CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (1/24/26) — Franklin Pierce Track & Field posted a balanced effort at MIT's Gordon Kelly Invitational, combining for 17 top-10 placements across sprints, mid-distance, jumps, and throws. The Ravens were highlighted by event wins from Issys Price (Brockton, Mass.) in the women's 60 meters and Anthony Johnson (Syracuse, N.Y.) in the men's triple jump, along with multiple podium-level performances in both track and field events.

Women's Results

Franklin Pierce's women produced 12 top-10 finishes, led by sophomore Issys Price, who dominated the 60 meters from start to finish. Price won the prelims in 7.74 before capturing the event title in 7.68, marking one of the top Northeast 10 times this season. Freshman Mimi Ortiz (Nashua, N.H.) joined her in the final and placed seventh, and later added another top-10 showing with a sixth-place finish in the 60 hurdles.

In the sprints, Abbie Jacobson (Cumberland, Maine) earned a top-10 placement in the 200 meters with a seventh-place finish (27.10), while Lanette StJohn (Hayden, Ala.) took second in the 400 meters after running 1:00.20. StJohn also added a 16th-place finish in the high jump, while teammates Kaitlyn Titus (Baltic, Conn.), Rachel LeBlanc (Winchendon, Mass.), and Julie Greene (Marshfield, Mass.) gave the Ravens strong depth with three top-10 high jump marks, led by Titus and LeBlanc tied at 1.48m.

The jumps unit continued to score with Titus placing eighth in the triple jump (10.01m) and graduate student Lizzy Jones (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) taking tenth. In the throws, senior Destiny Fields (Lindenwold, N.J.) delivered the team's best finish with a third-place result in the shot put at 11.80m. Senior Emily Nhun (Biddeford, Maine) added a seventh-place finish in the weight throw (13.89m), while freshman Alexa Sprague (Bennington, Vt.) cracked the top-15 in the event with a strong 12.95m showing.

Men's Results

The men's team secured five top-10 placements, led by freshman Anthony Johnson (Syracuse, N.Y.), who won the triple jump with a mark of 14.05m — the best of his collegiate career. Johnson's victory was complemented by sophomore Antonio Adams Delgado (Westfield, Mass.), who delivered two top-five finishes with third in the high jump (1.96m) and fourth in the long jump (6.63m).

On the track, redshirt freshman Jamel Lee (New Haven, Conn.) advanced through 60-meter prelims and finished sixth in the final with a time of 7.07. Mid-distance runners added two more top results, with freshman Evan Spence (Salem, N.H.) placing third in the 800 meters (1:59.89) and sophomore Sam Fortin (Hebron, Conn.) taking fifth in the 800 before returning to finish second overall in the mile with a strong 4:22.74.

UP NEXT FOR THE RAVENS: The Ravens will continue their indoor season next weekend, traveling to Boston University for the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Saturday, January 31.