2023-24 Men's Outdoor Track and Field News

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PENN STATE BEHREND CAPTURES 2023-24 PRESIDENTS CUP
PENN STATE BEHREND CAPTURES 2023-24 PRESIDENTS CUP

With a strong spring sports season to top off yet another impressive year by Penn State Behrend, the Lions have once again claimed the AMCC Presidents Cup title with a .925 percentage ranking.

BEHREND'S DABROWSKI EARNS THIRD CAREER ALL-AMERICA HONORS
BEHREND'S DABROWSKI EARNS THIRD CAREER ALL-AMERICA HONORS

Penn State Behrend men's track & field senior thrower Dan Dabrowski secured his third career All-America honors and became the 23rd All-American in program history with a fifth-place finish in the discus at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Doug Memorial Stadium.

BEHREND MEN WIN UNITED EAST MEN'S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
Ryan Festa, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)
Ryan Festa, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)

Festa secured a win at Saint Francis with a season-best height of 14-9 in the pole vault.

Bryan Pan, Carlow University, Men's Track & Field (Track)
Bryan Pan, Carlow University, Men's Track & Field (Track)

Pan led the way with a second-place finish in the 100 with a personal best time of 11.25. Pan ran 23.48 to place third in the 200 and broke his previous school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 17.50 to finish fifth. He was also part of the 4x100 relay team that placed third with a time of 46.67. Carlow placed ninth of 14 teams at the USCAA National Championship, hosted by American International College Saturday. 

Dan Dabrowski, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)
Dan Dabrowski, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)

Dabrowski notched a record-setting first-place distance of 170-2 on his sixth throw of the day at the John Papa Invitational, surpassing his previous school record of 167-9 set last season. He once again delivered a first-place finish in the discus at Geneseo, throwing a distance of 170-1.

Mekhi Christensen, Alfred State College, Men's Track & Field (Track)
Mekhi Christensen, Alfred State College, Men's Track & Field (Track)

Christensen finished first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.20. He followed with a fifth place finish in the long jump with a best jump of 6.12 meters.

Samuel Hetrick, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)
Samuel Hetrick, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)

Hetrick scored a first-place finish at Westminster with an AARTFC qualifying height of 6-4 ¾ in the high jump.

Aidan Domencic, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Track)
Aidan Domencic, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Track)

Domencic was victorious in the 3000m steeplechase on Saturday, recording a time of 9:55.40 at the Westminster Invitational.

Dan Dabrowski, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)
Dan Dabrowski, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)

Dabrowski was the top finisher of the day for Behrend in the field at Slippery Rock, earning first place with a 161-1 distance in the discus throw.

Kody Klein, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Track)
Kody Klein, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Track)

Klein ran a fourth-place time in the 800m with a time of 1:57.71. He was also a member of the 4x4 relay team that tallied third with a time of 3:30.50 at the Dave Labor Invitational.

CARLOW MEN'S TRACK & FIELD NAMED TEAM PEAK PERFORMER
CARLOW MEN'S TRACK & FIELD NAMED TEAM PEAK PERFORMER

On Day 3 of D3 Week, we salute our AMCC Team Peak Performers of 2023-24. 

Dan Dabrowski, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)
Dan Dabrowski, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Field)

Dabrowski earned a first-place finish at Carnegie Mellon with an AARTFC qualifying score of 167-07 in the discus.

Kody Klein, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Track)
Kody Klein, Penn State Behrend, Men's Track & Field (Track)

Klein ran an AARTFC qualifying time of 1:55.51 en route to a fourth-place finish in the 800m on Saturday.

CARLOW HIRES CHAD WALSH AS HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH
CARLOW HIRES CHAD WALSH AS HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH

The Carlow University Department of Athletics is excited to announce the hiring of Chadwick Walsh as the Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field.