Friday, March 28
West Long Branch, N.J.

Lehigh University

at

Monmouth Season Opener

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Photo by: Don Paul

Lehigh Men Post One Event Win, Two All-Time Top 10 Marks At Monmouth

3/29/2025 9:35:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Lehigh men's track and field team spent the second full squad weekend of the outdoor season at the Monmouth Season Opener Friday-Saturday at Kessler Stadium. The Mountain Hawks' performance on the men's side featured 25 PRs and a pair of top 10 all-time marks.
 
JUMPS
Senior Skyler Mott finished second in the high jump, clearing 2.06m to tie his PR and seventh all-time mark. Mott's 2.06 is also a top-60 Division I mark at the moment. Nick Rossi and Neves Hoose both cleared 1.85m to set PRs.
 
First-year Jaden Ferguson led Lehigh in the long jump with a leap of 6.96m to move into 10th all-time, while finishing in fifth place. Junior Daniel Givens finished ninth in the long jump (6.55m) and eighth in the triple jump (13.68m). Senior Jordan Layos finished fifth in the triple jump with a PR of 13.97m. Layos also took 23rd in the long jump (5.73m).
 
SPRINTS/HURDLES
Senior Patrez Thomas won the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.70, which ranks 85th in Division I. Sophomore Aidan Dibuono ran 56.58 to finish seventh.
 
Senior Jonathan Bennett finished in the top 10 in the 100m hurdles, finishing ninth with a time of 14.78.
 
In the 100m dash, first-year Jaden Green was the top Mountain Hawk, claiming ninth at 10.89. Sophomore Eddie Moore finished 12th with a PR of 10.92 seconds.
 
Sophomore David Sedrak led Lehigh in the 200m with a PR time of 22.62. Sophomore Logan Haverkamp was tops for Lehigh in the 400m with a time of 51.65.
 
MID-DISTANCE/DISTANCE
The middle distance and distance events were littered with Lehigh PRs. Junior Alex Heidemann did not post a PR but did finish second in the 800m with a time of 1:54.89. Five of the eight Mountain Hawks in the event posted PRs, including senior Ethan Hood (1:56.18) and first-year Peter Preistner (1:56.79) who both finished in the top 10.
 
Nine Mountain Hawks ran in the 1500m, led by first-year Ian Zalewski, who finished third with a time of 3:59.36. Zalewski was one of three Mountain Hawks to PR in the event.
 
Junior Connor Malinger finished second in the 3000m steeplechase with a PR of 9:35.37. Senior Aidan Lynch finished third in 9:41.94, also with a PR, while sophomore Derek Coceano posted a PR (9:49.32) with his sixth place finish.
 
Junior Henry Burd was the top Mountain Hawk in the 5000m taking ninth with a time of 15:41.37.
 
THROWS
The hammer throw and discus kicked off action for the meet on Friday. First-year Sam Maloof (45.00m) and junior Joe Nowakowski (42.64m) led Lehigh in the hammer, with both athletes posting PRs. Maloof finished 20th to lead Lehigh. First-year Adam Klinge was Lehigh's lone competitor in the discus, finishing 17th with a toss of 39.70.
 
Nowakowski also led Lehigh in the shot put, finishing ninth with a throw of 14.73.
 
Lehigh had eight athletes compete in the javelin. Senior Greg Stagliano finished third with a throw of 56.87. First-year Harrison Keen finished fifth with a toss of 56.15. Senior Liam Campiglia (52.80) and first-year Aaron Lee (49.53) posted PRs in the event.
 
RELAYS
Green, Dibuono, Bennett and Moore teamed up to take fifth place in the 4x100m relay with a time of 42.72. Three Lehigh teams competed in the 4x400m relay, with Thomas and Dibuono teaming with first-years Quinten Slaughter and Austin Iburg to lead the way for Lehigh, finishing fourth in 3:26.17.
 
Next up, the Mountain Hawks will travel to Easton, Pa. for the annual outdoor dual meet against Lafayette on Saturday April 5.
 
 
 

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