Results
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Gettysburg College men's track and field team had three top-10 program marks fall on Saturday at the Frank Colden Invitational, hosted by Ursinus College.
No team scoring was kept at the meet, which featured Division I, II, and III.
Gettysburg's Top Performers
- Teo Zemser '24 (Hewitt, N.J./West Milford)
- Pole Vault: 3rd (12-11.50)
- Michael Sutera '24 (Oak Ridge, N.J./Don Bosco Prep)
- Pentathlon: 4th (1730 – 7th in program history)
- Caden Giordano '23 (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic)
- Triple Jump: 5th (40-07.75 – 9th in program history)
- Connor Elliott '23 (Media, Pa./Salesianum)
- 5,000-Meter Run: 5th (15:52.24 – 10th in program history)
Meet Highlights
- Zemser collected his second consecutive top-three finish in the pole vault, clearing 12-11.50 to place third.
- In his first 800-meter run this indoor season, Hopkins placed fourth out of 42 competitors, clocking 2:00.08.
- Sutera competed in the first pentathlon of his career and finished fourth overall. His best finishes were in the 1,000-meter run (3:08.46), 60-meter hurdles (11.03), and long jump (17'11.75") as he took third in each event. He now ranks seventh in program history in the event.
- Giordano set a personal-record in the triple jump, leaping 40-07.75 to claim fifth place. His mark now ranks him ninth all-time.
- Elliott sliced 13 seconds off his previous PR in the 5,000-meter run, clocking 15:52.24 to place fifth. His time now ranks 10th in program history.
- Sophomore Xander Tate (Bristow, Va./Brentsville District) claimed sixth-place in the 60-meter hurdles with an 11.28 time.
- The 4x200-meter relay team blazed to a sixth-place showing with a 1:38.35 time, and the 4x400-meter squad finished eighth (3:43.35).
- In the long jump, sophomore Luke DeMato (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) took seventh with a 17-05.25 mark.
- Sophomore Arthur Keegan (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) clocked 7.45 in the 60-meter dash to finish eighth.
Coming Up
Gettysburg competes at the Susquehanna Invitational next Saturday, February 12.
