Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 4/16/2022 10:48:00 PM
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University men's track & field team collected five new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying marks and several personal-bests at a competitive Bison Outdoor Classic this weekend.
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Parker Jarratt (West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove) highlighted the Huskies' efforts on the track as he posted two new PSAC qualifying times. He finished 60
th in a very quick 1,500-meter run with a career-best time of 4:03.79 and took 97
th with a PR in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.76.
Chris McCormick (Ashland, Pa./North Schuylkill) joined Jarratt with a new PSAC time in the 1,500-meter run as he finished just a step behind to claim 61
st overall with a time of 4:03.86. McCormick also took 126
th overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.51.
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Tyler Bailey (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg) finished 31
st overall in the 800-meter run with a PSAC time of 1:54.07, dropping his qualifying time by just under two seconds. He currently has the fourth-best time in the PSAC in the event.
Kevin Konyar (Winchester, Va./James Wood) earned his spot at the PSAC Outdoor Championships in the 10,000-meter race as he took 16
th overall with a personal-best time of 31:46.59, dropping just over a minute off of his previous PR. Konyar's time is currently the sixth-best in the PSAC.
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Freshman
Brady Dowell (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) PR'ed in the 400-meter dash as he took 36
th overall with a time of 50.88 and
Richard Loughran () hit a PR in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:48.06.
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In the field events,
Hank Anderson (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) hit his PSAC qualifying mark in the long jump as he leaped to 6.91 meters (22' 8") for an 11
th-place finish. He has the fourth farthest jump in the PSAC this season. Anderson posted a PSAC time of 15.57 in the 110-meter hurdles as well.
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Shaheem Hill (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) bettered his PSAC mark in the high jump as he cleared a personal-best height of 1.94 meters (6' 4.25") and is now ranked fifth in the PSAC.
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Marco Olmedo (Norristown, Pa./Norristown Area), Anderson,
Robert Wilson (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon), and
Tyreem Welton (Philadelphia, Pa./Penn Wood) finished 20
th with a time of 43.81 in the 4x100-meter relay.
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The Huskies return to action next Wednesday at the Shippensburg Mid Week Meet on April 20.
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