Track and Field Takes Second in Kenyon Invite

GAMBIER, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's indoor track & field team competed in the Kenyon College Classic on Saturday in Gambier, Ohio.

Key Moments:

* The Lions finished second in the meet with a team score of 138
* Sophomore Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) finished first in the high jump with a leap of 2.00m, scoring a total of 10 points
* In men's pole vault, Behrend placed all top five winners with Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) in first, Kyle Grimm (Beaver, PA/Beaver) in second, Elijah Dangrow (Greenville, PA/Greenville) in third, Kevin Stebick (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf) in fourth, and Nick LaChut (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) in fifth
* Grimm and Stebick recorded PR's while all top four finishers qualified for the All Atlantic meet
* Nicholas Coleman (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) and Eric Stehlik (Northport, NY/Northport) finished second and third in the men's 400m dash while Isaac Jones (Union City, PA/Union City) placed seventh
* Kurt Eberhardt (Gibsonia, PA/Hampton) and Antonio Stello (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsatawney) finished first and second in the 60m dash, qualifying for the All Atlantic meet
* Zachary Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Lakeview) won the 800m run with a time of 2:00.41
* Coleman finished first in the men's 200m dash while Shehlik finished fourth

Remaining Top Performers
Men

Long Jump
Georgetson – 5th (6.06m)
LaChut – 6th (5.97m)

5000m
Timothy Wheeler (Albion, PA/Northwestern) – 5th (16:43.29) 

60m Hurdles
Ben Wright (New Sewickley, PA/Freedom Area) – 4th (9.51)

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions return to action on March 23 at California University of PA