Upon the conclusion of the indoor track & field season in March, runners and field athletes spent two weeks gearing up for the start of the competitive outdoor season, which opened this past Saturday in Allentown, P.A., at the Muhlenberg Spring Invitational hosted by Muhlenberg College.
Senior Tyler Yeastedt won the men’s discus with his 46.20 meter launch, but his effort would not go without an encore, as he proceeded to mark 13.90 meters in the men’s shot put to finish third in that event. Junior Mike Pensanello came in two spots behind with his throw of 13.43 meters.
Junior Joe Grella threw 52.82 meters in the men’s javelin to place fifth. Junior Erik Trinkle took fourth in the men’s high jump with his height of 1.88 meters. Placing fourth in the other jumps were sophomore Matt Vitagliano in the triple jump and freshman Alex Monaco in the long jump.
Freshman Marissa Folk placed sixth in the women’s discus with her throw of 37.68 meters. She was seventh in the shot put. Freshman Aurora Freedman earned sixth in the javelin with her 34.42 meter throw. Freshman Lauren Parker took third in the women’s high jump with her height of 1.62 meters.
In the women’s 5000 meter run, senior Loki Rasmussen set a personal record with her third-place time of 18:23.8. Junior Allison Thayer came in two spots behind in a personal record time of 18:55.6.
Sophomore Matthew Stewart placed fourth in the men’s 5000 meters with his time of 15:31.3. Junior Chris Angelo finished fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase with his time of 10:08.5. The men’s 4x400 meter relay team placed third.
Senior Isabel Johnson said it felt “fantastic” to get back onto the outdoor track again. She competed in the women’s 800 meter run. Both men’s and women’s teams travel to Massachusetts Institute of Technology this Saturday.
