LANDOVER, Md. – Alex Panagakos (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) was part of the winning distance medley relay and etched a program record in the 600 to lead McDaniel at the Terrapin Invitational hosted by Maryland in men's indoor track and field on Saturday.
Scoring:
- The Green Terror finished 11th of 13 teams with 22 points. Morgan State won the meet with 126 points.
Head of the Class: The following athletes won an event at the meet:
Making a Point: The following athletes earned points at the meet:
- The DMR finished first with a time of 10:41.00.
- Jim Heilman finished fourth in the 3000 with a time of 8:59.84.
- Alex Panagakos finished eighth in the 600 with a time of 1:27.33.
- Taylor Wagner (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) finished ninth in the shot put with a throw of 13.27 meters.
Record Setter: The following athletes established a new program record at the meet:
Standard Bearer: The following athletes hit Centennial Conference-qualifying marks at the meet:
- Caleb White (Glen Burnie, Md./Baltimore City College): 60, finishing 21st in a time of 7.50 seconds; 200, finishing 14th in a time of 23.84 seconds.
- Michael Gallagher: 200, finishing 15th in a time of 24.42 seconds.
- Gavin Gibson: 800, finishing 11th in a time of 2:00.55.
- Will Greene (Westminster, Md./Delone Catholic): 800, finishing 20th in a time of 2:08.65; mile, finishing 18th in a time of 4:39.31.
- Jim Heilman: 3000, finishing fourth in a time of 8:59.84.
- Taylor Wagner: shot put, finishing ninth with a throw of 13.27 meters (43-6 ½).
Top of His Game: The following athletes turned in a personal-best performance at the meet:
- Gavin Gibson: 800, 2:00.55
- Taylor Wagner: shot put, 13.27 meters
- Mike Lemke (Westminster, Md./Westminster): shot put, 11.55 meters.
Top 10 Worthy: The following athletes achieved a mark that ranks in the program's all-time top 10:
- Alex Panagakos now ranks first in the 600 (1:27.33).
- Miky Kisi (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) now ranks fifth in the 600, finishing 12th in a time of 1:29.87.
- Michael Gallagher now ranks fifth in the 300, finishing 14th in a time of 37.48 seconds.
- Gavin Gibson now ranks sixth in the 800 (2:00.55).
- Caleb White now ranks eighth in the 300, finishing 15th in a time of 37.64 seconds.
- Taylor Wagner now ranks ninth in the shot put (13.27 meters).
- The DMR now ranks fourth (10:41.00).
The Best of the Rest: The following also competed at the event:
- Manny Rodriquez: 60, 27th, 7.83 seconds; 300, 27th, 40.80 seconds
- Alex Mejias: 400, 19th, 56.42 seconds
- Shaun Thompson: 5000, 14th, 17:57.87
Next Up: The Green Terror returns to action at the Widener Heptathlon on Thursday and Friday.
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