GRANTHAM, PA (April 7, 2022) -- The first-year duo of Travis Lane and Victoria Zultevicz represented the King's College outdoor track and field teams as they competed in day one of the Messiah Multi and Invitational hosted by Messiah University on Thursday afternoon.

Women's Heptathlon
In the 100 meter hurdles, Zultevicz ran a time of 17.32 seconds to finish fifth in the field of 20. Carnegie Mellon's Elizabeth Barre won the event in 15.58 seconds.

Zultevicz then cleared a height of 1.21 meters in the high jump. Elizabeth Barre of Carnegie Mellon took the top spot as she cleared a mark of 1.60 meters.

The shot put saw Zultevicz post a mark of 7.00 meters on her third throw to finish 13th overall. Dickinson's Sophia Kovatsis recorded the top throw with a toss of 9.79 meters.

To conclude the first half of the women's heptathlon, Zultevicz finished the 200-meter dash in 29.60 seconds to finish 11th. Elizabeth Barre from Carnegie Mellon posted the event's top time in 27.06 seconds.

Zultevicz will enter tomorrow's events in the middle of the pack as she currently sits at 11th out of 20 with a total of 1,727 overall points. Carnegie Mellon's Elizabeth Barre leads the event with 2,719 points.

Men's Decathlon
In the 100-meter dash, Lane finished in 12.01 seconds to finish eighth in the 16-person field. Joey Masser of Susquehanna won the event with a time of 11.34 seconds.

The long jump saw Lane post a mark of 5.38 meters on his second attempt. Susquehanna's Joey Masser posted the top mark with a jump of 6.35 meters.

Lane recorded the sixth-best toss in the shot put, earning a 9.73-meter mark on his third throw. Marquise Burks of Frostburg State threw an event-best 12.73 meters.

In the high jump, Lane cleared a mark of 1.46 meters. Isaiah Williamson of Mount St. Mary's cleared an event-best mark of 1.79 meters.

With the fifth fastest time, Lane recorded a time of 55.41 seconds in the 400 meter to finish the first half of the men's decathlon. Ryan Thurber of the host Messiah posted the fastest time in 54.08 seconds.

Lane heads into the second half of the men's decathlon in 10^th place overall with 2,517 points. Matthew Maransky from Misericordia holds the top spot halfway through competition with a score of 2,941 points.

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Lane and Zultevicz will be back in Grantham, Pa. tomorrow afternoon as they compete in the remaining events in the women's heptathlon and the men's decathlon at the Messiah Multi and Invitational.