John Papa Invitational: Mackenzie Carver Dominates, Sadie Leisinger Soars, Shelly Jones Excels

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — The Golden Eagle track & field team continued their outdoor season with a midweek meet at Slippery Rock on Thursday, competing at the John Papa Invite at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Mackenzie Carver won a pair of events on Thursday, cracking the school’s top-five on the all-time performance list in one to highlight the action. The senior mid-distance runner set a new PR in the 1500m, pacing the field with a time of 4:43.18 that was fractions of a second faster than Grove City’s Lydia Bennett. It also catapulted Carver into the program’s top-five on the all-time performance…