WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University men's track and field program is finishing its preparations and packing its bags for a busy weekend of competition, which will see the team spread out across three meets over the course of Friday and Saturday. West Chester will begin its weekend with a group of student-athletes making the trip back to Ocean Breeze for the Fast Track Invitational. The rest of the team will compete on Saturday, with much of the squad competing at Ursinus in the Frank Colden Invitational, while other members will compete in Boston for the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational.
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Josh Farrell (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) took sixth in the 200 with a time of 22.53 seconds, while
Billy Zane (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) took sixth in the 800 in a season-best time of 1:58.80. Farrell's time served as a PSAC Qualifying time.
Jason Vogt (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) took eighth in the mile in a time of 4:26.32.
Chase Hildebrand (Chalfont, Pa.) took 13
th in the heptathlon with a score of 3,796 points, including top-10 finishes in the 60m (sixth-7.36), 60m hurdles (ninth-9.28) and 1000 (9
th-3:08.42).
West Chester also placed 11th in the 4x400 relay in 3:39.13 before finishing ninth in the DMR in 10:55.58.
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At Alvernia,
Damian Simpson (Easton, Pa./Wilson) took first in the 60m dash in 6.99 seconds, while
Alijah Serrano (Womelsdorf, Pa./Conrad Weiser) took third in a personal-best time of 7.11 seconds.
Daniel Schikel (Prospect Park, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) also won the 60m hurdles in 8.31 seconds, which served as a new personal best and PSAC Qualifying time.
Jason Shumaker (Norristown, Pa./Methacton) took eighth in the mile in 4:40.17, while
Luke Pikulski (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) was 10
th in this event in 4:41.46.
Dennis Kemether (Chesapeake City, Md./Bohemia Manor) took seventh in the long jump with a mark of 19-4 ¾ (5.91m).
Devin Carlson-Swank (Elliotsburg, Pa./Connections Charter) finished fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 13-10 (4.22m), while Samuel Jenkins (Malvern, Pa./Conestoga) took sixth with a mark of 13-4 ¼ (4.07m).
Derrick Lukomski Pizzo (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) won the shot put with a PSAC Qualifying mark of 48-7 ¼ (14.81m), while also finishing fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 47-9 ¼ (14.56m).
West Chester also took the top two spots in the DMR in times of 11:12.90 and 11:12.97, respectively.
Up Next:
West Chester will be back in action next weekend for another two-day meet at the Widener Class on February 14 and 15.
