NORTON, Mass. —
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy men's track & field team earned second place at Wheaton College's (Mass.) Lyon Invitational on Friday. The Bears swept the podium in the 600 and took six of the top seven spots in the 5000 Meters as part of three event wins on the day.
Coast Guard saw three men qualify for the 60 Meters finals, and
Jay Herndon (Centerton, Ark.) put forth the best time with a 7.16-second dash for fourth overall. Right behind him was
Ian Naff (Arlington, Va.) in sixth at 7.21 and
Glenn Patrick (Fairhope, Ala.) in 7.32 for eighth.
Jack Younes (Newbury Park, Calif.) took the runner-up spot in the 200 Meters open race with his time of 24.06, beating out a 24.53 by
Noah Westkott (Waterford, Conn.) in sixth.
Colin Vislay (Pensacola, Fla.) ran a personal record 25.46 for tenth, while
Andrew Link (Winchester, Va.) took fourth in the 400 Meters open with his 54.81-second sprint.
The mid-distance portion of the team had one of the best showing of the day for the Bears by sweeping the top six spots of the 600 Meters.
Christian Gottlieb (Harpers Ferry, W.Va.) won the race with a personal best time 1:26.02, and was followed closely by
Sam Myers (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) in second at 1:26.60 and
Miles Taylor (Austin, Tex.) in third at 1:26.77;
Darius Kirvelevicius (East Lyme, Conn.) slotted into fourth with a 1:27.00 before
Drew Torell (South Kingstown, R.I.) and
Grant Kellenberger (Mohnton, Pa.) were the respective fifth and sixth finishers at 1:27.12 and 1:27.18 for back-to-back personal record times.
The 800 Meters saw freshman
Dylan Reed (Caledonia, Miss.) run 1:59.02 for third place before it was the distance team's time to shine by taking six of the top seven spots in the 5000.
James Kuduk (Harleysville, Pa.) and
Carlos Garcia (Bristow, Va.) were the top two in a photo finish, but Kuduk earned the locker room bragging rights by swooping in for the win at 15:40.15 to beat Garcia's 15:40.66; both times were personal bests.
London Layton (Crofton, Md.) crossed third at 15:57.36 and
Jack Cura (Cape May, N.J.) set a personal record of 16:13.15 when he crossed sixth.
Hayden Bergman (Magnolia, Del.) placed fourth in pole vault with a clearance of 4.20 meters (13' 9.25"). Throwing events saw
Vincent Grillo (Wilmington, Del.) take third in shot put at 14.06m (46' 1.50"), while
Anthony Gasparovic (Ocean City, N.J.) was ninth at 12.55m (41' 2.25"). Gasparovic also competed in weight throw, where he placed 11th at 12.33m (40' 5.50").
Tytan Moore (St. Petersburg, Fla.) produced another pair of top performances in the pit, leaping 6.76m (22' 2.25") for first place in the long jump and a PR of 13.74m (45' 1.00") for runner-up status in triple jump.
Adrian Ililau (Koror, Palau) wasn't far behind Moore in long jump, taking fourth at 6.31m (20' 8.50").
Patrick, Westkott,
Garrett Lamb (La Vernia, Tex.), and Naff made the lone relay of the night, the 4 x 200 Meters, one to remember. Facing teams from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Brandeis, the Bears found themselves a few seconds behind until Naff turned on the jets to hawk down the Judges' anchor and steal second with a time of 1:32.36, just 0.01 faster than Brandeis.
FULL RESULTS
Bears men's track & field will be back in action next Saturday, January 31st, at Boston University's John Thomas Terrier Classic.
