Lions Tally Multiple Top Finishes at Edinboro Invite

The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team competed in the Edinboro Invitational on Saturday.

Lions Tally Multiple Top Finishes at Edinboro Invite
January 25, 2020

EDINBORO, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team competed in the Edinboro Invitational on Saturday.

Key Moments: 

* The Lions had five first place wins at the Edinboro Invite in Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca), Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca), Zachary Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview), Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell), and Chris Drozynski (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview)  
* Myers finished in first place in the men's one mile run with a time of 4:27.44 while Smith took home gold in the high jump with a leap of 2.07m
* Tingley won the 400m running a 52.94 and Drozynski got the win in the 800m (2:00.92)
* Georgetson qualified for the ECAC meet in the pole vault going 4.50m as well as Nick LaChut (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin)
* Freshman Amory Coleman-Reeves (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) finished his first collegiate event with a second place finish in the long jump (6.56m)
* Matt Michael (Erie, PA/Iroquois) took home third in the shot put, throwing 13.68m along with a fifth place finish in the weight throw
* Evan States (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) finished fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 12.31m

Remaining Top Performers

Mile Run
 Nick Temel (Conneaut Lake/Conneaut Area) – 8th (4:44.24)
Aidan Domencic (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) – 10th (4:47.05)
Jacob Carnovale (St. Mary's, PA/Elk County Catholic) – 11th (4:51.10) 

60m
 Coleman Reeves – 6th (7.28) 

800m
 Austin Carpinello (Erie, PA/McDowell) (2:06.80) – 7th
 Temel – 8th (2:07.43)
Domencic – 12th (2:09.17) 

200m
 Eric Stehlik (Northport, NY/Northport) – 8th (23.44)
Nate Jones (Union City, PA/Union City) – 11th (23.62)
Smith – 16th (24.11) 

Weight Throw
 Adam Park (St. Mary's, PA/St. Mary's) – 14th (11.27m) 

Triple Jump
Anand Bhambhwani (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) – 6th (11.36m) 

Pole Vault
 Kyle Grimm (Beaver, PA/Beaver Area) – 3rd (4.35m)
Kevin Stebick (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) – 4th (4.35m)

Up Next:

The Lions travel to Ithaca, NY to compete in the Kane Invitational on February 1 at 11 a.m.