Sophomore Derek Nothstein achieved a NCAA provisional qualifying throw in the javelin Saturday as a mid-sized contingent of the Shippensburg University men's track & field team competed at the Millersville Metrics.

Nothstein matched the second-best throw of his young career, landing a heave of 212 feet, 7 inches that is less than four feet shy of the NCAA automatic qualifier. He also threw the same distance at the Paul Kaiser Classic last season. Sophomore Andrew Korrubin placed fourth with a conference-qualifying throw of 183 feet, 7 inches.

Among the standout marks of the day were several field performances. Sophomore Charlito Iwuagwu threw a season PR in the shot of 47 feet, 4 ½ inches and won the discus with a throw of 159 feet, 1 inch. He also achieved his PSAC qualifier in the hammer as a result of a 144-foot, 10-inch toss.

Sophomore Jesse Fogg placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 140 feet, 8 inches while sophomore Tyler Kerstetter picked up a conference qualifier in the hammer (149 feet). Junior Chris Nelson was SU's pace-setter in the hammer on Saturday with a throw of 160 feet, 9 inches.

Junior Adam Phillippi finished in a tie atop the pole vault standings by clearing 14 feet, 7 ¼ inches.

On the track, freshman Braden Bruning (4:03.37) and sophomore Nick Libbi (4:03.74) ran conference qualifiers in the 1,500 meters while freshman Chris Mullin earned one in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:51.29.

SU finished fourth in the scored meet with 89 points, finishing behind three PSAC schools that brought more athletes to the meet.

Shippensburg will be in action next weekend with its annual trek to Bucknell for the Bison Outdoor Classic. SU's multis competitors will head to Kutztown during the week.

100
Matthew Merritt 12.38

400
Andrew Latchford 51.91
Austin Strine 52.53

800
Nick Libbi 2:03.46
Braden Bruning 2:13.79

1500
2. Braden Bruning 4:03.37 (PSAC)
3. Nick Libbi 4:03.74 (PSAC)

110H
Austin Strine 17.63
Matthew Merritt 18.11

3K Steeple
3. Chris Mullin 9:51.29 (PSAC)

High Jump
Austin Strine 5' 10 ¾”

Long Jump
3. Cody DeBoer 20' 11 ¾”
4. Matthew Terry 20' 10 ¾”
David Kloepping 16' 10 ¾”

Triple Jump
5. Matthew Terry 42' 6 ¼”

Pole Vault
T1. Adam Phillippi 14' 7 ¼” (PSAC)
T6. David Kloepping 13' 1 ½”

Shot
6. Charlito Iwuagwu 47' 4 ½” (PSAC)
7. Jesse Fogg 45' 10 ½” (PSAC)
Chris Nelson 41' 8 ¾”
Garrett Vandebrake 40' 1 ½”

Discus
1. Charlito Iwuagwu 159' 1” (PSAC)
4. Jesse Fogg 140' 8” (PSAC)
7. Greg Pearson 136' 5” (PSAC)
Tyler Kerstetter 130' 10”
Garrett Vandebrake 120' 10”

Hammer
4. Chris Nelson 160' 9” (PSAC)
8. Tyler Kerstetter 149' (PSAC)
Charlito Iwuagwu 144' 10” (PSAC)
Garrett Vandebrake 133' 3”

Javelin
2. Derek Nothstein 212' 7” (NCAA P)
4. Andrew Korrubin 183' 7” (PSAC)
Bryan Finney 151' 4”