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Men's Track and Field

Mountain Cats Impress at Mount Union Tune Up

With one week to go until the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Mountain Cats looked to round into form this past weekend at the Mount Union Raider Tune Up. This meet was host to numerous qualifying performances and some all-time performances for the Mountain Cats. 
 
  • Jaylen Cooper qualified for the conference championship meet and placed ninth with a top mark for 14.68m in the weight throw. This takes the top spot in Mountain Cat history. 
  • Noah Lee took home a second place finish in the 800m run. His time of 1:57.28. 
  • Jenna Smith earned a fourth place finish, qualified for the conference championships, set a personal best, and placed fourth in UPJ history with her mile time of 5:23.57. 
  • Janiah Tutt hit a top mark of 10.28m in the triple jump. This sets her sixth all time for the Mountain Cats and fourth at the Mount Union Tune Up meet. 
  • Alex Walton ran a 1:01.59 in the 400m run which placed third at the meet and sixth all time for UPJ. 
  • John Yahner hit a personal best in the pole vault. His top mark on the day was 4.17m. This also ranks second in program history. John is beat out for the top spot by his brother, Gus.
  • Marcello Legister finished in 8.88 seconds in the 60m hurdles. This meets qualifying marks for the PSAC championship meet and placed eight on the day. 
  • Natalie Lippincott placed seventh in the high jump. Her top mark of 1.51m is a new personal best. 
  • Ava Barker and Lacey Greathouse placed eleventh and twelfth in the 800m run. They finished with times of 2:33.09 and 2:33.64, respectively.  
The full-results can be found with this link:
http://milesplit.live/meets/500907/events
 
The 2023 PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place on February 25-26th in Lewisburg, Pa. 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Cooper

Jaylen Cooper

Throws
Senior
Throws
Noah Lee

Noah Lee

Distance
Sophomore
Distance
Marcello Legister

Marcello Legister

Sprints
Sophomore
Sprints
Lacey Greathouse

Lacey Greathouse

Distance
Junior
Distance
Jenna Smith

Jenna Smith

Distance
Sophomore
Distance
Janiah Tutt

Janiah Tutt

Jumps
Sophomore
Jumps
Ava Barker

Ava Barker

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Alexandra Walton

Alexandra Walton

Freshman
Sprints
Natalie Lippincott

Natalie Lippincott

Freshman
Jumps
John Yahner

John Yahner

Pole Vault
Freshman
Pole Vault

Players Mentioned

Jaylen Cooper

Jaylen Cooper

Senior
Throws
Throws
Noah Lee

Noah Lee

Sophomore
Distance
Distance
Marcello Legister

Marcello Legister

Sophomore
Sprints
Sprints
Lacey Greathouse

Lacey Greathouse

Junior
Distance
Distance
Jenna Smith

Jenna Smith

Sophomore
Distance
Distance
Janiah Tutt

Janiah Tutt

Sophomore
Jumps
Jumps
Ava Barker

Ava Barker

Freshman
Mid-Distance
Alexandra Walton

Alexandra Walton

Freshman
Sprints
Natalie Lippincott

Natalie Lippincott

Freshman
Jumps
John Yahner

John Yahner

Freshman
Pole Vault
Pole Vault