SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University men's track & field team had an impressive effort at its only home event of the season, posting seven NCAA provisional qualifiers, breaking three meet records and totaling 39 conference qualifying performances on a picturesque Saturday at the Ninth Annual Paul Kaiser Classic held at Seth Grove Stadium.

In the field, a pair of jumpers posted season PR and provisional marks that should get them to nationals. Freshman Jalen Ramsey convincingly won the high jump by clearing 6 feet, 9 ¾ inches. Ramsey now leads the PSAC and ranks 12th in Division II for his performance.

Across the infield, sophomore Steve Waithe was one of two competitors to break the meet record in the triple jump. Waithe landed an impressive mark of 50 feet, 2 ½ inches that puts him atop the PSAC and ranks him seventh in Division II. Waithe was an All-American last season in the triple jump as a freshman.

Senior Herman Kirkland posted a NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the long jump for the second consecutive day. He followed up his Friday effort at the Penn Relays (24' 3 ½”) by placing second on Saturday with a mark of 24 feet, 2 ½ inches.

Sophomore Matthew Terry also had an impressive day at the pits, posting a PR in the long jump (23' 4 ½”) and matching his PR in the triple jump (46' 8 ¼”). He now ranks second in the PSAC in the long jump and third in the triple jump.
 
The Raiders were thoroughly impressive on the track, winning five events and the 4x100-meter relay. Junior Matt Kujawski broke the meet record in the 200 meters – winning in a personal-best time of 21.68 seconds – and posted a second-place time of 10.72 seconds in the 100 meters. He ranks first in the PSAC in both events.

SU went 1-2-3 in the 800 meters, with senior Joel Flott and sophomore Tom Kehl posting NCAA provisional qualifying times and junior Dan Dreeman placing third. Flott established a new meet record with a splendid PR of 1:51.71, while Kehl crossed the finish line in 1:52.36. The two men rank third and fifth respectively in a talented and deep PSAC pool of 800-meter runners.

Sophomore Robert Bales now tops the PSAC rankings in the 400 meters after winning the event Saturday with a time of 48.35 seconds. Bales also ran on the victorious 4x100-meter relay with Kirkland, Waithe and Kujawski in addition to anchoring the 4x400-meter relay that placed second.

Sophomore Eric Bologa posted another NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing second to Kutztown's Kori Meshaw after posting a time of 52.84 seconds. Bologa was also SU's pace-setter in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 15.57 seconds. Sophomore Jordan Jones ran the 400 hurdles in 54.22 seconds – a new PR that slots him fifth in the PSAC rankings for the event.

Other event winners included sophomore Ryan Spangler in the 1,500 meters (3:53.58) and freshman Chris Mullin in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:46.34). Both men narrowly missed their season PRs in their respective events.

In throws, sophomore Derek Nothstein threw another impressive NCAA provisional qualifier in the javelin. His first-place mark of 207 feet, 3 inches bested SU alum and former national champion Nate Reider, who took second with a throw of 201 feet, 11 inches.

Sophomore Charlito Iwuagwu notched season PRs in the shot put (49' 0 ¼”) and the hammer (161' 4”) that put him among the PSAC's Top 10 in both events. Iwuagwu also took second in the discus (157' 7”) while junior Chris Nelson placed second in the hammer (167' 6”). Sophomore Jesse Fogg landed a huge PR in the discus of 148 feet, 8 inches that ranks him sixth in the conference.

Shippensburg will compete next Friday at Penn State in the Jim Thorpe Invitational.

100
2. Matt Kujawski 10.72 (PSAC)
6. Romarr Mayne 11.08 (PSAC)
Austin Strine 11.58
Matthew Merritt 12.06

200
1. Matt Kujawski 21.68 (PSAC)
Mike Treese 22.42 (PSAC)
Andrew Latchford 23.68

400
1. Robert Bales 48.35 (PSAC)
3. Andrew Kujawski 48.76 (PSAC)
6. Mike Treese 50.59 (PSAC)
Andrew Latchford 51.55

800
1. Joel Flott 1:51.71 (NCAA P)
2. Tom Kehl 1:52.36 (NCAA P)
3. Dan Dreeman 1:53.16 (PSAC)
Matt Bee 1:56.04 (PSAC)

1500
1. Ryan Spangler 3:53.58 (PSAC)
Bernard England 4:02.27 (PSAC)
Brian Quintrell 4:02.55 (PSAC)
Nick Libbi 4:10.46

3K
4. Brian Quintrell 9:08.57
6. Nick Libbi 9:18.83

100H
8. Eric Bologa 15.57 (PSAC)
Austin Strine 15.79 (PSAC)
Matthew Merritt 15.96

400H
2. Eric Bologa 52.84 (NCAA P)
3. Jordan Jones 54.22 (PSAC)

3K Steeplechase
1. Chris Mullin 9:46.34 (PSAC)

4x100
1. Robert Bales, Herman Kirkland, Steve Waithe, Matt Kujawski 41.67

4x400
2. Joel Flott, Andrew Kujawski, Eric Bologa, Robert Bales 3:17.89
4. Jordan Jones, Andrew Latchford, Dominic Raguz, Mike Treese 3:22.51

High Jump
1. Jalen Ramsey 6' 9 ¾” (2.08) (NCAA P)
5. Austin Strine 6' 2 ¾” (1.90) (PSAC)
Matthew Merritt 5' 10 ¾” (1.80)

Long Jump
2. Herman Kirkland 24' 2 ½” (7.38) (NCAA P)
4. Matthew Terry 23'4 ½” (7.12) (PSAC)
7. Cody DeBoer 22' 7 ¼” (6.89) (PSAC)
David Kloepping 17' 11” (5.46)

Triple Jump
2. Steve Waithe 50' 2 ½” (15.30) (NCAA P)
3. Matthew Terry 46' 8 ¼” (14.23) (PSAC)

Shot Put
3. Charlito Iwuagwu 49' 0 ¼” (14.94) (PSAC)
7. Jesse Fogg 45' 8 ½” (13.93) (PSAC)
Garrett Vandebrake 42' 2 ¼' (12.86)
Chris Nelson 41' 9 ¼” (12.73)
Caleb Bartlett 34' 7 ¾” (10.56)

Discus
2. Charlito Iwuagwu 157' 7” (48.03) (PSAC)
6. Jesse Fogg 148' 8” (45.31) (PSAC)
Caleb Bartlett 136' 10” (41.72) (PSAC)
Tyler Kerstetter 132' 4” (40.34) (PSAC)
Greg Pearson 131' 8” (40.14) (PSAC)
Chris Nelson 127' 1” (38.75)
Garrett Vandebrake 116' 7” (35.55)

Hammer
2. Chris Nelson 167' 6” (51.05) (PSAC)
Charlito Iwuagwu 161' 4” (49.17) (PSAC)
Garrett Vandebrake 148' 11” (45.41) (PSAC)
Tyler Kerstetter 140' 7” (42.87) (PSAC)
Jesse Fogg 140' 3” (42.75) (PSAC)

Javelin
1. Derek Nothstein 207' 3” (63.16) (NCAA P)
Bryan Finney 145' 1” (44.23)