Multiple Lions Hit Qualifying Marks For AARTFC Championship as Men's Track and Field Competes at Nazareth
The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team hit the road to Nazareth for the Conference Tune-Up event on Friday, concluding the day having multiple Lions qualify for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team hit the road to Nazareth for the Conference Tune-Up event on Friday, concluding the day having multiple Lions qualify for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships.
Key Moments:
* Phoenix Myers (Erie, PA/Seneca), Antonio Stello (Punxsutawney, PA/Punxsutawney), Eric Stehlik (Northport, NY/Northport) and Ryan Festa (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) all punched their ticket to the AARTFC Championship with qualifying marks on Friday
* Myers took fourth place at the Conference Tune-up in the mile with a time of 4:23.24
* Stello and Stehlik finished the 60m with times of 7.06 and 7.15, respectively
* Stello would pick up the win in the event with Stehlik crossing third
* Festa had an AARTFC-qualifying mark of 4.40m in the pole vault, good enough for second on Friday
* Blake Burns (Jefferson, OH/Jefferson) picked up the win in the 60m hurdles in a personal record-setting 8.44
Up Next:
* Behrend will be off until March 4 for the two-day AARTFC Indoor Championships right back at Nazareth