McCoy Furthers Pole Vault Record, Several from Men's Track Set Top-10 Marks at Spire Invite
GENEVA, Ohio. – The Frostburg State Men's Indoor Track & Field team traveled on Saturday to compete in the Spire Collegiate Indoor Games.
Frostburg put up multiple top-15 finishes on the day, with junior Tom McCoy earning the highest finish for the Bobcats, placing third in the pole vault with a personal record and new school record of 4.70m. Freshman Nathan Shields finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 7.02m, while coming in sixth was senior Nathaniel Mesy (49.29) in the 400 meter dash, and seventh in the 3000 meter dash run for a personal record and seventh all-time finish in FSU history was freshman Ryan Connelly (8:44.16). Senior Justus LePrevost finished right behind Connelly in the 3000 meter run in ninth place, with an 8:45.01 time.
Junior Marquise Burks crossed the finish line in 11th place in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.56. Two 12th place finishes came from freshman Logan Haines and Ben Treat, with the former setting a personal record and the seventh best time in Bobcat history in the 400 meter dash with a 50.19 finish, and Treat throwing a 14.55m in the shot put. Frostburg also capped two 14th place finishes on the day in junior Austin Comeaux and freshman Ka'Von Turner. Comeaux set a personal record for the 10th best Frostburg time in the 5000 meter run with a 15:30.00 finish, while Turner ran a 22.47 in the 200 meter dash.
The Bobcats had four others set personal records in junior Caden Jones, freshmen Jaxon Jones and Jack Hynes, and sophomore Travis Hook. C. Jones ran a 4:33.20 mile, while J. Jones ran a 4:34.68 mile and a 2:01.76 in the 800 meter dash, securing a career-high mark in both. Hynes scored a 1:56.43 time in the 800 meter dash for the sixth best time in FSU history, as Hook threw an 11.89m in the shot put.
FSU will next compete in the MEC Indoor Championships on Friday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17 in Huntington, WV. For more information and updates, please visit frostburgsports.com.
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