Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 4/20/2024 10:53:00 PM

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior Matthew Whitaker's (/) third-place showing in the javelin highlighted the day for the Bloomsburg men's track & field team at the Bucknell Team Challenge, Saturday afternoon. The Huskies finished with 15 team points in eighth overall.
 
Whitaker took third overall in the javelin with a toss of 54.24 meters (177' 77). Jackson Baldini (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg Area) finished 13^th overall with a throw of 41.90 meters (137' 6").
 
Peyton Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) and Brayden Graham (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) earned their spots at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Outdoor Championships with a seventh and eighth place finish in the steeplechase. Riley finished seventh overall with a time of 9:50.86 while Graham took eighth with a time of 9:54.07. The pair now ranks sixth and 10^th, respectively in the PSAC standings.
 
Tyler Lobos (/) tied his season-best height in the pole vault as he finished sixth overall with a height of 4.20 meters (13' 9.25"). Lobos is currently 16^th heading in to the final week of the regular season of competition.
 
Shaheem Hill (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) took ninth overall in the high jump at 1.83 meters (6' 0").
 
On the track, Robert Wilson (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon) captured seventh overall with a time of 58.54 in the 400 meter hurdles and Doug Walsh (Old Forge, Pa./Holy Cross High School) finished 12^th at 1:00.51.
 
The 4x100-meter relay team of Harrison Cronan (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley), Wilson, Finnegan Purtle (/), and Walsh took sixth overall with a time of 43.59 while the 4x400-meter relay team of Wilson, Peter Tepper (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East), Jordan Mann (Kunkletown, Pa./Palmerton), and Peter Umbenhaur (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) finished sixth overall with a time of 3:32.78.
 
The Huskies return to action next Saturday, April 27 in the final meet of the regular season, hosted by Bloomsburg.