WEST CHESTER, Pa. --- Senior Timothy Lorah started the 2014 outdoor season for the Moravian College track & field team with a first-place finish in the javelin at the Golden Ram Invitational hosted by West Chester University of Pennsylvania Saturday.

Lorah turned in the winning toss of 63.62 meters (208 feet, nine inches) on his opening throw of the meet. The All-American jumped to first on the Track & Field Results Reporting System list in the event. The top 20 men and 22 women in each event will compete at the 2014 NCAA Division III National Championships at Ohio Wesleyan University in late May.

Lorah also had throws of 52.44 meters and 60.01 meters in the preliminaries and a toss of 58.69 meters in the final before fouling on his final two attempts.

Freshman Michael Guarino also competed in the javelin Saturday and was sixth in the event with a long throw of 49.89 meters (163 feet, eight inches), also on his first toss of the day. The distance was 10 feet farther than Guarino had thrown during his high school career. He followed it up with distances of 47.89 meters, 46.56 meters, 46.27 meters, 44.71 meters and 46.15 meters.

The Greyhounds are scheduled to have the full team compete at the Lafayette College 7-Way Meet on Saturday, March 29.