Saturday, January 27
Bethlehem, Pa.
Lehigh University
106
vs
75
Lafayette College
Lehigh Claims 10th Straight Meeting of The Rivalry
1/27/2024 8:58:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men's track and field team earned the 106-75 victory over Lafayette on Saturday at Rauch Fieldhouse, in the Rivalry presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. Ten athletes earned PRs across all event groups.
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"I'm very, very proud of what we've done," said head coach Khayla Atte. "We have a lot of really strong first-years, they really showed up. We also did something we haven't done before - every coach put their own entries and I agreed. I trust my gut, I believe in the athletes and I believe in my coaches the same way.
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"One thing I said to the team in a meeting the other day was 'How many of you have come into a practice or meet feeling great and then performed horribly? How many of you have come into a meet feeling bad and then surprised yourself with how great you did?' The constant is your performance - that you had to compete. The feelings are always going to change, so you have to be focused on the competition."
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THROWS:Â
Three Mountain Hawks picked up PRs in the weight throw, with junior Liam Lovering leading the way with a PR and an improvement on his third place all-time mark (17.95m). Junior Ethan McHugh claimed third with his PR (14.82m), while fellow junior Sharan Shankar Took sixth (13.15m). Lovering swept the throws, winning shot put with a distance of 16.41m.
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JUMPS:
After a jump-off, multi Gideon Coprivnicar took second and picked up a huge PR of 4.41m in the pole vault. Junior Skyler Mott won the high jump with a PR and third all-time mark of 2.10m.Â
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Junior Daniel Givens swept the long (6.42m) and triple (12.80m) jumps, as first-year Andrew Clark took third in the triple with a PR of 6.24m.
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MID-DISTANCE/DISTANCE:
The Mountain Hawks swept mid-distance/distance events, starting off with sophomore Alex Heidemann taking first in the 800m with a PR of 1:54.95. Junior Aidan Lynch won the 1000m, clocking in at 2:31.59. Lehigh claimed the top two spots in the mile, led by first-year Thomas Smigo with a winning time of 4:18.00. Sophomore Thomas Arnold followed behind with a PR of 4:22.50. In the 3000m, first-year Noah Zahn was victorious with a PR of 8:49.80.
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SPRINTS/HURDLES:
Junior Dan Stipanov picked up five points in the 60m hurdles with a winning time of 8.39. Continuing his strong rookie campaign, first-year Eddie Moore took first in the 60m with a PR and second place all-time finish (6.92).Â
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Junior Patrez Thomas won the 400m (51.30), while junior Ethan Hood claimed second in the 500m with a PR of 1:06.69.
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Lehigh kicks off February with the Scarlet Knight Open hosted by Rutgers on Feb. 2 and 3 at the Armory in New York, N.Y.
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"I'm very, very proud of what we've done," said head coach Khayla Atte. "We have a lot of really strong first-years, they really showed up. We also did something we haven't done before - every coach put their own entries and I agreed. I trust my gut, I believe in the athletes and I believe in my coaches the same way.
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"One thing I said to the team in a meeting the other day was 'How many of you have come into a practice or meet feeling great and then performed horribly? How many of you have come into a meet feeling bad and then surprised yourself with how great you did?' The constant is your performance - that you had to compete. The feelings are always going to change, so you have to be focused on the competition."
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THROWS:Â
Three Mountain Hawks picked up PRs in the weight throw, with junior Liam Lovering leading the way with a PR and an improvement on his third place all-time mark (17.95m). Junior Ethan McHugh claimed third with his PR (14.82m), while fellow junior Sharan Shankar Took sixth (13.15m). Lovering swept the throws, winning shot put with a distance of 16.41m.
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JUMPS:
After a jump-off, multi Gideon Coprivnicar took second and picked up a huge PR of 4.41m in the pole vault. Junior Skyler Mott won the high jump with a PR and third all-time mark of 2.10m.Â
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Junior Daniel Givens swept the long (6.42m) and triple (12.80m) jumps, as first-year Andrew Clark took third in the triple with a PR of 6.24m.
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MID-DISTANCE/DISTANCE:
The Mountain Hawks swept mid-distance/distance events, starting off with sophomore Alex Heidemann taking first in the 800m with a PR of 1:54.95. Junior Aidan Lynch won the 1000m, clocking in at 2:31.59. Lehigh claimed the top two spots in the mile, led by first-year Thomas Smigo with a winning time of 4:18.00. Sophomore Thomas Arnold followed behind with a PR of 4:22.50. In the 3000m, first-year Noah Zahn was victorious with a PR of 8:49.80.
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SPRINTS/HURDLES:
Junior Dan Stipanov picked up five points in the 60m hurdles with a winning time of 8.39. Continuing his strong rookie campaign, first-year Eddie Moore took first in the 60m with a PR and second place all-time finish (6.92).Â
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Junior Patrez Thomas won the 400m (51.30), while junior Ethan Hood claimed second in the 500m with a PR of 1:06.69.
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Lehigh kicks off February with the Scarlet Knight Open hosted by Rutgers on Feb. 2 and 3 at the Armory in New York, N.Y.
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Throws
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