Selinsgrove, PA (January 15, 2022) – Justin Le Cadre led the way for the Monarchs, capturing two first place finishes at the Susquehanna Multi and Invitational. The Monarchs all around captured several top five finishes as well as a multitude of MAC Championship qualifications.
 
On The Track
60 Meter Dash
First year Abigail Springer continued an impressive debut season. Springer earned herself a 12^th place finish with a time of 8.42 seconds. Lauren Phillips of Johns Hopkins topped the pack with a time of 8.07 seconds.
 
Junior Brendan Avery jumped out to a hot start this season, running a MAC Championship qualifying time of 7.45 seconds on his way to a 14^th place finish. Fellow junior Alex Solano performed well, running a time of 7.56 seconds. Sophomore Andrew Sabo made his debut running a time of 7.62 seconds. Unattached runner Martin Owusu-Antwi took first with a time of 6.90 seconds.
 
5000 Meter
First year Zoe Tomko shaved some seconds off her seed time to pick up a 7^th place finish. Tomko's time of 19:10.57 qualifies her MAC Championship competition. Cadie Kiser of Division II Lock Haven captured the victory with a time of 18:39.62.
 
On the men's side, Logan Taylor picked up a 15^th place finish with a time of 18:30.53. Lock Haven swept the event with Gage Krall pulling out the victory with a time of 15:44.50.
 
4x200 Meter Relay
The women's squad pulled out a top five finish. The team comprised of Abigail Springer, Autumn Steibler, Laura Dainauski, and Nicole Zambetti ran a time of 1:58.92. Squads A and B out of Johns Hopkins swept the top two spots with times of 1:48.62 and 1:53.79 respectively.
 
The men's squad also pulled out a top five finish, running a time of 1:38.62. Alex Solano, Andrew Sabo, Brendan Avery, and Mitchell Forgash made up the group. The lone group out of Division II Bloomsburg took the top spot with a time of 1:35.42.
 
Distance Medley Relay
Two teams represented the women's squad. Squad A, comprised of Zoe Tomko, Autumn Steibler, Nicole Zambetti, and Mikaela Majcher, finished with a time of 14:03.92 to secure an 8^th place result. Unfortunately, due to outstanding circumstances, Squad B was left one woman short. Runners Julia Johnson, Laura Dainauski, and Jen O'Connor still competed however were unable to complete the relay. Three squads out of Johns Hopkins swept the top three spots with times of 12:40.52, 13:12.58, and 13:13.27.
 
The men's squad field one team. Mitchell Forgash, Andrew Novrocki, Owen Foytack, and Logan Taylor ran a time of 11:35.74 on their way to a 6^th place finish. Johns Hopkins held onto the top two spots for the men's side with teams running times of 10:28.63 and 10:51.23.
 
In The Field
High Jump
First year Madison Armitage showed great potential but sadly came up short. She looks to bounce back in the next meet after not recording a height. Sydney Sheaffer out of Division II Bloomsburg captured the event with a height of 1.56 meters.
 
Junior Teone Sherrod had a stellar season debut, picking up a 2^nd place finish with a mark of 1.89 meters. Sherrod's first recorded mark of 1.74 meters qualifies him for MAC Championship competition. Sherrod was only narrowly beaten by Bryce Ellinger of Susquehanna with a height of 1.94 meters.
 
Long Jump
Andrew Novrocki was the only Monarch to compete in the long jump competition. He earned himself a top fifteen finish, in his collegiate long jump debut, with a mark of 5.82 meters. His mark falls just one centimeter short of the MAC championship qualifying mark. The event was won by unattached jumper Mathew Su with a mark of 7.02 meters.
 
Shot Put
Four Monarch women joined the fight for the top in this event. Sophomore Adele Hollander led the way to the first of two top ten finishes for the group. Hollander's mark of 10.35 meters earned her a 7^th place finish. Senior Danielle Kitchner followed closely behind in a 9^th place finish with a mark of 10.01 meters. First year Delaney Hilferty made her collegiate debut worth it, finishing with a mark of 9.56 meters and a qualification for MAC Championship competition. Sophomore Bukun Modebe made her season debut and finished with a mark of 8.67 meters. Maggie Boyer rose atop the pack for the win with a mark of 11.90 meters.
 
The men's side swept the top two podium positions. Senior Justin Le Cadre captured the first of his two 1^stplace finishes with a mark of 14.83 meters. First year Carnell Kemp was not to be left behind, coming in at the 2^nd spot with a mark of 13.67 meters on his first collegiate throw. Kemp's mark qualifies him for MAC championship competition.
 
Weight Throw
Both women for the Monarchs hit MAC championship qualifying marks. First year Delaney Hilferty and Sophomore Adele Hollander hit marks of 9.72 meters and 9.45 meters respectively. Brenna Karnish of Misericordia won the event with a mark of 15.09 meters.
 
Senior Justin Le Cadre captured another victory in this event. Le Cadre threw for a mark of 16.88 meters just nine centimeters short of his personal best. First year Carnell Kemp continued an impressive collegiate debut, picking up a top ten finish with a MAC championship qualifying mark of 11.34 meters.
 
Multi
Heptathlon
Travis Lane made his collegiate heptathlon debut count. Lane earned a 2^nd place finish in the heptathlon 1000 meter race and a 3^rd place finish in the heptathlon shot put competition. Both helped him earn a total of 3074 points to qualify for MAC championship competition.