BETHLEHEM, Pa- After an excellent indoor track and field regular season, the West Chester University men's track and field team will look to conclude its indoor slate on a high note as the team heads to Rauch Field House on the campus of Lehigh University for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. Action for the large contingent of Golden Rams making the trip to Bethlehem gets underway on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. and will conclude on Sunday afternoon.
"We've had a good indoor season," started Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Colin Leak. "The student-athletes have worked hard all year and have done a great job putting themselves in a good position for a strong showing at the conference championships this weekend. We've seen strong development from this group across the board and I think that is really a testament to how hard they've worked since they got together earlier in the fall."
The PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships return to Rauch Field House at Lehigh once again this weekend with the men's long jump beginning competition at 11 a.m. on Saturday with the 4x400 wrapping up competition on Sunday afternoon at 3:40. Saturday will feature a number of field event finals along with multi competition, the DMR, 5K, and prelims for the 400, 200, 60 hurdles, and 60 meter dash. A full schedule of events is available
here.
Spectator tickets must be purchased in advance from Lehigh University via this link. Adult prices are set at $15, while children ages 2-12 are $9. No complimentary tickets will be available; however, PSAC passes will be accepted. Additionally, students from PSAC Member Institutions with a valid, current ID will be admitted free of charge. For fans unable to make the trip to Lehigh, live results are available
here, with live video available via the
PSAC Digital Network.
West Chester returns to Lehigh looking to build off a ninth-place finish at the 2025 PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. West Chester sends another strong contingent of student-athletes to Lehigh once again this weekend.
"Indoor track and field season is always challenging," acknowledged Leak. "I still always look at indoor as a step and progress to get ready for a strong outdoor season so we can try to end the year on the highest note possible. Of course, we want to have a strong showing throughout the Indoor season and this weekend especially. This weekend I want to see us continue improving over where we were last year and see if we can continue building tradition and raising the bar of where we have been in recent years. With how hard this group has been working, we have shown that we are more than capable of standing above where we have been in the past, so I'm excited to see how we compete, and I know the team is excited too."
West Chester enters a strong contingent in the 60 meters, led by
Andre Jackson-Littlejohn (Royersford, Pa./Spring Ford), who enters the Championships with the fifth fastest time in the PSAC of 6.84 from the Penn State tune-up last weekend followed by
Evan McCracken (Johnstown, Pa./Richland), who has the seventh fastest time in the league at 6.85 seconds entering the Championships.
Damian Simpson (Easton, Pa./Wilson), Nick Tran (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley), and AC Ross (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) will also join Jackson-Littlejohn and McCracken in the 60 with times of 6.97, 6.90, and 6.98, respectively.
McCracken is also expected to compete for West Chester in the 200 alongside
Xavier Jones (Philadelphia, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill), who enter with times of 22.29 and 22.52, respectively.
David Busnhaw (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) retains the top 400 time on the team of 48.58 seconds from the Widener Indoor Classic, which is the fourth-fastest time in the PSAC. Burnshaw will be joined in the 400 by
Terry Dweh (Darby, Pa./Penn Wood) and
Bishop Lane (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum), who enter with the eighth and 11
th fastest times of 49.51 and 49.59, respectively.
Billy Zane (Springfield, Pa./Springfield Delco) is expected to compete in the 800 with a time of 1:56.65, which is 16
th-best.
Matthew Remishofski (Wall, N.J./Wall) is slated to compete for West Chester in the mile and 3000, entering with times of 4:10.60 and 8:23.12, which is second and third fastest in the league, respectively.
Josh Miller (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) is preparing for a busy weekend, as he will compete in the 3K and 5K with times of 8:23.12 and 14:27.54, which are second and the fastest times in the PSAC, respectively.
Ege Gunyadin (Delran, N.J./Delran) will compete for West Chester in the 60 hurdles, with a time of 8.50 seconds from Penn State last weekend as well.
West Chester will also compete in the 4x400 relay and DMR with times of 3:17.61 and 10:23.31, respectively. The Golden Rams' time of 3:17.61 was set last weekend at Penn State and serves as a program record heading into the Championships.
In field event action,
Jake Jones (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) and Seth Tshudy (Phoenixville, Pa./Great Valley) will represent West Chester in the pole vault with marks of 14 feet 7 ¼ inches (4.45 meters) and 13-7 ¼ (4.15m), respectively. Jones is West Chester's top seed in this event as his mark is 10
th best.
Chase Parkinson (West Chester, Pa./Henderson) has the ninth-best triple jump mark in the league of 46-5 ¼ (14.15 meters), while
Ronald Leraris (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) will compete for West Chester in the long jump with a mark of 22-0 ¼ (6.71m).
Jake Joslin (West Chester, Pa./East) will represent West Chester in the shotput with a mark of 48-4 (14.73m) while
Brodyn Wolfert (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) will represent the Golden Rams in the weight throw with a mark of 50-3 ½ (15.33m).
Chase Hildebrand (Chalfont, Pa./C.B. South) will also compete for West Chester in the heptathlon. Hildebrand enters the weekend with a score of 4,486 from the Bucknell Bison Opener in early January, which is the ninth-best in the PSAC.
"The Championship environment is always a lot of fun to be a part of," continued Leak. "We have a big group going on both the men's and women's side, which always lends itself to great team energy, and hopefully that will help us this weekend. It's always great to watch the team energy build throughout a Championship weekend and see how energy and a strong performance in one event can flow into the next and help the entire team have a great weekend."
All-conference honors will once again be up for grabs this weekend, with the top three finishers in each event earning All-League honors.
