GRANTHAM, PA (April 9, 2022) -- The King's College men's outdoor track and field team had a solid showing in the final day of the Messiah Multi and Invitational hosted by Messiah University on Saturday afternoon. Senior Justin Le Cadre earned the win in the hammer throw to lead four top-five finishes, four top-10 finishers, two top-15 finishes, and a top-20 finish.

On the Track
100 Meter Dash
Junior Brendan Avery led a trio of Monarchs with a time of 11.75 seconds. Sophomore Andrew Sabo finished in 12.15 seconds, while junior Malkam Lawrence posted a time of 12.20 seconds. Owen Buhr of Lebanon Valley earned the top spot in the preliminary heats in 10.77 seconds, while Cameron Summers of Stevenson won in the finals in 10.78 seconds.

400 Meter Dash
First year Andrew Novrocki finished fourth overall out of 48 runners in the event, finishing in 51.71 seconds. Dickinson's Cole Boback finished with an event-best time of 49.90 seconds.

800 Meter Run
Senior Mitch Forgash led the Monarchs in the event with a time of 2:01.35 to finish 14^th in the field of 66. First year Owen Foytack also finished in the top 20 as he finished 18^th in 2:01.77. Elizabethtown's Brandon Baxter finished first in 1:57.02.

1500 Meter Run
First year Logan Taylor was the lone Monarch in the event as he finished in 4:43.41. Carl Tyce of DeSales recorded the event's best time in 3:58.41.

400 Meter Hurdles
Sophomore Garret Tomasek posted a top-10 finish as he placed ninth out of 23 competitors in 1:00.10. Nicholas Razze of McDaniel won the event in 54.04 seconds.

4x400 Meter Relay
The King's relay team of Tomasek, Foytack, Forgash, and Novrocki finished seventh overall out of 16 relay teams in 3:35.62. Frostburg State's relay team won the event with a time of 3:25.59.

In the Field
High Jump
Junior Teone Sherrod tied for fourth overall out of 26 competitors as he cleared a mark of 1.82 meters. First year Patrick Bennie also posted a top-10 finish as he finished ninth with a mark of 1.77 meters. Dylan LaNoue of Mt. St. Mary's cleared an event-best mark of 2.02 meters.

Triple Jump
First year Patrick Bennie represented King's in the event as he recorded a mark of 11.96 meters. Susquehanna's Keith Green finished first overall with a distance of 13.36 meters.

Shot Put
In the men's shot put, senior Justin Le Cadre posted an outdoor program record for the Monarchs with a throw of 15.32 meters, which also finished third overall. First year Carnell Kemp finished sixth out of 40 competitors with a throw of 13.68 meters. Matthew Murray of DeSales earned the top spot with a mark of 15.57 meters.

Hammer Throw
Senior Justin Le Cadre won the event in the field of 34 with a throw of 50.64 meters.

Javelin
Junior Coit Holbrook earned a top-15 finish as he recorded a toss of 44.76 meters, good for 12th out of 29 competitors in the event. The host Messiah's Matthew Puleo won the event with a mark of 53.91 meters.

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King's will be back on the track as they make the short trip up the mountain to Misericordia University as they compete in the Misericordia Twilight Meet on April 12.