BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh men’s track and field kicked off the indoor season in its own backyard at Fast Times Before Finals at Rauch Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday.

“It was a good start for our team,” said the deputy head coach Brooke Astor. “Our men performed well throughout the event. It was really great to see some of our experienced leaders perform with strong grades including Gideon Coprivnicar in the heptathlon and Liam Lovering in weight.”

“Of course, it’s always nice to see our first-graders in their Lehigh uniforms for the first time,” Astor said. “First year Quinten Slaughter We had a great start to the season and are excited to see him and his classmates continue to make progress.”



JUMPS
Lehigh’s top runner in the long jump on Saturday was a first-grader Jack Maisterwho reached a height of 6.88 m with his jump and thus came second. Junior Daniel Givens With a jump of 6.34 m he also landed in the top five and took fourth place.

Senior Skylar Mott took first place in the high jump, reaching a mark of 1.91 m.

Second semester Eli Johnson was Lehigh’s top runner in the pole vault, finishing second with a mark of 4.25 m. Junior Tyson Utesch He also reached 4.25 m in his pole vault attempt.

senior Jordan Layos As a junior, she placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 13.50 m Daniel Givens came third with 13.23 m.



MIDDLE RANGE
Four Lehigh student-athletes finished in the top five of the 1,000-meter run, led by the first-year Ian Zalewski with a time of 2:33.47. The first year followed him Peter Priestner (2:37.76), first grader Isaac Greene (2:41.3) and sophomore year Aidan LaTourette (2:44.83).

Second semester Logan Haverkamp won the 500-meter race with a time of 1:08.62, earning his first collegiate victory.

Lehigh’s B team from Aidan LaTourette, Thomas Smigo, Thomas Arnold And Dylan Cunningham won the 4 x 800 m relay with a time of 8:08.15.

Lehigh’s A team of Quinten Slaughter, Patrez Thomas, Austin Iburg And Jonathan Bennett won first prize in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:27.50.



SPRINTS/HURDLES
Second semester Nathan Oliphant took third place in the 60m hurdles, recording a new PR of 8.36.

First year Quinten Slaughter He finished second in his first ever 60m sprint in 6.91 seconds. It was an impressive debut for Slaughter, as his time was the second fastest in Lehigh history.

Lehigh’s top finisher in the 200-meter dash was a senior Patrez Thomaswho finished in 23.34 minutes.



THROWS
The weight throw took place on Friday, which the senior won Liam Lovering with an 18.05m throw. His performance defined his PR and is good for third-best in program history. Seniors Sam Maloof (14.46 m) and Ethan McHugh (14.21 m) finished in the top five for Lehigh.

Lovering also secured first place in the shot put on Saturday, achieving a distance of 15.42 m with his throw. Junior Joe Nowakowski recorded a new personal best as a junior and took second place with 15.23 m Wil Jacques came fourth with 14.52 m.



MULTIS
senior Gideon Coprivnicar took first place in the heptathlon, scoring 4,682 points, good enough for eighth place in Lehigh history. Coprivnicar took first place in the high jump (1.93 m) and first place in the 60 m hurdles en route to victory.


The Mountain Hawks will return to action in the new year on January 11th at Penn Select in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.