Men Post 3 ECAC Marks at Susquehanna Invitational
SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The Moravian College men's indoor track & field team turned in three ECAC marks at the non-scoring Susquehanna University Saturday at the facility that will host the Landmark Conference championships in two weeks.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The Moravian College men's indoor track & field team turned in three ECAC marks at the non-scoring Susquehanna University Saturday at the facility that will host the Landmark Conference championships in two weeks.
Sophomore Cory Taggert ran a career-best and ECAC qualifying time to finish second in the 800-meter run with the sixth-best time in school history 1:55.32. Senior Alec Duncan was fifth in the 3,000-meter run with a career-best time of 8:57.67, the fifth-best mark in school history.
Sophomore Kahron Walker took fifth in the triple jump with an ECAC qualifying distance of 13.59 meters (44-7), and he was ninth in the long jump with a leap of 6.41 meters (21-0.50). Junior Ryan Karnopp finished third in the pole vault with an ECAC qualifying mark of 4.55 meters (14-11).
Moravian's 4x200-meter relay squad of junior Gavin Bailey, junior Tyler Dwyer, senior Travis Dorsa and sophomore Austin Gardener was eighth in a time of 1:35.54. Senior Dillon Farrell was fifth in the 5,000-meter run in 16:07.21. Freshman Robert Cahill was 18th in mile and won his heat with a time of 4:36.92 while freshman Mike Kopach was ninth in the 800-meter run in 1:59.32.
In other field events, sophomore Greg Cahill was sixth in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 14.09 meters (46-2.75) while freshman Jack Lippin placed eighth at 13.87 meters (45-6.25). Lippin also finished 11th in the shot put with a toss of 13.62 meters (44-8.25) while senior Chris Ossont was seventh in the triple jump at 13.47 meters (44-2.5).
The Greyhounds will compete in a pair of meets next weekend in their final tune-up for the Landmark Conference meet with trips to the Kutztown University Last Chance Meet on Saturday, February 21 and the Princeton University Invitational on Sunday, February 22.
Photo courtesy of Susquehanna University.
