Green Terror finishes in top three eight times at F&M
LANCASTER, Pa. - Rob Kelvey (Westminster,
Md./Westminster) and James Ways (Westminster,
Md./Winters Mill) won their respective events to lead
McDaniel at the Coach I Invitational hosted by Franklin &
Marshall in men's indoor track and field action on Saturday.
Kelvey crossed first in the 3,000 (9:05.55) while Ways was
victorious in the 400 (52.71) to lead eight top-three finishes for
the Green Terror at the non-scoring event.
Kelvey added a second-place finish in the mile with a time of
4:45.10.
Kevin Bowman (Westminster, Md./Brunswick)
crossed third in the 3,000 with a Centennial Conference-qualifying
time of 9:22.53.
C.J. Naper (New Windsor, Md./South Carroll) was
third in the 800 with a time of 2:02.93.
Ken Polk (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) was
third in the triple jump to lead McDaniel in the field events with
a jump of 11.50 meters.
The 4x800-meter relay finished second (8:38.78) while the
4x400-meter relay was third (3:51.68).
Steve Weatherhold (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua)
was fourth in the shot put with a hurl of 11.75 meters in his
debut.
Jake Nichols (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas
Johnson) was fourth in the 55 hurdles with a time of 8.83
seconds.
Ways added a fourth-place finish in the 55 (6.97 seconds) while
Polk added a sixth-place finish in the long jump (5.35 meters).
The Green Terror returns to action at the Susquehanna
Invitational on Feb. 13.
McDaniel Results: 4x800 Relay: 2. "A" 8:38.78;
4x400 Relay: 3. "A" 3:51.68;
3,000: 1. Rob Kelvey 9:05.55*, 3. Kevin Bowman
9:22.53*; Mile: 2. Kelvey 4:45.10, 7. Ron Shriver
4:54.12, 14. Torin Lehmann 5:01.07; 800: 3. C.J.
Naper 2:02.93*; 400: 1. James Ways 52.71*;
55: 4. Ways 6.97*, 10. Lasse Schmidt 7.18;
55 Hurdles: 4. Jake Nichols 8.83*, 6. Rick
Gonzalez 9.95; Weight Throw: 4. Carlos Hernandez
10.27m (33-8½); Shot Put: 4. Steve
Weatherhold 11.75m (38-6¾)*, 9. Hernandez 9.75m (32-0), 11.
Nichols 9.00m (29-6½); Long Jump: 6. Ken
Polk 5.35m (17-6¾), 7. Eric Spioch 5.04m (16-6½), 8.
Gonzalez 5.01m (16-5¼); Triple Jump: 3.
Polk 11.50m (37-8¾)*, 5. Spioch 10.50m (34-5½).
* Centennial Conference qualifying standard
-30-
