BEREA, Ohio -- Seven from the Allegheny College men's track and field team traveled to Berea, Ohio, over the weekend to compete in the 53rd Sparky Adams Invitational, hosted by Baldwin Wallace University.

The Gators earned one win, thanks to a personal-record effort from first-year thrower Jonah Wells (Wyndmoor, Pa./Springfield Township). Wells was first out of 11 competitors in the javelin with a mark of 46.73 meters. Wells, who has added distance to his PR at nearly every event this spring, beat the next closest competitor by more than two meters.

The Gators also received PRs from sprinters Joe McAuliffe (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) and Eliel Cortez (Wylie, Texas/Wylie East). McAuliffe, who ran the 200-meter dash for the first time in his career, placed 17th out of 51 in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.85 seconds. Cortez's PR performance came in the 200, as he shaved one-hundredth of a second off of his previous best at 25.25 seconds.

Jacob King (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) posted a top-10 finish in the hammer. At 47.12 meters, he narrowly missed his personal record and surpassed 47 meters for just the second time in his career.

Allegheny Results
200-meter dash
31. Joe McAuliffe - 24.61 seconds
40. Eliel Cortez - 25.25 seconds

400-meter dash
17. Joe McAuliffe - 51.85 seconds
47. Eliel Cortez - 56.95 seconds

3,000-meter steeplechase
5. Mac Polny - 10:39.49

Pole Vault
6. Matt Reynolds - 3.10 meters

Shot Put
11. Jacob King - 12.54 meters

Discus
5. Hamilton Kraemer - 41.09 meters

Hammer
7. Jacob King - 47.12 meters

Javelin
1. Jonah Wells - 46.73 meters

Up Next
Allegheny will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to compete in the 2023 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28.