Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 12/1/2017 10:11:00 PM

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Sophomore Amanda Aulenbach (Fleetwood, Pa./Oley Valley) of the Bloomsburg University women's track and field team got the indoor season off to a strong start on Friday night with a seventh-place finish in the pentathlon at the Bison Opener, hosted by Bucknell University. Aulenbach was the only Huskies' competitor on Friday night as a majority of the events will take place on Saturday afternoon.

Bucknell's Isabella Bjorkeson won the event with a total of 3,224 total points. Aulenbach finished with 2,906 total points.

Aulenbach started the evening with a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 9.80 seconds. She followed that up by tying her personal best mark of 1.45 meters in the high jump to finish in a tie for ninth. Aulenbach then finished third in the shot put with another personal best mark of 9.47 meters.

She finished ninth in the long jump with a distance of 4.68 meters and then crossed the finish line in third place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:35.90.

Day two of the Bison Opener will get underway on Saturday beginning at 12:00 p.m.

PENTATHLON
Amanda Aulenbach (Fleetwood, Pa./Oley Valley) - 7th (2,906 points)
     - 60-Meter Hurdles - 5th, 9.80 seconds (750 points)
     - High Jump - T-9th, 1.45 meters (566 points)
     - Shot Put - 3rd, 9.47 meters (495 points)
     - Long Jump - 9th, 4.68 meters (474 points)
     - 800-Meter Run - 3rd, 2:35.90 (621 points)