GENEVA, Ohio -- Allegheny College men's track and field set nine personal records at the 2023 SPIRE Collegiate Indoor Games on Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Nine different student-athletes produced a new PR, five of which were earned in the distance races.

Two of Allegheny's three entrants in the one-mile run, Cole Jooste (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) and Mac Polny (Robinson, Pa./Montour), set personal records. Jooste was the first Gator to the finish line in 28th place (4:29.99), while Polny placed 40th (4:46.51). Similarly, three of the four Gators in the 3,000-meter race - Peter Lantz (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg), Caleb Freeman (Killingworth, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth), and Patrick Sharp (Brighton, N.Y./Brighton), recorded PRs. Lantz paced the trio in 20th place with a time of 9:11.24, followed by Freeman in 25th at 9:21.23.

The reigning Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Track Athlete of the Week, Stephen Cullinan (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air), had a PR in the 200-meter dash (23.47 seconds). It was a busy day for the senior, who also finished 26th in the 60-meter hurdles (10.28 seconds) and 13th in the pole vault (4.10 meters).

Cullinan also teamed with Jooste, Joe McAuliffe (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson), and Zack Wyse (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) to complete the 4x400-meter relay (3:34.67).

Allegheny Top Finishes
200-meter dash
37. Stephen Cullinan - 23.47 seconds

400-meter dash
51. Eliel Cortez - 56.55 seconds

800-meter dash
25. Joe McAuliffe - 2:00.25
36. Zack Wyse - 2:03.94

One-mile run
28. Cole Jooste - 4:29.99
32. Colm Mulligan - 4:33.00

3,000-meter run
20. Peter Lantz - 9:11.24
25. Caleb Freeman - 9:21.23

60-meter hurdles (prelims)
26. Stephen Cullinan - 10.28 seconds
27. Matt Reynolds - 10.73 seconds

4x400 relay
12. Joe McAuliffe/Cole Jooste/Zack Wyse/Stephen Cullinan - 3:34.67

Distance medley relay
5. Mac Polny/Eliel Cortez/William Lane/Xavier Grove - 11:40.09

Pole Vault
13. Stephen Cullinan - 4.10 meters

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