Lehigh records six IC4A-qualifying marks at Princeton and Moravian

Friday, April 17

Princeton, N.J.

2:00 p.m.

Lehigh University

Larry Ellis Invitational

Lehigh records six IC4A-qualifying marks at Princeton and Moravian

4/18/2015 7:10:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

Princeton Results | Moravian Results

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Lehigh men's track and field team wrapped up a successful showing at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational and Moravian's Greyhound Invite Saturday. The Mountain Hawks turned out six IC4A-qualifying marks and claimed the 5,000 meter run title at both meets.

"The plan is coming together," said head coach Matt Utesch. "We have tons of people doing the right stuff at the right time and we seem to be getting those kids to right meets. We also had a lot of younger kids perform well and put up new personal bests at Moravian, so I like the way we're progressing."

Senior Ryan Mahalsky finished first in an 81-person field in the 5,000 meter run at Princeton with an IC4A-qualifying time of 14:01.08. The blistering pace was a new personal best for Mahalsky and just two seconds off the Lehigh school record.

Senior Justin Mahoney turned out an IC4A-qualifying mark in the 400 meter dash with a clip of 48.05 that was good for seventh place.

Senior Benjamin Beauchamp recorded a pair of IC4A-qualifying marks after finishing fourth in the discus throw (48.91 meters) and sixth in the hammer throw (55.52 meters).

The 4x400 meter relay team of Mahoney, sophomore Christopher Del Rossi and seniors Sebastian Nicewicz and Christopher Watson turned out an IC4A-qualifying mark of 3:17.23 to grab sixth place. The 4x100 meter relay team of Mahoney, Del Rossi, Julian Copeland and Jake Sabatini finished seventh with an IC4A-qualifying time of 42.48 seconds.

Senior Stephen Keith finished 15th in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 3:58.80, while classmate Robert Hugin took 17th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 55.28 seconds.

At Moravian's Greyhound Invite, sophomore Kyle Leonard claimed the 5,000 meter run title after racing to the finish line in a time of 15:28.13, while classmate Alex Fitzgerald finished eighth with a mark of 15:51.59. Freshman Joseph Inglis took second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:34.28. Freshmen Christopher Mascetti (1:57.99) and James Chappell (1:58.57) finished sixth and ninth, respectively, in the 800 meter run. Mascetti was also Lehigh's highest finisher in the 1,500 meter run after crossing the line in 4:02.23 to earn sixth place. Lehigh took places seven through nine in the 400 meter hurdles as senior Andrew Culkin led the way with a time of 57.43.

Freshman Trevor Knowles (4.55 meters) and junior Beau Whitman (4.40 meters) finished fifth and sixth respectively in the pole vault. Freshman Taj Blount-Oden took fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 13.73 meters, while sophomore Alex Fuchs finished eighth in the shot put with a heave of 14.07 meters. Freshman Gilligan Greenlow earned 14th in the hammer throw with a mark of 41.10 meters.

Lehigh's 4x400 meter relay team of James Clements, Seamus Cullinane, Robert Smith and Tom Troxell finished fourth after crossing the finish line in 3:27.77.

Next up, the Mountain Hawks will host the Lehigh Games, the lone home meet of the outdoor season, next weekend in addition to sending athletes to the prestigious Penn Relays.