Complete Results
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's track and field team competed against a large field of athletes from all divisions at Slippery Rock University's Dave Labor Invitational on Saturday.
Nearly 1,100 athletes from more than 30 different colleges and universities were in attendance at SRU's William C. Lennox Track, including Division I Duquesne University and numerous D-II programs from around the region.
The Gators produced three top-10 finishes and several more in the top 25.
Freshman
Grant Miller (Punxsutawney, Pa./Punxsutawney Area) placed eighth in the pole vault and was the fourth-best Division III jumper in the event. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase,
Xavier Grove (Pittsburgh, Pa./CAPA) set a new personal record and was ninth out of 24 with a time of 10:12.66.
In the 4x100-meter relay, the team of
Aaron Moon (Springfield, Va./Lake Braddock),
Carter Betz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood),
Austin Stewart (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic), and
Giovanni Natalie (Fairview, Pa./Fairview) came in sixth place at 45.01 seconds. For Moon, it was his fourth event of the day, while the relay was the third event for Betz and Stewart.
In addition to the 4x100, Moon also placed 11th in the long jump and 12th in the 100-meter dash. Stewart set a PR in the 100-meter dash at 11.33 seconds, and if it weren't for the tailwind, he would have recorded a PR in the 200-meter race as well.
Allegheny Top Finishes
100-meter dash (prelims)
12.
Aaron Moon - 11.25 seconds
15.
Austin Stewart - 11.33 seconds
21.
Jayden Thorpe - 11.42 seconds
200-meter dash
12.
Austin Stewart - 22.47 seconds
400-meter dash
21.
Joe McAuliffe - 54.71 seconds
31.
Eliel Cortez - 57.21 seconds
800-meter
14.
Zack Wyse - 2:02.38
36.
Colm Mulligan - 2:07.38
1,500-meter run
19.
Zack Wyse - 4:13.54
31.
Peter Lantz - 4:20.42
3,000-meter steeplechase
9.
Xavier Grove - 10:12.66
14.
Caleb Freeman - 10:47.58
4x100-meter relay
6.
Aaron Moon,
Carter Betz,
Austin Stewart,
Giovanni Natalie - 45.01 seconds
4x400-meter relay
12.
Orion Grieco,
Eliel Cortez,
Joe McAuliffe,
Zack Wyse - 3:45.63
High Jump
15.
Jacob Williams - 1.68 meters
Pole Vault
8.
Grant Miller - 4.05 meters
Long Jump
11.
Aaron Moon - 6.04 meters
15.
Carter Betz - 5.87 meters
20.
Jacob Williams - 5.73 meters
Shot Put
52.
Matt Reynolds - 10.26 meters
55.
Trenton Heasley - 10.10 meters
Discus
15.
Hamilton Kraemer - 38.27 meters
Hammer
19.
Trenton Heasley - 33.33 meters
Javelin
20.
Jonah Wells - 42.98 meters
35.
Matt Reynolds - 31.94 meters
Up Next
The Blue and Gold will split up to compete in two events next weekend. In addition to the Westminster Invitational, Allegheny will send a group of student-athletes to Division I Bucknell University for the Bucknell Outdoor Classic.
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