Temple’s Friday at the Penn State Invitational included an injured player and senior sprinter and jumper Jimmia McCluskey missing an event due to an officiating mixup . The Owls got their focus back on Saturday against some of the toughest competition they have seen so far.
The Owls got their only first-place win from sophomore distance runner Katie Leisher, who won the 3000-meter run in nine minutes, 49.02 seconds.
“I felt good about this race at the beginning,” Leisher said. “I prepared better mentally and just told myself to have faith in my training and believe in myself and focus on my form.