Men's Track and Field | December 5, 2015

Full Results

HAVERFORD, Pa.- The La Salle men's track and field team opened the indoor season at the Jack Pyrah Invitational and finished the day with four top-three finishes to its name.

A pair of underclassmen turned in top six times in the 300 meters. Sophomore Justin Guerre had the best finish crossing in third while winning his heat with a career-best time of 35.63. Freshman Isaiah Akil was close behind in sixth with a time of 36.11 to also win his heat. Junior Nick Della Vecchia (13^th place, 38.05), sophomore Michael Hagan (18^th place, 38.58) and freshman Quinn Sullivan (22^nd place, 39.49) also ran in the 37 man field.

Sophomore Chris Sanders led the four Explorers who ran in the mile. Sanders crossed in 4:24.50 for second place in the 13 man field. He was followed by junior Dan Rosenblatt (fifth place, 4:37.39), sophomore Joseph Leconey (sixth place, 4:40.41) and freshman Stefan Sutton (11^th place, 4:56.21).

Sophomore Andrew Gorsuch finished in second place out of seven runners in the 3000 meters. Gorsuch crossed in 8:56.05.
Three Explorers had strong times in the 60 meter dash. Guerre led all three thanks to a time of 7.06 for fifth place out of 36 entries. Senior Josh Byrd finished in 10^th with a time of 7.33 while Bryan crossed in 21^st at 7.48.

Sophomores Nick Smart and Gregory Dix ran in the seven man 1000 meters field. Smart crossed in fourth place with a time of 2:37.09 while Dix finished in sixth at 2:40.27.

A pair of underclassmen finished one-two in the long jump field of 14. Freshman Zakiyy Williams used a leap of 6.58 meters to best the competition. Sophomore Jordan Bryan was close behind in second thanks to a 6.30 meter leap.

Williams also won the triple jump thanks to a 13.94 meter distance to top the nine man field. Fellow freshman Stephen Pierce finished in fourth in the weight throw with a distance of 9.19 meters.

The men's 4x400 meter relay team finished in fifth place out of 12 teams. Dix, Leconey, Smart, and Sanders crossed with a time of 3:29.78.

The Explorers return to action on January 16 when they head to Staten Island, N.Y. for the Great Dane Classic.