Results

CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Allegheny men's track and field team opened up the outdoor portion of their 2025-26 season at the Vulcan Early Bird Invitational, hosted by California (Pa.), Saturday (March 21).
 
Cozmo Gallegos (Chino, Calif./Chino) recorded the best individual finish for the Gators. He finished as the runner-up in the triple jump with a leap of 13.31 meters.
 
In the track events, Austin Stewart (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) recorded fifth-place finishes in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 11.06 and 22.83 seconds.
 
Tyler Biss (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) finished fourth in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 16:12.64. Caleb Freeman (Killingworth, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth) was fifth in the race with a time of 16:16.76.
 
Jordan Anderson (Attica, N.Y./Attica) finished third in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.28 seconds.
 
In the throwing events, Andre Anderson (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) earned a trio of top-eight finishes. His best performance was in the discus, placing fourth with a throw of 40.74 meters. Anderson also placed sixth in both the shot put and hammer with tosses of 13.20 and 43.68 meters, respectively.
 
Carter Betz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Brentwood) rounded out the Gators' top-eight finishes at the event as he took eighth in the long jump with a distance of 6.25 meters.
 
Top-10 Finishes
 
100 Meter Dash
5th. Stewart (11.06)
 
200 Meter Dash
5th. Stewart (22.83)
9th. Dre'on Johnson (Buffalo, N.Y./South Park) (22.95)
 
800 Meter Run
9th. Cole Jooste (Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair) (2:03.07)
 
1,500 Meter Run
10th. Jooste (4:14.11)
 
5,000 Meter Run
4th. Biss (16:12.64)
5th. Freeman (16:16.76)
 
110 Hurdles
3rd. J. Anderson (16.28)
 
Discus
4th. A. Anderson (40.74 meters)
 
Hammer
6th. A. Anderson (43.68 meters)
10th. Cameron Sadler (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) (39.48 meters)
 
Shot Put
6th. A Anderson (13.20 meters)
 
Javelin 
9th. Alex Coccagna (Eighty Four, Pa./Ringgold) (45.68 meters)
 
Long Jump
8th. Betz (6.25 meters)
 
Triple Jump
2nd. Gallegos (13.31 meters)
 
Up Next
The Gators will compete in the Tim Weaver Memorial Invitational in West Virginia March 27-28.