KUTZTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Ryan Karnopp set a Moravian College and Landmark Conference record in finishing second in the pole vault as the Greyhounds' men's indoor track & field team completed its regular season on Saturday at the non-scoring Kutztown University Last Chance Invitational.
Karnopp recorded an ECAC qualifying height of 5.05 meters (16-6.75) in the pole vault. Karnopp is the first Greyhound to clear 5.00 meters indoors, and he moved into fourth place on the Track & Field Results Reporting System list that determines those to compete at the 2015 NCAA Division III National Championships in March. He tied Buck Lanny of host Kutztown at the top of height of 5.05 meters Saturday but was second in the meet after needing more attempts at a lower height of 4.70 meters.
Sophomore Kahron Walker won the high jump with an ECAC qualifying height of 1.95 meters (6-4.75), and he also placed eighth in the long jump with a leap of 6.36 meters (20-10.5) on his second jump of the competition.
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| Watch Ryan Karnopp clear 5.05m in the pole vault. |
Senior Dillon Farrell finished third in the mile run with a time of 4:37.23 while freshman Austin Stetler placed third in the 800-meter run in 2:03.00. Freshman Robert Cahill took sixth place in the 800 meters in 2:04.17.
Freshman Eric Morton placed fourth in the 55-meter dash in a time of 6.74 seconds after a time of 6.75 in the preliminaries, and he was also 11th in the 200-meter dash in 24.32 seconds. Sophomore Cory Taggert finished fourth in the 400-meter dash in a time of 52.11 seconds while junior Gavin Bailey was sixth in the event in 52.36 seconds. Taggert and Bailey teamed with junior Tyler Dwyer and freshman Mike Kopach to place third in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:31.37, the ninth-best time in school history.
Senior Jeffrey Gallagher took fourth in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 14.90 meters (48-10.75) while four other Greyhounds placed in the top 15 with freshman Jack Lippin in seventh place at 14.30 meters (46-11), sophomore Greg Cahill in ninth with a toss of 13.51 meters (44-4), senior Parker Munson in 10th at 13.01 meters (42-8.25) and senior Andrew Loehwing in 14th place at 11.33 meters (37-2.25). Sophomore Ljuboslav Boskic was eighth in the shot put with a toss of 12.82 meters (42-0.75) while Greg Cahill was ninth at 12.46 meters (40-10.5), Loehwing finished 11th at 12.21 meters (40-0.75) and Lippin took 13th at 11.97 meters (39-3.25).
Senior Chris Ossont was fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 13.16 meters (43-2.25) while freshman Geronimo Santana was ninth in the event at 12.22 meters (40-1.25). Sophomore Kyle Hagerty placed 10th in the long jump with a mark of 6.24 meters (20-5.75).
In other track results, Dwyer placed seventh in the 200-meter dash in 23.80 seconds while freshman Esco Blaylock was 14th in 24.59 seconds and sophomore Jamil Poole took 15th in 24.75 seconds. Sophomore Jordan Sweeney was 13th in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.89 seconds while freshman Zimra Winters was 14th in the mile run in 5:38.82.
The Greyhounds will return to action next Saturday, February 28 at the 2015 Landmark Conference Championships hosted by Susquehanna University as the men look to win their sixth consecutive Landmark title.
