JACK TOMS INVITATIONAL RESULTS

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Slippery Rock University men's track & field team recorded 17 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference qualifying marks, three NCAA provisional marks and 29 top 10 finishes at the Jack Toms Invitational that wrapped up Saturday evening from the University of Lynchburg.
 
The Rock got three NCAA marks in three different throwing events with Zach Gose leading the way with a victory in the hammer throw with a toss of 58.10 meters. Ryan Oleksy also met the PSAC standard and took third in the event with a mark of 51.14 meters.
 
Seaton Wozniak was second in the shot put with an NCAA provisional throw of 17.11 meters to lead four SRU athletes to PSAC marks in the event. Connor Brown was fourth (16.37m), Logan Parker was sixth (15.62m) and Evan Hall was seventh (14.76m). Wozniak and Gose also both met the PSAC standard in the discus throw with Wozniak placing second (49.06m) and Gose placing  sixth (45.47m).
 
Joey Reed tallied the final NCAA mark with a third place showing in the javelin with a throw of 60.09 meters. Ian McCreary also met the PSAC standard in seventh with a throw of 54.68 meters.
 
Grady Cobb gave The Rock a second victory over the two-day meet when he won the high jump with a clearance of 1.95 meters. Logan Turton took third with a matching PSAC qualifying height of 1.95 meters.
 
Slippery Rock also picked up two more PSAC marks in the field with Christian Crowley placing third in the pole vault (4.55m) and Jason Alderson finishing third in the triple jump (13.87m).
 
Matthew Crow led the way on the track with a second place finish in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.01 seconds. He also teamed with Kadin Johnson, Benny Whitaker and Nicholas Hartwick to take second in the 4x100-meter relay in 41.88 seconds.
 
Johnson met the PSAC standard in the 400-meter dash with a third place finish in 49.14 seconds. He also teamed with Austin Kurta, Trey Huha and Micah Good to place second in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:19.87.
 
Kurta closed out the PSAC marks for SRU with a seventh place showing in the 400-meter hurdles in 55.92 seconds.
 
Slippery Rock also sent a smaller group of athletes to Carnegie Mellon this weekend, where The Rock men got two more PSAC qualifying marks. Recap from that CMU meet available HERE.
 
A look at the top finishers and qualifying marks from Lynchburg can be found below. Full results from the meet are available HERE.
 
TOP 10 FINISHERS AND QUALIFYING MARKS AT LYNCHBURG
 
100-METER DASH
8. Benny Whitaker – 11.25
 
400-METER DASH
3. Kadin Johnson – 49.14 (PSAC auto)
6. Micah Good – 49.66
8. Trey Huha – 49.91
 
110-METER HURDLES
2. Matthew Crow – 15.01 (PSAC auto)
7. Austin Kurta – 15.62
10. Jonathan Wess – 16.02
 
400-METER HURDLES
7. Austin Kurta – 55.92 (PSAC auto)
 
4x100-METER RELAY – 41.88
2. Kadin Johnson, Benny Whitaker, Nicholas Hartwick, Matthew Crow
 
4x400-METER RELAY – 3:19.87
2. Kadin Johnson, Austin Kurta, Trey Huha, Micah Good
 
HIGH JUMP
1. Grady Cobb – 1.95m (PSAC auto)
3. Logan Turton – 1.95m (PSAC auto)
 
POLE VAULT
3. Christian Crowley – 4.55m (PSAC auto)
 
LONG JUMP
8. Matt Mallon – 6.67m
9. Jason Alderson – 6.62m
 
TRIPLE JUMP
3. Jason Alderson – 13.87m (PSAC auto)
 
SHOT PUT
2. Seaton Wozniak – 17.11m (NCAA provisional)
4. Connor Brown – 16.37m (PSAC auto)
6. Logan Parker – 15.62m (PSAC auto)
7. Evan Hall – 14.76m (PSAC auto)
8. Jacob Gose – 14.69m
 
DISCUS THROW
2. Seaton Wozniak – 49.06m (PSAC auto)
6. Zach Gose – 45.47m (PSAC auto)
 
HAMMER THROW
1. Zach Gose – 58.10m (NCAA provisional)
3. Ryan Oleksy – 51.14m (PSAC auto)
6. Evan Hall – 47.34m
10. Logan Parker – 45.10m
 
JAVELIN THROW
3. Joey Reed – 60.09m (NCAA provisional)
7. Ian McCreary – 54.68m (PSAC auto)
 
 


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