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Men's Track & Field Posts Strong Showing at LHU Qualifier

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Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/3/2025 11:25:00 PM

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Bloomsburg men's track and field program recorded 11 personal-bests and a new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying mark in the shot put from Kaleb Zimmerman (Lancaster, Pa./Garden Spot) at the LHU Qualifier in Lock Haven on Saturday afternoon.
 
Zimmerman qualified for the PSAC Championships in the shot put with a winning throw of 14.68 meters (48' 2").
 
Daniel Ajuz (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) moved into 11th on the PSAC performance list in the triple jump with a personal-best jump of 14.10 meters (46'3.25").
 
In the long jump, Andrew Kane (/) took first with a jump of 6.20 meters (20' 4.25").
 
The Huskies saw a pair of personal bests in the javelin from Brian O'Connor (/) and Matthew Staffin (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area). O'Connor moved into 16th on the conference list with PR of 53.95 meters (177') while taking third. Staffin placed fifth with a PR of 50.68 meters (166' 3").
 
Stephen Vaughn (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) set a personal best of 38.87 meters (127' 6") in the discus while placing eighth. Shaheem Hill (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) placed fourth in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.82 meters (5'11.5"). Jack Donchez (Bethlehem/Liberty High School) finished fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 43.38 meters (142' 4").
 
On the track, Peyton Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:53.51. Caden Dufrene (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run High School) finished third in the event, crossing the line at 10:23.04.
 
Jaxson Hoffman (/), Tyler Leitzel (/), Jalik Hill (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon) and Patrick Moore (Blakeslee, Pa./Commonwealth Charter Academy) ran a 43.01 in the 4x100-meter relay to take second.
 
Three Huskies recorded personal bests in the 400-meter dash, including Landon Kester (). Kester took fourth in the event with a time of 51.32. Finnegan Purtle (/) placed fifth with a 52.00. Evan Mann (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) set a PR with an eighth-place time of 52.85 while Lucas Pearson (/) ran a personal best time of 53.76 to place tenth.
 
Ryan Casagrande (/) ran a 4:56.15 in the mile to place seventh and set a personal-best in the event. Colin Snyder (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) ran a PR of 5:03.68 to finish in eighth.
 
Michael Gehman (/) finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:03.96. Evan Babarsky (Jessup, Pa./Valley View) ran a PR of 2:08.25 in the 800-meter.
 
The Huskies head to Slippery Rock on Thursday, May 8 for day one of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jack Donchez

Jack Donchez

Javelin
6' 0"
Junior
Caden Dufrene

Caden Dufrene

Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Shaheem Hill

Shaheem Hill

Jumps
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Andrew Kane

Andrew Kane

Multis
5' 8"
Junior
Finnegan Purtle

Finnegan Purtle

Sprints
Sophomore
Peyton Riley

Peyton Riley

Distance
6' 1"
Junior
Kaleb Zimmerman

Kaleb Zimmerman

Throws
6' 1"
Sophomore
Daniel Ajuz

Daniel Ajuz

Jumps/Sprints
Freshman
Evan Babarsky

Evan Babarsky

Distance
Freshman
Ryan Casagrande

Ryan Casagrande

Mid Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jack Donchez

Jack Donchez

6' 0"
Junior
Javelin
Caden Dufrene

Caden Dufrene

5' 10"
Senior
Distance
Shaheem Hill

Shaheem Hill

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Jumps
Andrew Kane

Andrew Kane

5' 8"
Junior
Multis
Finnegan Purtle

Finnegan Purtle

Sophomore
Sprints
Peyton Riley

Peyton Riley

6' 1"
Junior
Distance
Kaleb Zimmerman

Kaleb Zimmerman

6' 1"
Sophomore
Throws
Daniel Ajuz

Daniel Ajuz

Freshman
Jumps/Sprints
Evan Babarsky

Evan Babarsky

Freshman
Distance
Ryan Casagrande

Ryan Casagrande

5' 10"
Sophomore
Mid Distance