“I prepared for the meet like any other meet,” Mann said. “I went to practice and did the workouts Coach gave me. Also our running workouts and I put time in the weight room.”
This helps Mann improve his times and pace going into the next race. “It felt great to win my events,” he said. “I was more excited with the times I ran however because it gave me confidence for the Landmark Conference meet.” This will be a great mindset for him going into the next meet.
Mann was announced as the Landmark Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season.
Senior Matt Pysher earned third place while competing in the weight throw with a distance of 14.32 meters.
Senior Brad Vasilik made fourth place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.32, lowering his previous record by a tenth of a second.
Coming in 5th place was senior Mitch Schlegel who had a time of 52.87 in the 400-meter event and senior Christian Villarosa who earned 11.31 meters in the triple jump event.
Pysher also competed in the shot put, earning 6th place with a distance of 12.79 meters.
Also earning 6th place in their events were junior Tyler Stephenson in the high jump event with a height of 1.78 meters and first year Matt Strubinger in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.95. Junior Darren Labenberg earned 9th place in the 3,000-meter event with a time of 9:25.07 overall.
For the women competing in the S.U. Invitational, junior Leah Gamber was the Blue Jay’s top finisher with a distance of 11.30-meter in the shot put event.
At 7th place, sophomore Natalie Nye had a height of 2.90- meters in the pole vault event. Nye also had a time of 11.10 in the 60-meter hurdles, moving her from 6th to 5th best all-time in this event.
Junior Haley Prengaman earned 8th place in the triple jump with a distance of 9.43 meters. Senior Alexa Feduchak placed 8th as well in the weight throwing event with a distance of 13.13 meters.
Sophomore Katie Snyder and first-year Emma Ager tied for 8th place in the high jump event with a matching height of 1.37 meters.
Senior Kamara Litchauer earned 9th place in the triple jump with a distance of 9.30 meters. Sophomore Paiton Kelly, who had a height of 2.60 meters in the pole vault event, also earned 9th place.
Up ahead for both the men’s and the women’s team is the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships.
The women’s team is looking to become the first team other than Moravian to go back-to-back. For the men’s team, this will be its first-ever Landmark Conference.
The Conference will start on Saturday, Feb. 24 and will be held at Susquehanna University.
The teams have participated at Susquehanna multiple times in the season and had good meets.
