Men’s Track & Field Compete at Marietta Open

By: Dana Relation
Sports Information Assistant

relatdm10@juniata.edu • juniatasports.net

MARIETTA, OH – The Juniata men's track and field team traveled to compete at the Marietta College Open Saturday.

In the field, freshman Andrew Paterno (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) threw a mark of 13.11m to finish eighth in the shot put. This mark puts Paterno in the top five of the all-time performers in school history. Sophomore J.R. Hemminger (Somerset, Pa./Somerset) finished tenth in the pole vault at a height of 3.65m. In the weight throw, senior Steve Kidhardt (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) finished 16^th while having a personal-best throw of 11.11m.

In the 800, sophomore R.J. Bogdan (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) crossed the line 11^th with a time of 2:07.99. Fellow sophomore Jacob Krott (Temple, Pa./Muhlenberg) finished 17^th in 2:12.39.

The Eagles next compete in the 16^th Annual Bison Open, hosted by Bucknell University, at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. The meet will continue on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m.

Follow Your Eagles! Stay up-to-date on your Juniata College Eagles by logging onto www.juniatasports.net.  And don't forget to follow us on twitter (@JuniataEagles) and on Facebook (Juniata Eagles).