KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Senior David Cariello, junior Chris Ossont, sophomore Albert Myers, sophomore Ryan Karnopp and freshman Austin Gardener all picked up first place finishes for the Moravian College men's indoor track & field team at the Kutztown University Last Chance Invitational on Saturday.
Karnopp won the pole vault competition for the fourth straight meet by clearing a personal-record mark of 4.88 meters (16'). The jump now ranks the sophomore seventh in NCAA Division III, according to the Track & Field Results and Reporting System. This season, the NCAA will invite the top 15 on the TFRRS list for the men in each event to the Indoor National Championships on March 14-15 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Karnopp becomes just the second student-athlete in Moravian history to clear 16 feet, joining Timothy Layng '12 with the sixth-best height in the record books.
Myers pulled double-duty on Saturday, earning podium finishes on the track and in the field. The sophomore qualified for the finals in the 55-meter dash after a 6.74 second qualifier, and followed that up by shaving off a couple hundredths in the finals. His finals time of 6.70 seconds placed second at Kutztown.
The sophomore won the long jump on Saturday by the slimmest of margins, out jumping the second-place finisher by one-hundredth of a meter. Myers' leaped an ECAC-qualifying mark of 6.75 meters (22' 1.75") to finish first out of 20 competitors.
Moravian long jumpers occupied four of the top eight spots at Kutztown. Freshman Kyle Hagerty finished third with a mark of 6.50 meters (21' 4"), while Ossont placed fifth (6.36 meters – 20' 10.5"). Sophomore Gavin Bailey finished eighth after a leap of 6.25 meters (20' 6.25").
Freshman Matt Barnett finished a hair-length behind teammate Myers in the 55-meter dash finals. The Greyhound rookie placed third with a time of 6.71 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second behind Myers. He stopped the clock at 6.78 seconds in the qualifiers to advance.
Ossont won the triple jump event at Kutztown and booked a trip to the ECAC Indoor Championships, besting four other opponents with a personal-record jump of 13.90 meters (45' 7.25").
Cariello posted the fastest time in the 55-meter hurdles preliminaries at 7.91 seconds, and followed that up with the first-place time of 7.84 seconds.
The dynamic senior also finished sixth in the pole vault by clearing the 4.10 meter (13' 5.25") mark.
Gardener's first-place finish in the 200-meter dash bested 23 competitors at Kutztown. His time of 23.10 seconds was a career-best for the Moravian rookie.
The Moravian distance crew scored a pair of third place finishes at Kutztown. Junior Alec Duncan finished the one-mile run in 4:29.31, while classmate Dillon Farrell stopped the clock at 9:15.70 in the 3,000-meter run. Freshman Cory Taggert finished in the top half of the field with a 10th place finish in the one-mile (4:36.64).
Taggert also placed seventh in his first attempt at the 400-meter dash event, and came close to qualifying for the ECAC Championships. The rookie runner finished in 52.81 seconds.
Freshman Kahron Walker finished in sixth place in the high jump with a leap of 1.90 meters (6' 2.75").
The men's weight throwers occupied the fifth through 13 positions on Saturday. Freshman Matt Jones paced the group with a personal-record toss of 14.50 meters (47' 7"). Senior Timothy Lorah also recorded a personal best, finishing sixth after a mark of 14.32 meters (46' 11.75"). Junior Jeffrey Gallagher, freshman Greg Cahill and junior Parker Munson were seventh through ninth, all with personal-record tosses in the weight throw. Senior Kyle Kersting rounded out the top 10 with a throw of 11.04 meters (36' 2.75").
The throwers also placed four Greyhounds in the top 10 in the shot put on Saturday. Senior Frank Yannotta was fourth (13.09 meters), freshman Ljuboslav Boskic was fifth with a personal record toss of 13.02 meters (42' 8.75") and sophomore Jacob Fritz was sixth (12.52 meters). Sophomore Matt Dill was ninth (11.31 meters).
The Moravian men will send two student-athletes to the Princeton University Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 23 before gearing up for the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships, set for Saturday, March 1 at Susquehanna University.
