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Men's Track and Field

Ifidon, Charity Propel Mountain Cats at Carnegie Mellon Invitational

Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Pitt-Johnstown men's and women's track and field rosters notched five top 10 finishers at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Men's Highlights

Michael Ifidon highlighted the trip for the men with an impressive 5th place mark out of 55 competitors in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.98 seconds. He also came in 12th out of 66 athletes in the 200-meter dash after running it in 22.27 seconds.

Aiden Lechleitner claimed 7th place out of 20 competitors in the 3000-meter steeplechase after finishing in 9:42.73 minutes.

Cristian Thornton captured 12th in the 400-meter run with a time of 50.73 seconds. The 4x400-meter relay team of Thornton, Noah Lee, Damian Blum and Marcello Legister claimed 11th place.

Nathan Meinke rounded out the running events with a 20th place mark in the 5000-meter run.

In the field events, Noah Ser soared to 7th in the high jump with a mark of 1.89 meters. Isaiah Dyer placed 13th in the triple jump. Bridger Blankenbicker cleared 4.23 meters in the pole vault to secure 10th, with John Yahner close behind in 12th at 4.08 meters.

Women's Highlights

Sprinter Mayah Charity stole the spotlight for the women's squad, blazing to a 3rd-place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.36 seconds. She also earned 12th in the 200-meter dash, clocking 25.76 seconds.

Ava Barker and Audra Fedor were 13th and 15th, respectively, in the 3000-meter steeplechase event.

Both teams will return to action next Saturday, April 5 at the Slippery Rock Dave Labor Alumni Invitational.

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Players Mentioned

Bridger Blankenbicker

Bridger Blankenbicker

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Pole Vault
Isaiah Dyer

Isaiah Dyer

Jumps/Sprints
Sophomore
Jumps/Sprints
Michael Ifidon

Michael Ifidon

Sprints
Senior
Sprints
Aiden Lechleitner

Aiden Lechleitner

Distance
Sophomore
Distance
Noah Lee

Noah Lee

Distance
Senior
Distance
Marcello Legister

Marcello Legister

Sprints
Senior
Sprints
Noah Ser

Noah Ser

Distance
Junior
Multi
Cristian  Thornton

Cristian Thornton

Sprints
Senior
Sprints
John Yahner

John Yahner

Pole Vault
Junior
Pole Vault
Ava Barker

Ava Barker

Distance
Junior
Mid-Distance
Mayah Charity

Mayah Charity

Sprints
Senior
Sprints
Audra Fedor

Audra Fedor

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bridger Blankenbicker

Bridger Blankenbicker

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Pole Vault
Isaiah Dyer

Isaiah Dyer

Sophomore
Jumps/Sprints
Jumps/Sprints
Michael Ifidon

Michael Ifidon

Senior
Sprints
Sprints
Aiden Lechleitner

Aiden Lechleitner

Sophomore
Distance
Distance
Noah Lee

Noah Lee

Senior
Distance
Distance
Marcello Legister

Marcello Legister

Senior
Sprints
Sprints
Noah Ser

Noah Ser

Junior
Multi
Distance
Cristian  Thornton

Cristian Thornton

Senior
Sprints
Sprints
John Yahner

John Yahner

Junior
Pole Vault
Pole Vault
Ava Barker

Ava Barker

Junior
Mid-Distance
Distance
Mayah Charity

Mayah Charity

Senior
Sprints
Sprints
Audra Fedor

Audra Fedor

Freshman