NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team competed in the Westminster College Invitational on Saturday where Ryan Festa (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) went on to set a personal record in the pole vault and qualifying for the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championships.

Noteworthy:

* Festa cleared 4.42m to set a new PR and punch his ticket to the AARTFC Championships in May
* Braeden Smith (Erie, PA/Seneca) and Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) topped the high jump once again in first and second, respectively
* Smith finished with a mark of 1.95 as Hetrick concluded with 1.90m leap
* Eric Stehlik (Northport, NY/Northport) grabbed gold in the 400m, pacing all runners at 51.16
* Stehlik finished second in the 200m, crossing at 22.62
* Jake Rose (Lawrence Park, PA/Iroquois) placed third in the shot put, marking 12.92m
* Mike Nye (Erie, PA/Iroquois) finished just shy of Rose in the shot put with a toss of 12.75m for fourth place
* Freshman Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harborcreek) took gold in discus, earning a mark of 45.68m

Up Next:

* The Lions will head to Thiel next Saturday, April 16 prior to returning to Slippery Rock the following week