This past weekend, the Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams competed at the Seamus McElligot Invitational at Haverford College.

Senior Matt Rever raced the 800-meter in a time of 1:55.52, which gave him second place, .36 seconds behind the first place runner. Senior Lucas Dayhoff also walked away with second place overall on Saturday in shot put with a throw at 13.82m (45’4-1/4″). Senior Kevin Brady competed in pole vault and the 60-meter hurdles on Saturday. He jumped 4.40m (14’5-1/4″) in pole vault, which gave him second place overall. Kevin Clark, a 2008 alumnus, took first place in pole vault jumping 4.55m (14’11″). Brady ran an 8.98 in the 60-meter hurdles giving him fourth place overall.

First-year Max Mahan earned himself a spot on the indoor top ten list this weekend, jumping 1.90m (6’2-3/4″) in high jump. He also competed in long jump and took third overall on Saturday with a height of 5.85m (192’2-1/2″).

Sophomores Matt Shenk and Zach Trama both competed in the 5k. Shenk’s performance of 15:13.77 gave him fifth overall on Saturday, and bumped him up to eighth on the all-time list. Trama finished in 15:16.42, which kept him in 10th place on the top 10 list in the 5k and gave him eighth place overall on Saturday. Junior Dan Gresh finished the 5k in 15:25.21 giving him a top 10 spot on Saturday.

Senior Monica Loranger had a successful performance on Saturday, taking first place in high jump with a height of 1.52m (4’11-3/4″). First-year Amanda Porter walked away with second place in shot put with a throw of 11.04m (36’2-3/4″) and senior Eileen Kroszner took first with a throw of 11.02m (36’2), which was also a new personal record. This throw landed her third on the program’s all-time list. First-year Rebecca Korsen threw 8.41 m (27’7-1/4″) which gave her ninth place overall.

Senior Traci Tempone ran the 5k in 18:04.10 landing her second place overall. Senior Amanda Kerno finished in 18:23.12 giving her a fifth place finish, and senior Megan Tursi crossed the finish line at 18:39.52, which landed her eighth overall.

Junior Amelia Tearnan ran a new personal record on Saturday in the 800-meter with a time of 2:32.02, and is now sixth place on the all-time list. First-year Alexis Groce ran 2:23.73 and is ninth on the indoor top ten list.

First-year Brianna Earnshaw competed in the mile and finished with a time of 5:30.46 with Kerno right behind with a time of 5:37.92. First-year Kelsey Detweiler ran the 200-meter dash in 27.85 giving her a sixth place finish. “We are in a good spot and are looking strong as we head into the conference championships in a few weeks,” Loranger said.

The men and women’s track teams will be competing again in Selinsgrove, Pa. at the Susquehanna Invitational this Saturday.