The Shippensburg University men's outdoor track & field team completed a successful weekend at Lynchburg on Saturday as it rolled out the majority of its squad for the first time at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Memorial Invitational.
 
SU finished the weekend with 29 performances that qualified for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships, with 18 of those coming Saturday.
 
Three Raiders were event winners Saturday: Gian Greggo won the shot put, Gabriel Lewis the 100 meters, and Ke'Aune Green the 200 meters.
 
Greggo's shot put victory was a mark of 58 feet, 2 inches (17.73 meters) that enhances his personal best set last week and further affirms his No. 2 ranking in school history. Last week, Greggo's top shot put traveled 57 feet, 11 inches (17.65 meters).
 
Green made his collegiate outdoor debut with a victorious 200-meter dash of 21.34 seconds that ties him for seventh all-time in school history for the event. Lewis won the 100-meter dash in 10.66 seconds after running 10.62 seconds in prelims.
 
Ni'male Greenwood was the runner-up to Lewis in the 100-meter finals, running 10.91 seconds, and earned a PSAC qualifier in the 200 with a third-place time of 21.79 seconds. Mohamed Himmad picked up his first PSAC individual qualifier by running the 400 meters in 49.44 seconds.
 
Isaiah Brightman achieved conference qualifiers in both of the hurdle events. Brightman completed the 110-meter hurdles in a third-place time of 15.21 seconds and was the runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles by running 54.94 seconds. Travis Wilk notched his conference qualifier in the 400 hurdles with a fourth-place time of 55.31 seconds.
 
Among the mid-distance and distance events, Chase Hensinger paced four Raider conference qualifiers in the 800 meters with a second-place time of 1:51.51. Ben Hummel ran fourth in 1:53.96. Tommy Crum Jr. (1:55.2) and Jackson Gutekunst (1:56.35) satisfied the league standards.
 
Kyle Baker achieved his conference qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by running 9:53.70.
 
In the field, Jak Kearney continued his solid work in the long jump, recording a second-place mark of 23 feet, 1 ¼ inches (7.04 meters).
 
Donovan Kitchen placed fifth in the shot put, recording a top toss of 51 feet, 8 ½ inches (15.76 meters). Kitchen also paced the Raiders in the discus with a fourth-place mark of 159 feet, 2 inches (48.52 meters). Josh Durika was one place behind with a throw of 150 feet, 9 inches (45.96 meters), while Greggo picked up a conference qualifying throw of 146 feet, 10 inches (44.75 meters).
 
Shippensburg will return to Virginia next weekend for the two-day Dalton Ebanks Invitational hosted by George Mason.  
 
100
1. Gabriel Lewis 10.66 (10.62p) (PSAC)
2. Ni'male Greenwood 10.91 (10.92p)
Jacob Pittman 11.71
Noah Bankert 12.07
 
200
1. Ke'Aune Green 21.34 (PSAC) (T-7th in SU history)
3. Ni'male Greenwood 21.79 (PSAC)
7. Lavar Jackson 22.08
Mohamed Himmad 22.38
Parker Smith 22.62
Jacob Pittman 23.09
 
400
Mohamed Himmad 49.44 (PSAC)
Parker Smith 57.30
 
800
2. Chase Hensinger 1:51.51 (PSAC)
4. Ben Hummel 1:53.96 (PSAC)
Tommy Crum Jr. 1:55.52 (PSAC)
Jackson Gutekunst 1:56.35 (PSAC)
Brennan Wellock 1:57.61
Daniel Naylor 1:58.51
Davey Johnson 2:00.20
 
1500 (Invite) [contested Friday]
1. Tommy Crum Jr. 3:57.52 (PSAC)
2. Ben Hummel 3:58.75 (PSAC)
5. Chase Hensinger 3:59.24 (PSAC)
Daniel Naylor 4:02.80 (PSAC)
Brennan Wellock 4:03.09
Jackson Gutekunst 4:03.71
 
1500 (Open)
2. Davey Johnson 4:04.09
 
5K (Invite) [contested Friday]
No competitors
 
5K (Open) [contested Friday]
No competitors
 
10K [contested Friday]
4. Garrett Quinan 31:33.25 (PSAC)
5. Ryan Wolfe 31:42.07 (PSAC)
8. Jaycen Conrad 32:05.74 (PSAC)
 
110 Hurdles
3. Isaiah Brightman 15.21 (PSAC)
 
400 Hurdles
2. Isaiah Brightman 54.94 (PSAC)
4. Travis Wilk 55.31 (PSAC)
 
3K Steeplechase
Kyle Baker 9:53.70 (PSAC)
 
4x1 Relay
No competitors
 
4x4 Relay
No competitors
 
High Jump
No competitors
 
Pole Vault [contested Friday]
7. Gilberto Raphael Ramos 14' 5 ¼" (4.40m) (PSAC)
Joe Ryan NH
 
Long Jump (Championship)
2. Jak Kearney 23' 1 ¼" (7.04m) (PSAC)
6. Jackson Sotosky 22' 4 ½" (6.82m)
 
Long Jump (Open)
No competitors
 
Triple Jump
4. Jabrie Gaymon 45' 2 ½" (13.78m)
 
Shot
1. Gian Greggo 58' 2" (17.73m) (NCAA 'P') (No. 2 all-time at SU)_
5. Donovan Kitchen 51' 8 ½" (15.76m) (PSAC)
Ridge Crispino 46' 8" (14.22m)
Josh Durika 46' 2" (14.07m)
 
Discus
4. Donovan Kitchen 159' 2" (48.52m) (PSAC)
5. Josh Durika 150' 9" (45.96m) (PSAC)
7. Gian Greggo 146' 10" (44.75m) (PSAC)
8. Colin Melhorn 144' 9" (44.14m)
Colin Daub 141' 9" (43.21m)
Ridge Crispino 141' 8" (43.20m)
 
Hammer
2. Gian Greggo 178' 1" (54.29m) (PSAC)
7. Ridge Crispino 151' 5" (46.17m)
Josh Durika 146' 9" (44.74m)
Colin Daub 125' 6" (38.25m)
 
Javelin [contested Friday]
1. Jackson Hersh 224' 2" (68.34m) (NCAA 'P') (No. 3 all-time at SU)
4. Mason Pretopapa 192' 2" (58.59m) (PSAC)
5. Aiden Zimmerman 186' 3" (56.77m) (PSAC)
Jacob McNerney 155' 9" (47.49m)