Two Bison Men to Attend Princeton Elite Invitational

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison men's track & field team will send two athletes, Wade Shomper (shot put) and CJ Simbiri (triple jump) to the Princeton Elite Invite this Saturday. Both athletes are competing to seal spots in the top 48 in the East standings for the NCAA First Round. The men's triple jump begins at 4:00 p.m. and the men's shot put starts at 4:45 p.m.

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What: Princeton Elite Invite
Where: Weaver Track & Field Stadium- Princeton, N.J.
When: May 17

Last Time Out (Patriot League Outdoor Championships)

The Bison finished fourth collecting 94 points and two gold medals.
Shomper continued his year-long success in the shot put by winning the event and setting the school record. His record-breaking and event-winning toss of 17.48m (57-4.25) arrived in his second attempt. Shomper now owns the indoor and outdoor shot put records. He became the first Bison since Joseph Breen in 2017 to simultaneously hold both records. Shomper became the first Bison since Connor McMenamin (2021) to win gold at the PL Outdoor Championships and he is the first Bison since Timothy Medlock (2009) to finish first in the shot put.
Brian Scotto finished second in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries but as the saying goes, "paper doesn't run," and the senior reinforced the core maxim in the finals. His 14.05 edged the second place finisher by 0.02 seconds. The time moved him into second place all-time in Bucknell history.
Ethan Knight also achieved notable success in the 110-meter hurdles. The freshman displayed flashes of worthiness, finishing sixth, racing 14.55. The time ranked sixth in Bucknell history, a spot recently vacated by Scotto. Knight had a good day overall. He placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles, racing 53.06. The time moved him into sixth all-time in Bucknell history.
The Bison dominated the discus throw, finishing 3-4-5-6-7. Shomper again led the Bison troops with a third-place throw of 48.38m (158-9). Keenan LaMontagne grabbed fourth place, tossing 48.30m (158-5), Stryker placed fifth, flinging 48.05m (157-7), Robert Lerner earned sixth place, chucking 47.77m (156-8), and Angelo Regec rounded out the fivesome at seventh, throwing 46.65m (153-0).
The 4x400-meter relay foursome of Preston Lubeski, Amani Brown, Colby Belczyk, and Brandon Foust won bronze, combining for a time of 3:12.89. Their speed ranked fifth in Bucknell history.
The quartet of Cooper Hyken, Garrett Backus, Luke Petryna, and Foust finished fourth in the 4x100-meter relay. The grouping ran 41.07.
Simbiri celebrated his first Patriot League Outdoor Championships with his sixth place finish in the high jump. He leaped 14.92m (48-11.50) on his first attempt. The rookie sits fifth in Bucknell history for the event.

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Qualified athletes will compete in the NCAA First Round (May 25-28) in Jacksonville, Florida.

Two Bison Men to Attend Princeton Elite Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Garrett Backus

Colby Belczyk

Amani Brown

Brandon Foust

Cooper Hyken

Ethan Knight

Keenan LaMontagne

Robert Lerner

Preston Lubeski

Luke Petryna

Angelo Regec

Brian Scotto

Wade Shomper

CJ Simbiri

Two Bison Men to Attend Princeton Elite Invitational

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Garrett Backus

Colby Belczyk

Amani Brown

Brandon Foust

Cooper Hyken

Ethan Knight

Keenan LaMontagne

Robert Lerner

Preston Lubeski

Luke Petryna

Angelo Regec

Brian Scotto

Wade Shomper

CJ Simbiri

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