The Eagle Eye

Issue date: 4/9/09 Section: Sports

Chris Edelman passes other runners on his way to taking two individual titles at the PSAC West Challenge at Cal. U.

After taking a week off, the track and field teams traveled to PSAC rival California (Pa.) Saturday to compete in the PSAC West Challenge. The week of rest really helped out both the men's and women's teams as they both captured first place.
"I think overall, the team competed really well," said co-head coach Heather Leverington.
The men's team captured nine individual and team events on their way to recording 247.5 points on the day, blowing away the competition. The closest team was Slippery Rock with 140 points on the day.
Leading the way for the Bald Eagles was Chris Edelman. Edelman took two individual events along with being part of the men's 4 x 400 meter relay. Edelman took first in both the 200 and 400 m dash. In the 200 he finished first with a time of 21.83, edging out teammate Greg Mock, by .03 seconds. In his other first place finish Edelman finished with a time of 47.81, which qualifies him for the NCAA outdoor tournament in May.
Edelman along with Steve Roberts, Kevin Moore and Ben McConnell finished the 4 x 400 m relay in 3:20.60. They beat out eight other teams including two others from LHU.
Randy Sylvia was the only other solo double-winner for the Bald Eagles. Sylvia took first place in both the discus and hammer throw. In the discus he threw for a distance 47.05 m. and in the hammer throw he threw for a mark of 51.33 m, establishing a school record.
In both of the throwing events, Lock Haven captured the top spots. In the hammer throw they went 1-2 in finishes and for the discus the Bald Eagles went 1-2-3. Chad Yurchick took both second place finishes, while Logan Wolfe took third in the discus.
The other four top finishes came from the track events. In the 100 m dash Greg Mock finished with a time of 10.73. Mitch Miller took first place in the 5000 m run with his time of 15:23.85. Miller was the only Bald Eagle in the event.
Brandon Pomerantz took the top spot in the 1500 m dash with his time of 3:57.82. Pomerantz along with Nathan Zondlo and Nick Hilton gave LHU three racers within the top four spots of the 1500 m dash.
"I was pretty excited to beat a pretty strong field, it felt pretty good in the process," said Pomerantz, "I am feeling more confident then ever this semester."

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