Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 12/3/2022 11:28:00 PM
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg men's track and field team had a solid opening season meet at the Bison Opener, hosted by Bucknell University, Friday and Saturday.
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Doug Walsh (Old Forge, Pa./Holy Cross High School) highlighted the weekend for the Huskies as he finished fourth overall in the heptathlon Friday night with 4,195 points. He took second in the 60-meter dash with a personal-best time of 7.28 before taking second in the long jump with a distance of 6.33 meters. He finished sixth overall in the shot put with a throw of 8.77 meters before winning the high jump with a personal-best jump of 1.92 meters. He PR'ed the 60-meter hurdles and took sixth with a time of 9.57 and took sixth in the pole vault with a height of 2.75 meters. Walsh wrapped up the heptathlon with a fourth-place finish and PR in the 1,000-meter race with a time of 2:57.93.
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On the track, the Huskies collected three top-10 finishes.
Robert Wilson (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) took sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.08 while
Andrew Basile (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) finished ninth with a time of 53.52.
Brady Dowell (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) took fourth overall in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:13.11.
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Brenden Gardner made his debut for the Huskies and took 11
th in the 300-meter dash with a time of 42.11 and 11
th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.13.
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The Huskies return to action after the Holiday break when they travel tot eh Susquehanna Invitational on January 14 in Selinsgrove, Pa.
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BLOOMSBURG RESULTS
200m
13
th •Â
Robert Wilson (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) • 23.29
20
th •
Andrew Basile (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) • 23.91
26
th •
Andrew Kane () • 24.37
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300m
11
th • Brenden Gardner • 42.11
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400m
6
th •
Robert Wilson (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) • 52.08
9
th •
Andrew Basile (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) • 53.52
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500m
4
th •
Brady Dowell (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) • 1:13.11
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60m Hurdles (prelims)
11
th • Brenden Gardner • 9.13
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Long Jump
10
th •Â
Andrew Kane () • 6.12m (20' 1")
11
th • Josh Leininger • 6.10m (20' 0.25")
17
th •
Andrew Wasilewski (Kulpmont, Pa./Mount Carmel Area High School) • 4.90m (16'1")
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Weight Throw
14
th •
Michael Makowski (Marion Heights, Pa./Mount Carmel Area) • 12.77m (41' 10.75")
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Heptathlon
4
th •
Doug Walsh (Old Forge, Pa./Holy Cross High School) • 4195 points
60 •7.28 • 2
nd (PR)
LJ • 6.33m 20' 9.25" • 2
nd
SP • 8.77m 28' 9.25" • 6
thÂ
HJ • 1.92m 6' 3.5" • 1
st (PR)
60H • 9.57 • 6
th (PR)
PV • 2.75m 9' 0.25" • 6
th
1000 • 2:57.93 • 4
th (PR)
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