Day Two Results - Men
EDINBORO, Pa. – Jay Jabat won a jump off with Shippensburg’s Jalen Ramsey to claim West Chester’s only individual PSAC championship on the final day of the 2013 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships inside the Mike S. Zafirovski Dome Sunday. The Golden Rams placed seventh overall.
Jabat and Ramsey each cleared 6 feet, 8 ¾ inches to tie for first place during the regular competition. The bar was lowered three rungs for the first round of jumps, and both Jabat and Ramsey cleared. The bar was then raised back up, and both athletes missed. When the bar was lowered once more, Jabat cleared the height, while Ramsey missed on his jump, giving Jabat his first conference title. Jabat hit an NCAA provisional with his 6-8 ¾ clearance. It was also the fourth best jump in school history. Teammate Joey DeCecco tied for eighth in the high jump as well (6-2 ¾).
Nick Drozd finished fourth in the 800m in a time of 1 minute, 55.28 seconds, which is the seventh-fastest time in that event in school history. LeQuan Chapman, who had placed second in the long jump finals on Saturday, added a fourth-place showing in the triple jump Sunday with a leap of 45-11 ¼.
Mark van Teyens finished fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.51 seconds. Teammate Ryan Karli placed eighth with a time of 8.55. Van Teyens’ time ranked third all-time at WCU.
Finally, Collin Mascola placed sixth in the heptathlon with 4,265 points, which set a new school record.
West Chester improved one place from Saturday to finish seventh with 39.5 points. Shippensburg took home the title, sweeping both the men’s and women’s competition at the 2013 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, with 197.5 points. East Stroudsburg was runner-up with 119.5 points. Slippery Rock placed third with 111 points, and Lock Haven was fourth with 65. Kutztown finished fifth with 63 points and Indiana (Pa.) was sixth with 44. Bloomsburg was right behind West Chester with 32.5 points while California (Pa.) was ninth with 26 points and Mansfield 10th with four points.
West Chester now turns its attention toward the outdoor season , which gets under way on March 23 inside John A. Farrell Stadium with the West Chester Invitational.
