Festa, Seevers Earn Victories At Mount Union

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's indoor track & field completed fall semester competition at Mount Union Saturday afternoon.

Key Moments:

* In the pole vault, Ryan Festa (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) earned a win with a score of 15-1
* Jason Seevers (North East, PA/North East) was victorious in the 1000m, finishing with a time of 2:44.47, while Aidan Reinsel (North East, PA/North East) finished second in the mile (4:47.31)
* Senior Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) delivered a runner-up finish in the high jump with a season-best and another AARTFC qualifying clearance of 6-6 ¾
* The Lions took the second to eighth place spots in the 3000m run with Kody Klein (North East, PA/Cathedral Prep), Aidan Domencic (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley), Lucas Boyd (North East, PA/North East), and Bennett Kerr (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) scoring top-five finishes
* The 4x2 relay team of Jake Egizio (Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan), Brendan Luce (Lakewood, NY/Southwestern), Marshall Nock (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell), and Derek Hillhouse (Erie, PA/McDowell) registered a time of 1:35.89 for a second-place finish
* In the 500m, Klein recorded a time of 1:09.35 for third place
* Egizio ran a time of 22.78 for a fourth-place finish in the 200m, then would go on the place sixth in the 60m (7.14)
* Brandon Konieczki jumped 21-1 ½ in the long jump to place fifth in the event

Up Next:

* Behrend will return to action after Christmas break, competing in the SPIRE Midwest Open on Saturday, Jan. 20. The meet will begin at 9:00 a.m.