E8 honors for Brackley and Pierson
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth's women's track and field sophomore
Hannah Brackley was named E8 Track Athlete of the Week and freshman
Taylor Pierson was named E8 Field Athlete of the Week.
Brackley, of Horseheads, N.Y. and a graduate of Elmira Notre Dame High School, won conference titles in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes with school and stadium record times of :25.44 and :58.70 respectively. She also was a member of Nazareth's winning 4 x 400-meter relay (4:05.89) and the runner-up 4 x 100-meter relay (:49.65).
Pierson, of Wellsburg, N.Y. and a graduate Southside High School, won the conference title in the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 5 1/4 inches, just a half an inch shy of her own school and stadium records. She also placed fifth in the 100-meter dash (:12.96), sixth in the 200-meter dash (:26.24) and was part of the runner-up 4 x 100-meter relay (:49.65).