Saturday, February 1
Bethlehem, Pa.
2:00 PM
Lehigh University
91
vs
89
Lafayette
Photo by: Don Paul
Mountain Hawks Hold Off Lafayette To Secure 11th Straight Indoor Sweep
2/1/2025 9:19:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In a tightly-contested battle, the Lehigh men's track and field team edged Lafayette 91-89 Saturday at Rauch Fieldhouse in The Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. The Mountain Hawk men won just seven events, but a strong showing in the field and a number of second and third place points carried Lehigh to its 11th consecutive victory in the indoor Rivalry series.
The score was originally reported as a 96-89 Lehigh victory but was amended Sunday after a scoring adjustment.Â
THROWS
Senior Liam Lovering captured both the weight throw (17.63m) and the shot put (16.18m) for two of Lehigh's event wins. Junior Joe Nowakowski posted a PR of 16.04m in the shot put to finish second and move into eighth all-time, while senior Ethan McHugh was third in the weight throw. (14.80m).
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JUMPS
Lehigh claimed the top three spots in the long jump, led by first-year Jaden Ferguson, with a mark of 6.91m. Senior Daniel Givens claimed second place with a jump of 6.65m, while sophomore Andrew Clark jumped 6.54m to finish third.
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Givens won the triple jump, with an effort of 13.51m, with senior Jordan Layos (13.36) and Ferguson (13.33) claiming third and fourth place. Givens' final effort was a centimeter ahead of Lafayette's Quinn Curtain, which ended up being a key factor in Lehigh's ultimate two-point team victory.
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Senior Skyler Mott led a 1-2 finish in the high jump, clearing 2.00m, while Ferguson cleared 1.92m.
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First-year Sayyidakbar Akbarov led Lehigh in the pole vault, clearing 4.40m.
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MID-DISTANCE/DISTANCE
Senior Aidan Lynch kicked off track action with a win in the mile, with a time of 4:23.61. First-year Charlie Butler finished third (4:27.56).
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Lehigh finished 2-3-4 in the 500m, with senior Ethan Hood claiming second in 1:07.59, sophomore Logan Haverkamp claiming third with a PR of 1:07.87 and first-year Peter Priestner finishing fourth (1:08.91).
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The Mountain Hawks went 2-3-4 in the 800m with junior Daniel Malatesta delivering three team points with a second place finish in 1:57.03 and sophomore Thomas Smigo claiming third place and two points with a time of 2:06.22. Both men earned PRs as did first-year Isaac Greene in fourth (2:08.33).
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First-year Ian Zalewski, sophomore Aidan LaTourette and junior Henry Burd finished 2-3-4 in the 1000m. Zalewski posted a PR of 2:32.53 to lead the way.
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Senior Kevin Harvey led Lehigh in the 3000m, finishing third in 8:37.57.
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SPRINTS
Senior Patrez Thomas won the 200m with a time of 23.09 seconds and also led Lehigh in the 400m with a third place finish in 51.20. Sophomore Aiden DiBuono posted a PR in the 400m (53.29) to finish fourth.
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In the 60m hurdles, senior Jonathan Bennett (8.34) and sophomore Nathan Oliphant (8.36) finished 2-3. Sophomore Eddie Moore posted a PR in the 60m dash, finishing with a time of 6.91, just .01 behind the winner from Lafayette, to move into a tie for second all-time. First-year Quinten Slaughter finished third with a time of 7.03.
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RELAYS
Lehigh finished second in the 4x400 relay with Haverkamp, Slaughter, Moore and Hood posting a time of 3:28.51. The quartet of first-year Charlie Butler, Zalewski, Malatesta and Lynch took second in the meet-ending 4x800 relay with a time of 7:58.72.
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Lehigh will be back in action Friday at the Fastrack Nationals in Staten Island, N.Y.Â
The score was originally reported as a 96-89 Lehigh victory but was amended Sunday after a scoring adjustment.Â
THROWS
Senior Liam Lovering captured both the weight throw (17.63m) and the shot put (16.18m) for two of Lehigh's event wins. Junior Joe Nowakowski posted a PR of 16.04m in the shot put to finish second and move into eighth all-time, while senior Ethan McHugh was third in the weight throw. (14.80m).
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JUMPS
Lehigh claimed the top three spots in the long jump, led by first-year Jaden Ferguson, with a mark of 6.91m. Senior Daniel Givens claimed second place with a jump of 6.65m, while sophomore Andrew Clark jumped 6.54m to finish third.
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Givens won the triple jump, with an effort of 13.51m, with senior Jordan Layos (13.36) and Ferguson (13.33) claiming third and fourth place. Givens' final effort was a centimeter ahead of Lafayette's Quinn Curtain, which ended up being a key factor in Lehigh's ultimate two-point team victory.
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Senior Skyler Mott led a 1-2 finish in the high jump, clearing 2.00m, while Ferguson cleared 1.92m.
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First-year Sayyidakbar Akbarov led Lehigh in the pole vault, clearing 4.40m.
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MID-DISTANCE/DISTANCE
Senior Aidan Lynch kicked off track action with a win in the mile, with a time of 4:23.61. First-year Charlie Butler finished third (4:27.56).
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Lehigh finished 2-3-4 in the 500m, with senior Ethan Hood claiming second in 1:07.59, sophomore Logan Haverkamp claiming third with a PR of 1:07.87 and first-year Peter Priestner finishing fourth (1:08.91).
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The Mountain Hawks went 2-3-4 in the 800m with junior Daniel Malatesta delivering three team points with a second place finish in 1:57.03 and sophomore Thomas Smigo claiming third place and two points with a time of 2:06.22. Both men earned PRs as did first-year Isaac Greene in fourth (2:08.33).
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First-year Ian Zalewski, sophomore Aidan LaTourette and junior Henry Burd finished 2-3-4 in the 1000m. Zalewski posted a PR of 2:32.53 to lead the way.
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Senior Kevin Harvey led Lehigh in the 3000m, finishing third in 8:37.57.
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SPRINTS
Senior Patrez Thomas won the 200m with a time of 23.09 seconds and also led Lehigh in the 400m with a third place finish in 51.20. Sophomore Aiden DiBuono posted a PR in the 400m (53.29) to finish fourth.
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In the 60m hurdles, senior Jonathan Bennett (8.34) and sophomore Nathan Oliphant (8.36) finished 2-3. Sophomore Eddie Moore posted a PR in the 60m dash, finishing with a time of 6.91, just .01 behind the winner from Lafayette, to move into a tie for second all-time. First-year Quinten Slaughter finished third with a time of 7.03.
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RELAYS
Lehigh finished second in the 4x400 relay with Haverkamp, Slaughter, Moore and Hood posting a time of 3:28.51. The quartet of first-year Charlie Butler, Zalewski, Malatesta and Lynch took second in the meet-ending 4x800 relay with a time of 7:58.72.
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Lehigh will be back in action Friday at the Fastrack Nationals in Staten Island, N.Y.Â
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