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April 25, 2014
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April 24, 2014
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April 23, 2014
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April 22, 2014
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April 22, 2014
Cariello 6th after First Day of Decathlon at Penn Relays
April 21, 2014
Farrell Selected as Landmark Track Athlete of the Week
April 19, 2014
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April 18, 2014
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April 16, 2014
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April 12, 2014
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April 11, 2014
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April 10, 2014
Moravian Hosts Student-Athlete Appreciation Event
April 7, 2014
Joint Selected Landmark Men's Field Athlete of the Week
April 4, 2014
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March 31, 2014
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March 29, 2014
Men Place 6th at Rain-Soaked Lafayette 8-Way Meet
March 26, 2014
Men Ranked 23rd in USTFCCCA Preseason Team Rankings
March 24, 2014
Lorah Named Landmark Men's Field Athlete of the Week
March 22, 2014
Lorah Wins Javelin at Golden Ram Invitational
March 19, 2014
Hounds Selected to Win Another Landmark Outdoor Title
March 18, 2014
GreyhoundTV - NCAA Indoor National Championships
March 15, 2014
Joint Runner-Up in Triple Jump to Earn 3rd All-America Honor
March 14, 2014
Joint & Karnopp Earn All-America Honors at NCAA Meet
March 12, 2014
Four Hounds Named to Landmark Winter All-Sportsmanship Team
March 11, 2014
20 Hounds Named to Landmark Winter Academic Honor Roll
March 10, 2014
Joint & Karnopp Headed to NCAA Indoor Championships
March 8, 2014
Greyhounds Place 5th at ECAC DIII Championships
March 7, 2014
Joint & Karnopp Win ECAC Individual Titles
March 6, 2014
20 Hounds to Compete at ECAC Indoor Championships
March 4, 2014
24 Track & Field Athletes Honored by Landmark Conference
March 1, 2014
Greyhounds Win 5th Consecutive Landmark Indoor Title
February 27, 2014
Karnopp Earns ECAC Athlete of the Week Honors
February 27, 2014
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February 24, 2014
Karnopp Wins 2nd Landmark Field Athlete of the Week
February 24, 2014
Cariello Hurdles Conference Competition for Athlete of the Week
February 23, 2014
Joint & Zerdoum Post ECAC Marks at Princeton Invitational
February 22, 2014
Five Greyhounds Place 1st at Kutztown Invitational
February 19, 2014
ECAC Names Joint Division III South Athlete of the Week
February 18, 2014
Rahn Furthers Education at Sprints & Hurdles Academy
February 17, 2014
Joint Wins 4th Landmark Athlete of the Week Honor
February 14, 2014
Karnopp First Again, Two More Clinch ECAC Berth in NYC
February 10, 2014
Karnopp Named Landmark Male Field Athlete of the Week
February 8, 2014
Karnopp Tops the Podium Again in the Pole Vault at Susquehanna
February 6, 2014
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February 6, 2014
Joint Earns Corvias ECAC Field Athlete of the Week Honors
February 3, 2014
Joint Jumps to Another Landmark Athlete of the Week Award
February 1, 2014
Joint & Karnopp golden at Lehigh’s John Covert Classic
January 30, 2014
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January 27, 2014
Joint & Zerdoum Garner Landmark Conference Weekly Honors
January 25, 2014
Walker's High Jump Leads Men in Tiger Open at Princeton
January 24, 2014
Ossont Leads Greyhounds at Collegeville Classic
January 20, 2014
Moravian SAAC Hosts Sophomore Leadership Event
January 17, 2014
Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Score National Rankings
December 9, 2013
Joint Named Landmark Men's Field Athlete of the Week
December 7, 2013
Men Post 4 ECAC Marks at Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals
December 6, 2013
Cariello Starts Strong at Lehigh Fast Times Before Finals
December 6, 2013
Men’s Indoor Track & Field Prepares for Big-Meet Success
November 8, 2013
Moravian Welcomes 2013 Hall of Fame Class and Herbstman Award Winner
October 22, 2013
Cheerleaders & Track Teams Work Runner's World Half Marathon
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