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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Merrimack College men's track & field team had multiple school records broken during its weekend in Pennsylvania. A majority of the team competed at Moravian College.
The Basics
Date: Friday and Saturday, April 13-14, 2018
Event: Coach P Invitational
Location: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |Moravian College
Highlights
- Senior Keith Steinbrecher ran the 3000m steeplechase at Bucknell University on Saturday. He set a new school and personal record with a time of 9:04.69, and placed fifth in the meet. His time was a NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifier and he sits on top of the Northeast-10 Conference performance list. This time ranks him 12th in Division II.
- Freshman Patrick Forrest set a school record in the 400m race with a time of 48.62 and a fourth-place finish in the event. He set a second school record in the 200m dash, beating captain Jacob Robinson's previous record by 0.01 seconds with a time of 21.80.
- Senior Christian Gentile won the 5000m race with a time of 15:37.19. Freshman Gunnar Hasselquist and senior Marshall Boles placed fourth and sixth in the same event.
- Senior Niall Coughlin came in second in the 1500m race, with a season's best time of 3:59.74.
- Sophomore Kevin Russo finished fourth in the javelin throw, with a distance of 57.82m.
- Freshman Travis Hunt set a new school record in the hammer throw (44.42m), while also finishing ninth in the shot (13.66m).
- Junior Trevor Ciempa placed third in the high jump (1.95m).
Up Next
The Warriors return home for their first-ever home meet at Merrimack Stadium. They host Assumption College for a 5 p.m. start, in conjunction with Alumni Day.
