Bucknell freshmen Shaelan McNally and Kerry O’Day opened their college careers in style Saturday morning, finishing 1st and 4th at the Father Bede Invitational at B&D Acres in Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pa.
McNally, from Paul VI, ran 14:11.7 over 4,000 meters and won by about 70 meters over Grace Neubert from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. O’Day, from Cherokee, ran 14:40.7 and placed 4th. They were Bucknell’s top two finishers.
McNally and O’Day placed 10th and 11th in the Meet of Champions last fall at Holmdel County Park.
Duquesne edged Bucknell 40-48 to win the team title.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 