Complete Results
GENEVA, Ohio -- Allegheny College men's track and field competed in the largest event of the season on Saturday, as the Gators were one of more than 30 teams at the SPIRE Institute for the 2024 SPIRE Collegiate Indoor Games.
The deep field included teams from every classification, including Divisions I and II.
The Gators mainly participated in track events but placed in two field events. For the first time since April of 2021, All-American javelin thrower
Jacob Boord (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) competed in the long jump and finished 34th out of 60 with a mark of 5.93 meters. He was just ahead of
Giovanni Natalie (Fairview, Pa./Fairview), who was 36th with a personal record of 5.91 meters.
Allegheny's entries in the 60-meter dash were all first-year sprinters.
Carter Betz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood) set a PR and was 36th out of 75 in the preliminary round with a time of 7.27 seconds.
Jayden Thorpe (Fayetteville, N.C./North Hardin (Ky.)) and
Ervin Myree (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home), both making their debuts on the track this season, were within one-tenth of a second at 7.30 and 7.36, respectively. Thorpe was also the quickest Gator in the 200-meter dash at 23.28 seconds.
Colm Mulligan (Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline) and
Nick Gallo (Chester, W. Va./Oak Glen) led the way in the distance events. Mulligan was 38th out of 87 in the one-mile race at 4:31.33, while Gallo was 36th out of 62 in the 3,000-meter run at 9:14.07.
Two relay teams competed in the 4x400, with the group of
Zack Wyse (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin),
Peter Lantz (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg),
Jake Folaron (Murrysville, Pa./Kiski Area), and
Austin Stewart (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) recording the best time at 3:51.54.
Allegheny Results
60-meter dash (prelims)
36.
Carter Betz - 7.27 seconds
41.
Jayden Thorpe - 7.30 seconds
47.
Ervin Myree - 7.36 seconds
200-meter dash
47.
Jayden Thorpe - 23.28 seconds
68.
Ervin Myree - 24.35 seconds
78.
Orion Greico - 25.40 seconds
300-meter dash
14.
Eliel Cortez - 40.97 seconds
One-mile run
38.
Colm Mulligan - 4:31.33
42.
Cole Jooste - 4:33.81
48.
Peter Lantz - 4:36.14
3,000-meter run
36.
Nick Gallo - 9:14.07
46.
Caleb Freeman - 9:29.56
56.
Patrick Sharp - 10:01.77
60-meter hurdles (prelims)
41.
Matt Reynolds - 10.79 seconds
4x400 relay
19.
Zack Wyse,
Peter Lantz,
Jake Folaron,
Austin Stewart - 3:51.54
20.
Cole Jooste,
Colm Mulligan,
Eliel Cortez,
Orion Greico - 3:56.26
Long Jump
34.
Jacob Boord - 5.93 meters
36.
Giovanni Natalie - 5.91 meters
41.
Carter Betz - 5.82 meters
Shot Put
44.
Matt Reynolds - 10.55 meters
Up Next
Allegheny men's track and field travels to Cleveland, Ohio, and the campus of Case Western Reserve University for the Ed Finnigan Greater Cleveland Colleges Invite on Friday, February 16.
