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Cristian Thornton Wins 200-Meter Dash at Susquehanna Indoor Invitational

Selinsgrove, PA

12/11/2023 8:50:00 AM

Cristian Thornton won the 200-Meter Dash at this weekend's Susquehanna Early Season Indoor Invitational and Multi in Selinsgrove to lead of group of 12 Mountain Cats who placed in the top-seven in another strong showing from the Pitt-Johnstown men's track and field team.
 
Thornton's time of 23.00 in the 200-Meter Dash earned him the individual top-spot, while four other Pitt-Johnstown athletes came away with runner-up finishes.
 
In the track events, Michael Ifidon finished second in the 60-meter Dash (7.12), Luke Cimakasky was the runner-up in the Mile Run (4:30.21), and Domenion Jacobs and Marcello Legister finished second and fifth, respectively in the 60-Meter Hurdles at 8.46 and 9.08.
 
Pitt-Johnstown also had three runners place in the 400-Meter Run.  Jacobs was third (52.10), Thornton was fourth (52.57), and Noah Lee was sixth (53.36).
 
In the field events, Bridger Blankenbicker placed second in the Pole Vault at 13'1.5" to give Pitt-Johnstown its fourth runner-up finish of the day.
 
The Mountain Cats also got a fourth-place finish in the Triple Jump (20'7.5") from Seville Louissant, a sixth-place finish from Nicholas DeMatteis in the Shot Put (43'9.75"), and a seventh-place finish from Louissant in the Long Jump (20'7.5").
 
After Breaking for the Holidays, Pitt-Johnstown will continue its Indoor season at the Youngstown State (OH) University Invitational on Jan. 9.
 
Additional results:
60 m dash
Domenion Jacobs 7.25
Marcello Legister 7.36
Donovan Stanley-Reeves 7.61
Hemron Henry 7.62
Nicholas Rukavina 8.60
 
400 m dash
Blake Lauper 53.88
Kenneth Robison 55.78
Aiden Bertrand 57.63
Hemron Henry
Nicholas Rukavina 1:03.09
 
3000 meter run
Michael Hanik 11:00.18
 
200 M Dash
Marcello Legister 24.18
 
800 M Run
Noah Lee 2:17.24
Blake Lauper 2:37.18
Gabe Hagen 2:56.67
 
WEIGHT THROW - Zach Hamcock 36'6.5"
 
POLE VAULT - Finnian Sieg 10'11.75"
 
HEPTATHLON - Sean Kelch 2859 pts


 
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