Men's Track and Field | April 28, 2017
PHILADELPHIA- The La Salle men's track and field teams continued the team's strong performance in distance medley relay on day two of the Penn Relays by setting an event record, along with a few personal bests.
A squad of
Brendan Robertson,
Justin Guerre,
Anthony Hawthorne and
Stephen Lewandowski combined to set a new relay record in the collegiate men's DMR event and earn silver overall.
The group registered a 9:47.93 split in the event as both La Salle and Oklahoma eclipsed the previous record of 9:48. The Explorers crossed the line second behind the Sooners, who clocked a 9:46.52.
Opening the race with a 1200m run was senior Robertson, who completed the first leg of the journey in 3:03.49. He handed the baton off to Guerre, who sprinted the 400m portion in a career-best 47.56.
Following for the 800m stretch was rookie
Anthony Hawthorne. He finished the two laps in a personal best time of 1:51.08 as he handed the baton off to senior Lewandowski to wrap up the event.
As anchor, Lewandowski surged forward to complete his 1600m leg in 4:05.81 to secure the second place over 24 other teams in the final Penn Relays of his career.
The team will conclude racing at the final day of the Relays tomorrow. Leading off will be Morgan Szekely running in the women's Olympic Development Mile at 3:05 and a men's 8x800m group racing at 4:40 to wrap up the weekend at Franklin Field.
