LANCASTER, Pa. – Gavin Gibson (Newark, Del./Sanford) recorded a pair of ECAC qualifiers to lead McDaniel at the Diplomat Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall in season-opening men's indoor track and field on Saturday.

Scoring:

• It was a non-scoring meet. 

Standard Bearer: The following athletes hit Centennial Conference-qualifying marks at the meet:

• Caleb White (Glen Burnie, Md./Baltimore City College): 60 meters, finishing tied for 11th in a hand time of 7.4 seconds; 200, finishing ninth with a time of 23.72 seconds; long jump, finishing 19th with a distance of 5.67 meters.
• Evan Callahan (Boxborough, Mass./Acton-Boxborough Regional): 60 hurdles, finishing 20th in a hand time of 10.8 seconds.
• Steven Morella (Washington, N.J./Voorhees): 60 meters, finishing tied for 25th in a hand time of 7.7 seconds; 200, finishing 17th with a time of 24.12 seconds.
• Michael Gallagher (Elko, Nev./Elko): 400, finishing ninth in a time of 53.33 seconds.
• Miky Kisi (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley): 400, finishing 19th in a time of 54.97 seconds.
• Aaron Ferguson (Spencerville, Md./Wheaton): long jump, finishing seventh with a distance of 6.04 meters.
• Luis Miramontes (San Jose, Calif./San Jose): shot put, finishing 14th with a throw of 11.92 meters.
• JR Yankowski (Sykesville, Md./Century): shot put, finishing tied for 17th with a throw of 11.51 meters.
• Brandon Creyer (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area): shot put, finishing 19th with a throw of 11.46 meters.
• Logan Kelly (Perryville, Md./Perryville): shot put, finishing 21st with a throw of 11.27 meters.

A New Standard: The following athletes hit ECAC-qualifying marks at the meet:

• Gavin Gibson: 1000, finishing second in a time of 2:35.84.
• The 4x800-meter relay hit the mark with a time of 8:06.34.

Top of His Game: The following athletes turned in a personal-best performance at the meet:

• Gavin Gibson: 1000, 2:35.84.
• Tory Cook (Waterford, N.Y./Shenendehowa): weight throw, 10.80 meters, finishing 11th.
• Luis Miramontes: shot put, 11.92 meters; weight throw, 10.65 meters, finishing 13th.
• Aaraon Ferguson: long jump, 6.04 meters.

Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes achieved a mark that ranks in the program's all-time top 10:

• Tory Cook now ranks second in the weight throw (10.80 meters).
• JR Yankowski now ranks third in the weight throw (10.70 meters), finishing 12th.
• Gavin Gibson now ranks third in the 1000 (2:35.84).
• Luis Miramontes now ranks fourth in the weight throw (10.65 meters).
• Qwentin Dobbs (Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone) now ranks fifth in the weight throw (9.65 meters), finishing 17th.
• Michael Lemke (Westminster, Md./Westminster) now ranks sixth in the weight throw (8.86 meters), finishing 19th.
• Evan Callahan now ranks seventh in the 60 hurdles (10.53 seconds).
• Steven Morella now ranks eighth in the 60 (7.39 seconds).

Teamwork: The following relays competed at the meet:

• 4x800 relay of Alex Panagakos (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll), Jim Heilman (Lutherville, Md./Baltimore Lutheran), Michael Gallagher (Elko, Nev./Elko) and Gavin Gibson won the event with a time of 8:06.34, which ranks second all-time.
• 4x400 relay of Caleb White, Miky Kisi, Steven Morella and Alex Mejias (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) finished sixth with a time of 3:39.39.

The Best of the Rest: The following also competed at the event:

• Alex Mejias: 60, T-30th, 8.0 seconds (hand time); shot put, 24th, 10.66 meters
• Aaron Ferguson: 200, 28th, 25.13 seconds
• Ricardo Loyola: 1000, fourth, 3:13.63
• Cyrus Daroowalla: mile, 18th, 5:25.51
• Shaun Thompson: 3000, 10th, 9:36.29
• Will Greene: 3000, 12th, 9:38.08
• Michael Lemke: shot put, 22nd, 10.72 meters
• Evan Callahan: shot put, 23rd, 10.67 meters
• Tory Cook: shot put, 26th, 10.54 meters
• Qwentin Dobbs: shot put, 27th, 10.49 meters
• Brenndan Jacko: shot put, 32nd, 9.24 meters

Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at the Father Diamond Invitational hosted by George Mason on Saturday, Jan. 7.

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