Men's Track and Field Puts on Strong Showing at Paul Kaiser Classic
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Juniata men’s track and field team recorded several strong performances among Division II and III competitors at the Paul Kaiser Track and Field Classic Saturday.
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Juniata men's track and field team recorded several strong performances among Division II and III competitors at the Paul Kaiser Track and Field Classic Saturday.
Storm Fridinger (Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg) took 14th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.92 seconds. Evan MacMullin (Haverhill, Mass. / St. John's Prep) followed with a time of 53.56 seconds and a 25th place finish.
Steven Guetzlaff (Schnecksville, Pa. / Parkland) finished the 800-meter run in 21st place at 1:58.74.
In the 3000-meter run, Greg VanDongen (Churchville, N.Y. / Churchville-Chilli) placed 12th with a time of 9:21.96.
Kevin Schofield (Madison, CT / Daniel Hand) finished seventh in the 5000-meter run at 16:11.51.
Eagles' 4x100m team of David Spayde (Mount Joy, Pa. /Donegal), Trenton Barnes (Hopewell, Pa. / Northern Bedford), Fridinger and MacMullin finished ninth with a time of 46.26 seconds.
Fridinger tied for sixth place in the high jump with a leap of 1.87m.
In the long jump, Matthew Kinnebrew (Lansdowne, Va. / Stonebridge) finished in 23rd place at 6.01m. Kinnebrew took 20th in the triple at 12.11m.
Andrew Paterno (Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro) finished in a tie for 24th in the shot put with a throw of 12.63m. Paterno took 17th in the discus at 38.58m and 14th in the hammer at 43.44m.
Jon Altland (York, Pa. / Central York) followed in the hammer at 33.88m and a 25th place finish.
In the javelin, Matt Matylewicz (York, Pa. / Central York) led Juniata with an 11th place finish at 50.41m. Altland finished just behind in 16th at 46.96m.
Juniata wraps up their outdoor season as hosts of the 2016 Landmark Conference Championships May 7-8. Full event details, performances lists and more will be available soon.