CARLISLE, Pa. – Jim Heilman (Lutherville, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) finished third in the mile and was part of the winning 4x400-meter relay to lead McDaniel at the DuCharme Invitational hosted by Dickinson in men's indoor track and field action on Saturday.
The Green Terror finished fourth as a team, posting 42 points. Messiah won the seven-team invitational with 187 points.
Heilman turned in a Centennial Conference (CC)-qualifying time of 4:29.10 to place third in the mile before joining Alex Panagakos (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll), Colin LaPenta (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) and Thomas Runner (Elkridge, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) to win the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:39.87.
Billy Emerson (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) led the way in the field events, finishing second in the shot put with a toss of 13.43 meters. He debuted with the No. 6 mark in program history and led led a quartet of CC qualifiers in the event.
Brandon Creyer (Blandon, Pa./Fleetwood Area) finished fifth with a throw of 11.80 meters while Logan Kelly (Perryville, Md./Perryville) finished sixth with a toss of 11.39 meters. Kevin Rosenthal (Glenelg, Md./Glenelg) rounded out the foursome in seventh place with a mark of 11.17 meters.
Daniel Johnson (Westminster, Md./South Doyle) debuted in the pole vault, clearing 3.50 meters to hit the CC standard and debut at seventh on the all-time list.
Chris Jones (Centreville, Va./Centreville) added a conference-qualifying mark in the mile, finishing 11th with a time of 4:44.05.
LaPenta finished seventh in the 400 with a CC-qualifying time of 54.78 seconds.
Aaron Ferguson (Greenbelt, Md./Wheaton) rounded out the conference qualifiers, finishing 11th in the 55 with a time of 6.97 seconds.
McDaniel returns to action at the Susquehanna Invitational on Friday.
Team Scores: 1. Messiah 187, 2. Dickinson 138, 3. Gettysburg 134, 4. McDaniel 42, 5. Alvernia 38, 6. Stevenson 26, 7. Hood 23, 8. Goucher 6.
McDaniel Results: 55: 11. Aaron Ferguson 6.97*, 13. Loi Nguyen 7.18; 1,000: 3. Gavin Gibson 2:50.70; Mile: 3. Jim Heilman 4:29.10*, 11. Chris Jones 4:44.05*, 25. Cyrus Daroowalla 5:27.61; 400: 7. Colin LaPenta 54.78*; 200: 16. Ferguson 25.65; 4x400 Relay: 1. Alex Panagakos, LaPenta, Heilman, Thomas Runner 3:39.87; Long Jump: 19. Ferguson 4.92m (16-1 ¾); Pole Vault: 8. Daniel Johnson 3.50m (11-5 ¾)*; Shot Put: 2. Billy Emerson 13.43m (44- ¾)*, 5. Brandon Creyer 11.80m (38-8 ¾)*, 6. Logan Kelly 11.39m (37-4 1/5)*, 7. Kevin Rosenthal 11.17m (36-7 ¾)*, 11. Tory Cook 10.17m (33-4 ½).
* Centennial Conference qualifying standard
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