Track Competes at Nazareth Friday Evening

ROCHESTER, NY. – The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team competed at the Nazareth Invitational on Friday.

Key Moments: 

* Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) won the high jump for the fourth time this season, clearing 2.05m
* The Lions went one, two, five, seven, and nine in the men's pole vault with Jack Georgetson (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) leading the way with gold (4.80m)
* Nick Lachut (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) followed Georgetson in second clearing 4.80m
* Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca) tallied a second place finish in the 800m (1:58.58)
* Antonio Stello (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney) finished second (7.05) followed by Amory Coleman-Reeves (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) in fourth (7.12), both All-Atlantic marks
* Stello also ran 22.62 in the 200m for third place and an All-Atlantic qualifying mark while Coleman-Reeves finished fourth in the long jump (6.83m)
* In the men's shot put, Matt Michael (Erie, PA/Iroquois) finished fifth (14.65m)

Remaining Top Performers:

Mile Run
Aidan Domencic (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) - 12th (4:38.78)

400m
Devin Ross (Shenango Township, PA/Shenango) - 18th (53.10)

3000m
Nick Post (Erie, PA/Seneca) - 26th (10:18.88)

High Jump
Anand Bhambhwani (Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon) - 17th (1.64m)

Triple Jump
Bhambhwani - 12th (12.06m)

Weight Throw
Michael - 20th (13.04m)

Up Next:

The Lions return to action on Friday, March 6 as they compete in the AARTFC Championships.