Three Lions Win At Westminster Saturday

Three Lions Win At Westminster Saturday
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's track and field team competed at the Westminster Invitational on Saturday.

Key Moments:

* ​Samuel Hetrick (New Bethlehem, PA/Redbank Valley) scored a first-place finish with an AARTFC qualifying height of 6-4 ¾ in the high jump. Derek Hillhouse (Erie, PA/McDowell) placed fourth in this event (6-0 ¾)
* Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) earned a win with a 166-4 in the discus
* ​Senior Aidan Domencic (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) was victorious in the 3000m steeplechase, recording a time of 9:55.40. Bennett Kerr (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) and Aidan Reinsel (North East, PA/North East) were seventh and ninth-place finishers, respectively
* ​Throwers Alex Cotton (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch) and Max Rohl (Horsehead, NY/Horseheads) both picked up fourth-place finishes
* ​Cotton tossed a 48-7 ¾ qualifying mark in the shot put, while Rohl threw 147-10 in the hammer throw
* ​Freshman Aiden Grieneisen (Brockway, PA/Brockway Area) finished seventh in the javelin throw with a distance of 164-1
* ​In the 800m,  Nicolin Pierce (Erie, PA / McDowell) registered a time of 2:03.00 for 11th place
* ​Matthew Laslavic (Evans City, PA/Seneca Valley) jumped 40-0 ¼ in the triple jump for 10th place
* ​The 4x4 team of Pierce, Jason Seevers (North East, PA/North East), David Gahagan (South Park, PA/South Park), and Jake Walden (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) delivered a fourth-place time of 3:31.07

Up Next:
* ​The Lions compete at Slippery Rock on Thursday, April 18. Meet time is slated for 11 a.m.