schuessler breaks record at muskingum 2025

Women's Track & Field Matthew Kifer, Director of Athletic Communication

Schuessler resets record, Cal earns title

Muskingum Results | Penn State Results

NEW CONCORD, Ohio (Feb. 21) – Freshman Anna Schuessler reset her own school record in the pole vault on Friday, as the California (PA) women's track & field team captured the invitational title at Muskie Meet #4 hosted by Muskingum.

TEAM STANDINGS
• The Vulcans earned 136 points behind victories in seven individual events.
• Host Muskingum placed second with 123 points and Walsh (Ohio) ranked third with 103 points.
• Eight teams registered points at the event on Friday in Ohio.

RECORD
• Schuessler cleared a height of 3.56 meters (11-8.0 feet) on her second attempt at the height.
• She initially broke the 14-year old school record in her collegiate debut in December and reset the mark again in January.

PSAC STANDARDS
• Cal reached qualifying marks for the league championships in six different events while in Ohio.
• Schuessler climbed to fifth on the PSAC Performance List in the pole vault with her leap.
• Freshman Riley Tighe improved her qualifying time in the 60-meter dash by crossing the finish line in 7.82 seconds, which is the sixth-fastest time in the league this winter.
• Sophomore Emily Mahle qualified for the conference meet by reaching a personal-best mark of 1.62 meters (5-3.75 feet) in the high jump.
• Senior Madeline Curtis reached the league standard in the 3,000-meter run for the first time this year after posting a time of 10:30.62.
• Sophomore Gabriella Fralin finished with a conference-qualifying time of 2:22.85 in the 800-meter run and senior Madison Murtland crossed the finish line in 5:21.36 in the 1-mile run to reach the conference standard.
• Freshman Brianna Lee posted a league-qualifying height in the high jump for the third-straight week by clearing 1.62 meters (5-3.75 feet).

VICTORIES
• Tighe earned a pair of individual victories on Friday at Muskingum.
• She won the finals of the 60 meters by nearly two-tenths of a second with a time of 7.82 seconds.
• Tighe captured the victory in the 200-meter dash by crossing the finish line in 26.65 seconds, almost two-tenths of a second faster than the rest of the field.
• Lee and Mahle tied for first place in the high jump after both cleared each of their marks on the same attempt, including 1.62 meters on the second leap.
• Curtis won the 3,000 meters by over 75 seconds with her time of 10:30.62.
• Murtland topped the field in the mile by over eight seconds after crossing the finish line in 5:21.36, while Fralin won the 800 meters by nearly three-tenths of a second with a time of 2:22.85.
• Senior Jazzy Harper earned the victory in the triple jump with a season-best distance of 10.88 meters (35-8.5 feet).

AT PENN STATE
• The Vulcans also traveled select entries to the Penn State Tune-Up on Friday.
• Freshman Loreena Manser reached PSAC-qualifying marks in both the 60 and 200 meters.
• She ranked third in the preliminaries of the 60 meters with a season-best time of 7.76 seconds before placing fifth in the finals at 7.77 seconds.
• Manser posted a time of 25.15 seconds in the 200 meters while at Penn State.

NEXT
• The Vulcans will compete at the PSAC Championships on March 1-2 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Lehigh.
• Lehigh is serving as host of the championship event for the second-straight year.
• Cal has qualified entries in 12 different events for the conference meet with a trio of entries positioned among the top five on the performance list this winter.
 
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Players Mentioned

Madeline Curtis

Madeline Curtis

5' 2"
Senior
Distance
Gabriella Fralin

Gabriella Fralin

6' 2"
Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Jazzy Harper

Jazzy Harper

5' 3"
Senior
Jumps/Hurdles
Emily Mahle

Emily Mahle

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jumps
Loreena Manser

Loreena Manser

5' 0"
Freshman
Anna Schuessler

Anna Schuessler

5' 3"
Freshman
Riley Tighe

Riley Tighe

5' 3"
Freshman
Brianna Lee

Brianna Lee

5' 8"
Freshman
Madison Murtland

Madison Murtland

Senior

Players Mentioned

Madeline Curtis

Madeline Curtis

5' 2"
Senior
Distance
Gabriella Fralin

Gabriella Fralin

6' 2"
Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Jazzy Harper

Jazzy Harper

5' 3"
Senior
Jumps/Hurdles
Emily Mahle

Emily Mahle

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jumps
Loreena Manser

Loreena Manser

5' 0"
Freshman
Anna Schuessler

Anna Schuessler

5' 3"
Freshman
Riley Tighe

Riley Tighe

5' 3"
Freshman
Brianna Lee

Brianna Lee

5' 8"
Freshman
Madison Murtland

Madison Murtland

Senior