WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University men's track and field team was back in action this weekend in split squad action at the Bill Butler Invitational on South Campus and the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. Competing in its first Bill Butler Invitational since the passing of its legendary mentor, the Golden Rams impressed throughout the weekend, finishing second in its annual home meet with 83 points to its name in a strong weekend at home.
Ronald Leraris and
Will Rivers took first and third in the 100 meters in 11.00 and 11.06 seconds, while Leraris also took third in the 200 in 22.73 seconds.
Colin Kelly led West Chester in the 800, finishing 11
th in 2:05.93, while
Sean Fisher led the Golden Rams in the 1500 with a 17
th-place finish in 4:20.01.
David Burnshaw continued what has been an excellent spring season with a second-place finish in 59.30 seconds.
West Chester took third in 4x800 relay in a time of 8:48.18.
Derrick Lukomski Pizzo was first in the shot put with a mark of 48 feet 1 ½ inches (14.67 meters), while also winning the discus with a mark of 163-3 (49.76 meters).
Ben Thornton led West Chester in the hammer with a third-place finish in 138-7 ¾ (42.26m) while Lukomski-Pizzo was close behind in fourth with a mark of 136-5 ¼ (41.59m).
Brody Wolfert was seventh in the hammer with a mark of 111-5 ¾ (33.98m).
Collin Niedrowski led West Chester in the javelin with a mark of 165-8 ¼ (50.50m), while Wolfert was fifth with a mark of 148-0 ¾ (45.13m).
At Bucknell, Devin Carlson Swank took ninth in the pole vault with a mark of 13-11 ¾ (4.26m).
Josh Miller will conclude the day's action at Bucknell running in the 10K, which will begin after 10 p.m. on Saturday night in the final track event of the day at the Bison Outdoor Classic.
West Chester will be back in action at Bucknell tomorrow afternoon for the second day of the Bison Outdoor Classic.
