WILKES-BARRE, PA (April 30, 2022) -- The King's 4x100 meter relay team and the Monarchs throwers posted top marks to lead the King's College men's outdoor track and field team at the 2022 Monarch Open.

On the Track
100 Meter Dash
In the field of 25, Brendan Avery finished ninth as he ran a personal time of 11.52 seconds. Malkam Lawrence also finished in the top 20 as he posted a time of 12.01 seconds. Marywood's Noah Zeigler earned the top spot in 10.85 seconds in the finals heat.

200 Meter Dash
Brendan Avery was the lone Monarch in the event as he finished sixth out of 25 competitors in a personal best time of 23.34 seconds. Noah Zeigler of Marywood won the event in 22.64 seconds.

400 Meter Dash
Connor Foster finished in 59.10 seconds for the event. Cameren Brice of Keystone recorded the top time of 51.71 seconds.

800 Meter Run
Mitch Forgash won the event out of 20 runners with a time of 1:57.24. Owen Foytack posted a fifth-place finish in 2:00.15, and he was followed closely by Tyler Petty who finished sixth in a personal best time of 2:00.20.

1500 Meter Run
Logan Taylor represented King's in the event as he recorded a time of 4:49.91. Unattached runner Rob Moulton earned the top time in 4:16.70.

5000 Meter Run
Eric Johnson finished the event with a personal best time of 18:44.82. Caldwelll's Tilak Datta ran an event-best time of 15:58.29.

400 Meter Hurdles
Garett Tomasek posted a second-place finish in the event in a time of 1:00.37. Xavier McWilliams of Stevens earned the top spot in 59.22 seconds.

4x100 Meter Relay
The King's relay team edged out the competition to win the event with a time of 44.96 seconds.

4x400 Meter Relay
The King's "A" team took the top spot as they finished in 3:29.32, just over five seconds faster than the second-place team.

In the Field
High Jump
Teone Sherrod finished second out of 10 jumpers as he cleared a height of 1.87 meters. Patrick Bennie finished fifth as he cleared the 1.77-meter mark, and Travis Lane posted a personal best height of 1.62 meters. Unattached competitor Phil Long cleared an event-best 1.92 meters.

Triple Jump
Patrick Bennie finished second out of six competitors as he recorded a mark of 12.09 meters. Javian Batista of Stevens posted the top mark of 12.27 meters.

Pole Vault
Travis Lane tied with three other jumpers as they cleared a height of 3.55 meters in the event. Nicolas Re of Stevens won the event as he cleared the 4.15-meter mark.

Discus Throw
Justin Le Cadre finished second out of nine throwers, posting a mark of 40.95 meters. Carnell Kemp recorded a throw of 29.92 meters. Delaware Valley's Brandon Perot won the event with a toss of 42.90 meters.

Hammer Throw
Justin Le Cadre led a trio of Monarchs in the event as he topped the field of 10 with a throw of 49.55 meters. Jetli Tang finished fifth overall with a mark of 35.25 meters, while Carnell Kemp finished close behind with a toss of 33.68 meters.

Javelin Throw
Coit Holbrook finished fifth out of 19 in the field as he posted a mark of 43.75 meters. Justin Le Cadre recorded a personal best throw of 31.19 meters for the event. Misericordia's Matthew Maransky finished first with a toss of 50.31 meters.

Shot Put
Justin Le Cadre earned his second top-ranking finish of the meet as he posted a throw of 14.96 meters to lead the field of seven. Carnell Kemp finished second overall as he recorded a toss of 13.64 meters.

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King's will now put on the finishing touches as they are set to compete in the 2022 MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning on Thursday, May 5 at DeSales University.