HAWKS OPEN UP OUTDOOR SEASON AT PENN INVITATIONAL
PHILADELPHIA- Behind six first-place finishes,
the St. Joseph's men's track team opened up
their outdoor season with a strong showing at
the Penn Invitational.
SJU dominated the sprints with James Scott,
Jerry Puryear, and Geoff Valentine registering
first place finishes in the 100 meter dash, 400
meter hurdles, and 400 meter dash,
respectively. Joe Hartman claimed third in the
400 hurdles while Andy Craycraft took home
bronze in the 400 meter dash.
Karl Savage and Ben Koch led the long distance runners with first-place
finishes in the 3000 meter run and the 3000 meter steeplechase,
respectively. Tim Fisher took home silver in the steeplechase while Bill
Hoffman placed third in the 3000.
In addition to his first place finish, Puryear also captured third place in
the long jump with a leap of 6.76 meters.
The 4x100 relay team also claimed first prize with a time of 42.6
seconds.
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