Two first-place finishes, one of which produced a school record, highlighted a strong day for the Muhlenberg track and field teams at their home invitational.
Freshman
Sean McNeil won the triple jump in 46-7¼, easily surpassing the school record of 45-11¾ that was set three years ago. The mark is within three inches of the top 10 on the all-time Centennial Conference list.Â
Junior
Mike Powel had a huge personal best in winning the shot put, throwing 48-4 to top his previous high of 47-2¼ and move from seventh to sixth on the Mules' all-time performance list.Â
The men's team also had four second-place finishes, including two by sophomore
Maxwell Broadbent in the long and triple jumps. He set a PR in the triple, jumping from seventh to fifth on the performance list.
The top finisher for the women's team was senior
Erin Jackson, who placed second in the 800.
Other highlights for the Mules included:
• Sophomore
Raam Ravishankar broke four minutes in the 1500.
• Sophomore
Ava Lundy landed in ninth place on the all-time performance list in the steeplechase.
• Freshman
Molly Curtis entered the performance list in the triple jump in a tie for sixth place at 34-0, improving her personal best by more than a foot
complete results
Muhlenberg Placewinners (men)
200m: 6.
Isaac Schaffer-Neitz (pictured above left), 22.88
1500m: 3.
Raam Ravishankar, 3:59.94
5000m: 6.
Marc Sebastian Montalvo, 15:28.49; 8.
Matthew Hajel, 15:40.52
4x100m: 3.
Maxwell Broadbent,
Bryce Rhodeman,
Isaac Schaffer-Neitz,
James Williams, 43.91
High jump: 2.
Jaden Snow, 6-3½; 3t.
Sean McNeil, 5-11½
Long jump: 2.
Maxwell Broadbent, 19-10¾; 8.
Connor Fenstermaker, 18-4½
Triple jump: 1.
Sean McNeil, 46-7¼ (school record); 2.
Maxwell Broadbent, 45-1½
Javelin: 2.
Noel House, 187-4
Shot put: 1.
Mike Powel, 48-4; 7.
CJ Mersky, 39-9¾; 8.
Dorsey Shoultz III, 39-3¼
Muhlenberg Placewinners (women)
800m: 2.
Erin Jackson, 2:25.21; 6.
Ellen Maguire, 2:26.51; 7.
Hadley DeVarennes, 2:28.46
Steeplechase: 6.
Natasha Furyk, 12:48.56; 7.
Ava Lundy, 12:58.25
4x400m: 7.
Ellen Maguire,
Erin Jackson,
Lauren House,
Hadley DeVarennes, 4:22.79
Triple jump: 5.
Shira Gamson, 34-9½; 6.
Molly Curtis, 34-0; 7.
Shanice Williams, 33-11½
Discus: 5.
Erica Borbi, 108-1; 6.
Caitlyn D'AddiecoÂ
(pictured above right), 105-0
Hammer: 6.
Erica Borbi, 125-0
Shot put: 5.
Kelly Stephen, 34-9½
Pole vault: 6t.
Ella Sarnitsky, 8-6
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