Reider's Throwing Highlights Another Exceptional Team Performance For SU Men's Track
Feb. 16, 2007
SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Just three days after being named the PSAC men's track and field athlete of the week, senior Nate Reider (York/Dallastown) earned two first-place finishes in throwing events Friday at the Susquehanna Open to highlight yet another exceptional all-around performance by the Shippensburg men's indoor track and field squad. The event was held inside Susquehanna University's Garrett Sports Complex, and no team scores were kept.
Shippensburg's throwing dominance took center stage once again Friday night, as the Red Raiders took the top three spots in the shot put and the top two in the weight throw. Reider won both events, finishing with a toss of 14.79 meters in the shot put and a throw of 17.75 meters in the weight throw that set a new Garrett Sports Complex record.
Junior Mark Anderson (Nanty Glo/Central Cambria) placed second in each event, heaving the shot 14.67 meters and recording a weight throw of 16.04 meters. Meanwhile, sophomore David Green (Waynesboro/South Western) took third in the shot put with a toss of 14.58 meters and fourth in the weight throw with a heave of 15.66 meters. Freshman Justin Kraft (Greetown/Wallenpaupack) took sixth in the shot put with a toss of 13.58 meters.
Distance running is another forte for Shippensburg's squad, and senior Allen Hanslovan (Morisdale/West Branch) once again showcased the Red Raiders' prowess in such events with a first-place finish in the mile run, clocking in at 4:22.73. Freshman Jordan Shick (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) took seventh place with a time of 4:34.15, while sophomore Nick Brousse (Carlisle/Carlisle) finished one spot behind in eighth place with a time of 4:36.40.
Shippensburg seniors also took first and second place in the 55-meter hurdles. Senior Bernie Richards (York Haven/Northeastern York) took first place with a time of 7.68 seconds, while fellow senior Dan Robinson (Hagerstown, Md./Boonsboro) took second place and finished in 7.84 seconds.
Several freshmen contributed to Shippensburg's strong showing in Susquehanna. Freshman Nick Malenka (Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) took third in the pole vault with a vault of 4.25 meters, while freshman Steve Gualberti (Springfield/Springfield) placed seventh in the high jump and the triple jump. Freshman McKenzy Rene (Lebanon/Cedar Crest) took second in the triple jump with a jump of 13.35 meters. In the 400-meter dash, freshman Ken Kull (Glenn Mills/Penncrest) took sixth place (52.08 seconds) while fellow freshman Mike Tomasco (Upper Darby/Monsignor Bonner) took eighth place (52.28 seconds).
Junior Eric Baker (Montoursville/Montoursville) recorded a strong showing in the 800-meter run, earning second place in 1:59.85, while freshman Corey Creek (York/Cedar Cliff) took fifth place with a time of 2:03.32. Other top performances for the evening included senior Steve Lobianco (Dover/Northeastern York) taking fifth place in the 3000-meters with a time of 9:07.18, and sophomore Andrew Amey (Dover/Northeastern York) earning sixth place in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:09.89.
Relays also proved to be successful for Shippensburg Friday, as the 200 and 800 meter relay teams took first place. The winning time for the Red Raiders in the 200-meter relay was 1:33.28, while Shippensburg ran the 800-meter relay in 8:16.38. Shippensburg also finished in third place for the 400-meter relay with a time of 3:26.12.
The Shippensburg indoor track and field teams returned to action
Saturday, when the squads travelled to Kent State University
to compete in the
day-long Kent State Tune Up.
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