Friday, January 5
Staten Island, N.Y.
Lehigh University
vs
Wagner College
Mountain Hawks Get Back on Track with Wagner Invitational
1/5/2024 8:18:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh track and field team opened its 2024 competition with the Wagner Invitational on Friday at the Ocean Breeze Park Track and Field Athletic Complex.
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Following winter break, this is the first competition athletes competed in since Fast Times Before Finals on Dec. 8-9. The unscored meet featured some athletes competing across multiple events while some specialists picked up where they left off in 2023.
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"It was a solid post-break meet," said head coach Khayla Atte. "We were a small but mighty group. The opportunity to compete at this level is far less than high school. Learning to compete in all circumstances is important to building a winning culture. We're ready to start winter training camp and our indoor season."
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SPRINTS/HURDLES
In the 60m hurdles, first-year Andrew Clark placed fifth with 9.54. Fellow first-year, Eddie Moore, placed eighth in the 60m dash with a PR of 7.11. Moore went on to place sixth in the 200m Dash with a PR of 22.83. Following a strong collegiate opening in Fast Times Before Finals, first-year Emma Sanford won the 60m hurdles with 9.40. In the 60m dash first-year Kasey White ran 8.24 for sixth. White went on to place third in the 200 with 26.27. Senior Simone Davey grabbed second place with a PR of 1:19.12 in the 500m dash.
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JUMPS
Junior Skyler Mott won the high jump with 2.01m, while senior Eli Aaronson jumped 1.86m which slotted him in fifth. In the long jump, Clark placed seventh with a PR of 6.11 while junior Jordan Layos earned ninth with 5.73. Junior Lauren Roy competed in both the triple and long jumps, earning second (10.73m), and fifth (5.16m), respectively. Two Mountain Hawks placed in the high jump with sophomore Melanie LaCorte taking second with 1.56, while Sanford landed in fourth with 1.46m.
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THROWS
Junior Liam Lovering won the shot put with a throw of 15.65m followed by senior Alex Clevenger placing second with 15.39. Junior Ethan McHugh landed in sixth with a throw of 12.75m. In the men's weight throw, Lovering nabbed second with 16.37m while McHugh threw 13.68m, good for fifth place. On the women's side in the weight throw, senior Karina Roze claimed sixth with a distance of 12.48m.
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DISTANCE/MID-DISTANCE
Rookie Grace Hughes competed in the mile, placing seventh with 5:33.08. In the 800, junior Svea Wickelgren claimed second with a time of 2:15.22 while senior Christina Yakaboski followed behind in third with a PR of 2:16.53.
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Lehigh competes in the first dual meet of the season next weekend at the Penn 10-Team Select at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, N.Y.
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Following winter break, this is the first competition athletes competed in since Fast Times Before Finals on Dec. 8-9. The unscored meet featured some athletes competing across multiple events while some specialists picked up where they left off in 2023.
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"It was a solid post-break meet," said head coach Khayla Atte. "We were a small but mighty group. The opportunity to compete at this level is far less than high school. Learning to compete in all circumstances is important to building a winning culture. We're ready to start winter training camp and our indoor season."
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SPRINTS/HURDLES
In the 60m hurdles, first-year Andrew Clark placed fifth with 9.54. Fellow first-year, Eddie Moore, placed eighth in the 60m dash with a PR of 7.11. Moore went on to place sixth in the 200m Dash with a PR of 22.83. Following a strong collegiate opening in Fast Times Before Finals, first-year Emma Sanford won the 60m hurdles with 9.40. In the 60m dash first-year Kasey White ran 8.24 for sixth. White went on to place third in the 200 with 26.27. Senior Simone Davey grabbed second place with a PR of 1:19.12 in the 500m dash.
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JUMPS
Junior Skyler Mott won the high jump with 2.01m, while senior Eli Aaronson jumped 1.86m which slotted him in fifth. In the long jump, Clark placed seventh with a PR of 6.11 while junior Jordan Layos earned ninth with 5.73. Junior Lauren Roy competed in both the triple and long jumps, earning second (10.73m), and fifth (5.16m), respectively. Two Mountain Hawks placed in the high jump with sophomore Melanie LaCorte taking second with 1.56, while Sanford landed in fourth with 1.46m.
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THROWS
Junior Liam Lovering won the shot put with a throw of 15.65m followed by senior Alex Clevenger placing second with 15.39. Junior Ethan McHugh landed in sixth with a throw of 12.75m. In the men's weight throw, Lovering nabbed second with 16.37m while McHugh threw 13.68m, good for fifth place. On the women's side in the weight throw, senior Karina Roze claimed sixth with a distance of 12.48m.
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DISTANCE/MID-DISTANCE
Rookie Grace Hughes competed in the mile, placing seventh with 5:33.08. In the 800, junior Svea Wickelgren claimed second with a time of 2:15.22 while senior Christina Yakaboski followed behind in third with a PR of 2:16.53.
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Lehigh competes in the first dual meet of the season next weekend at the Penn 10-Team Select at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, N.Y.
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Players Mentioned
High Jump
/ Men's Track and Field
Throws
/ Men's Track and Field
Throws
/ Men's Track and Field
Sprint/Middle Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
High Jump
/ Women's Track and Field
Long Jump/Triple Jump
/ Men's Track and Field
Throws
/ Men's Track and Field
Throws
/ Men's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Men's Track and Field
Jumps
/ Men's Track and Field
Long Jump/Triple Jump
/ Women's Track and Field
Throws
/ Women's Track and Field
Multis
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprints
/ Women's Track and Field
Sprint/Middle Distance
/ Women's Track and Field
Distance
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