Complete Results

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Despite thunderstorms that covered much of western Pennsylvania throughout the day, the Allegheny College men's track and field team earned eight personal records while competing at Slippery Rock University's John Papa Invitational on Thursday.

Half of Allegheny's PRs were earned on the track, including three from each of the team's sprinters.

In the 100-meter dash, junior Sha'Mar Nguyen (Converse, Texas/Judson) and sophomore Dre'on Johnson (Buffalo, N.Y./South Park) both placed inside the top 10 in sixth and ninth, respectively. Both achieved personal-record times and were just four-hundredths of a second apart at 11.03 seconds and 11.07 seconds.

Second-year sprinter VJ Praylor (Rochester, N.Y./Vertus Charter), who was 11th in the 400-meter dash, turned in the best time of his career at 51.35 seconds. In the mid-distance races, freshman Tyler Biss (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) earned two top-10 finishes, including a PR in the 800-meter run at 1:59.73.

Both of Allegheny's throwers in the hammer recorded the best marks of their collegiate careers, too. Sophomores Andre Anderson (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) and Cameron Sadler (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) were 11th and 18th, respectively, with throws measuring 48.55 meters and 40.52 meters.

Allegheny Top Results
100-meter dash
6. Sha'Mar Nguyen - 11.03 seconds
9. Dre'on Johnson - 11.07 meters

400-meter dash
11. VJ Praylor - 51.35 seconds

800-meter run
9. Tyler Biss - 1:59.73

1,500-meter run
7. Cole Jooste - 4:08.72
10. Tyler Biss - 4:09.74

5,000-meter run
13. Patrick Sharp - 17:22.39

110-meter hurdles
12. Jordan Anderson - 16.44 seconds

3,000-meter steeplechase
6. Caleb Freeman - 10:25.32

Long jump
7. Cozmo Gallegos - 6.76 meters

Triple jump
10. Cozmo Gallegos - 12.91 meters

Shot put
26. Cameron Sadler - 12.21 meters
28. Andre Barnes - 10.79 meters

Discus
29. Cameron Sadler - 29.39 meters
31. Andre Barnes - 25.39 meters

Hammer
11. Andre Anderson - 48.55 meters
18. Cameron Sadler - 40.52 meters

Javelin
9. Jonah Wells - 49.95 meters
15. Alex Coccagna - 44.38 meters

Up Next
The Gators will travel to Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio, for the Sparky Adams Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 17-18.