INDIANA, Pa. — IUP registered eight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying standards across two meets on Saturday, splitting up for action at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational and the Sykes & Sabock Invitational.
The Hawks were particularly in the men's 3,000 race at YSU with four finishers among the top 20 overall. Mike Formica (3rd; 8:35.77),
Dan Gibney (8th; 8:37.86) and
Lucas Pajak (10th; 8:48.69) all had PSAC qualifying marks in the race.
Renee Simmonds and Hedda Folkhage added PSAC marks in the shot put and 60m hurdles, respectively, at Penn State on Saturday.
Kendall Branan and
Owen Putt added PSAC standards in the 400m for the IUP men, finishing in eighth and 13th place in a talented field.
Evan Weaver impressed in the one mile with a season best mark of 4:22.22. Cassidy Kline was strong in the 400m at Penn State, posting a 1:00.80, good for 20th overall.
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IUP has one final tune-up ahead of the conference championships, coming next weekend (Feb. 10) at the SPIRE Collegiate Invite.
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Meet Results – YSU Invitational (Saturday only)
Women's 60m
Men's 60m
Women's 60m Hurdles
Women's Pentathlon 60m Hurdles
Women's 200m
Men's 200m
Women's 400m
20. Bella Brozeski (1:02.95)
Men's 400m
39. Eli Gunby (SB) (53.14)
Women's 800m
48. Ana Batkowski (2:39.93)
Men's 800m
25. Gabriel Pacyna (2:00.69)
57. Philip Pegher (2:08.84)
Women's Pentathlon 800m
14. Hannah Yeykal (2:52.80)
Women's One Mile
42. Madison Hartner (5:52.94)
63. Gabbi Lachimia (6:42.81)
Men's One Mile
18. Marco Cardone (SB) (4:30.48)
34. Ethan Ribelin (4:43.55)
Men's 3000m
6. Dan Gibney (PR) (8:37.86; PSAC standard)
10. Lucas Pajak (PR) (8:48.69; PSAC standard)
18. Joel Beckwith (PR) (8:57.80)
42. Dominick Ditoro (9:22.26)
61. Ian Rauber (9:57.99)
Women's 3000m
Women's Triple Jump
Women's 4x400m Relay
6. Schrag, Kuntz, Hartner, Batowski (4:33.60)
Men's 4x400m Relay
14. Pacyna, Eberly, Pegher, McGinn (3:40.83)
Meet Results – Sykes & Sabock Invitational (Penn State)
Women's 60m Hurdles
19. Hedda Folkhage (9.45; PSAC standard)
Men's 60m Hurdles
12. Zach Debose (8.77)
Women's 60m
Men's 60m
25. Trenton Jubin (7.18)
Women's 400m
Men's 400m
8. Kendall Branan (49.14; PSAC standard)
19. Justin Egizio (50.46)
Men's 200m
24. Trenton Jubin (22.95)
Women's Shot Put
Men's 4x400m Relay
12. Jubin, Putt, Egizio, Branan (3:23.15)
