (Hannah Gravante, 2/22/20, ECC Championships).

Other Top-10 performances include:

60m Hurdles
Haley Amogretti, 9.46 seconds, 7th-place

60m Dash
Ingrid Zuniga Rivera, 8.56 seconds, 5th-place

200m Dash
Aretha Edwards, 26.59 seconds, 8th-place

Long Jump
Elena Martinez Rodriguez, 5.18 meters, 9th-place

Triple Jump
Elena Martinez Rodriguez, 10.76 meters, 4th-place
Jaison-Ashley Pleva, 10.47 meters, 6th-place

Weight Throw
Ginalee Erskine, 11.96 meters, 10th-place

High Jump
Tiffany Parajon, 1.50 meters, 9th-place

Georgian Court now sits idle until Saturday, January 15 when the Lions compete in the TCNJ Indoor Invitational (hosted by the NYC Armory).