Saturday, January 25
Lewisburg, Pa.
10:30 a.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Gulden Invitational
Men's Track & Field Finishes First at Gulden Invitational
1/25/2025 8:43:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison men's track & field won the annual Gulden Invitational with 182 points on the strength of winning six events. The competition also witnessed a new Bucknell school record.
Results
Donner's Debriefing
"Fantastic day for both genders with convincing wins. We had great balance with sprints, jumps, throws, middle distances, and long distance all scoring nice points and getting nice marks. I was especially pleased with the enthusiasm we had throughout the meet and we had some athletes step up big even though we held a few key athletes out for health reasons. This was a great set up meet as we head into February where we will focus on chasing distances and times for the field and running events respectively."
Recap
Wade Shomper reset the school's shot put record that he broke at the Bison Opener by throwing the instrument 57-8.25 feet – nearly a foot further than his previously best effort. The mark won him second place.
Brandon Foust won the 60-meter dash with a season-best mark of 6.86.
Preston Lubeski clinched victory in the 400-meter dash by running 50.57. He received the Men's Most Valuable Track Event Athlete of the Meet award.Â
Three Bison finished in the top four of the 1000-meter run. Zachary Jelinek won the event racing 2:32.77.
A trio of Orange & Blue runners notched in the top five of the 5000-meter run. Peter Sorensen won the event by nearly four seconds with his time of 15:12.68.
The Bucknell "A" quartet of Jelinek, Jayson Harmer, Carter Paul, and JP Byrnes brought home victory in the 4x800-meter relay. Their time of 7:59.73 blew away the competition by six seconds.
Bucknell won the 4x400-meter relay on a time of 3:21.82 thanks to its "A" quartet of Luke Petryna, Amani Brown, Lubeski, and Colby Belczyk.
Four Bison runners placed in the top five of the 800-meter run led by Belczyk's second place time of 1:54.95.
Joshua Tipton set a personal record in the long jump with his mark of 23-2, earning second.
Aiden Tacker threw the weight 56-8.75 feet to win second place and set a new personal record.
Jeffrey Cianfrocca finished second in the high jump leaping 6-6.75.
Grayson Crockett earned third place in the 3000-meter run with his time of 8:36.24.
Gabriel Pecaitis finished third in the pole vault. He cleared the bar at 15-3.
Chris Sims earned a season best mark (46-2.75) in the triple jump en route to fourth place.
Grant Kern set a personal record and grabbed seventh in the mile run with a time of 4.22.73.
Up Next
The Bison will split their attention on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 between the Bison Open & Multi and the Penn State National Open.
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Results
Donner's Debriefing
"Fantastic day for both genders with convincing wins. We had great balance with sprints, jumps, throws, middle distances, and long distance all scoring nice points and getting nice marks. I was especially pleased with the enthusiasm we had throughout the meet and we had some athletes step up big even though we held a few key athletes out for health reasons. This was a great set up meet as we head into February where we will focus on chasing distances and times for the field and running events respectively."
Recap
Wade Shomper reset the school's shot put record that he broke at the Bison Opener by throwing the instrument 57-8.25 feet – nearly a foot further than his previously best effort. The mark won him second place.
Brandon Foust won the 60-meter dash with a season-best mark of 6.86.
Preston Lubeski clinched victory in the 400-meter dash by running 50.57. He received the Men's Most Valuable Track Event Athlete of the Meet award.Â
Three Bison finished in the top four of the 1000-meter run. Zachary Jelinek won the event racing 2:32.77.
A trio of Orange & Blue runners notched in the top five of the 5000-meter run. Peter Sorensen won the event by nearly four seconds with his time of 15:12.68.
The Bucknell "A" quartet of Jelinek, Jayson Harmer, Carter Paul, and JP Byrnes brought home victory in the 4x800-meter relay. Their time of 7:59.73 blew away the competition by six seconds.
Bucknell won the 4x400-meter relay on a time of 3:21.82 thanks to its "A" quartet of Luke Petryna, Amani Brown, Lubeski, and Colby Belczyk.
Four Bison runners placed in the top five of the 800-meter run led by Belczyk's second place time of 1:54.95.
Joshua Tipton set a personal record in the long jump with his mark of 23-2, earning second.
Aiden Tacker threw the weight 56-8.75 feet to win second place and set a new personal record.
Jeffrey Cianfrocca finished second in the high jump leaping 6-6.75.
Grayson Crockett earned third place in the 3000-meter run with his time of 8:36.24.
Gabriel Pecaitis finished third in the pole vault. He cleared the bar at 15-3.
Chris Sims earned a season best mark (46-2.75) in the triple jump en route to fourth place.
Grant Kern set a personal record and grabbed seventh in the mile run with a time of 4.22.73.
Up Next
The Bison will split their attention on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 between the Bison Open & Multi and the Penn State National Open.
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