Kutztown, Pa. -
Noah Roach and
Jan Volkmar authored a pair of first-place finishes for the Georgian Court University men's track and field program as the Lions enjoyed an impressive showing in Friday's Kutztown University Last Chance Meet.
The event marks the final warm-up for the royal-and-gold before the Lions puts their title on the line in next Saturday's 2022 East Coast Conference (ECC) Indoor Championship Meet, hosted by the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. (9:00 a.m.).
Roach topped all-comers in the 200m Dash as the senior sprinted to a first-place time of 23.50 seconds. Adding to the excitement, the Plainfield, N.J. native toppled the team record in the 55m Dash with a second-place showing of 6.56 seconds. The mark bests the previous program-high of 6.85 seconds, established by
Michael Brazzel back on Feb. 6, 2016 at the DeSchriver Invitational.
Fellow sprinter,
Henry Jean-Michel also added his name to the GCU annals with a time of 7.97 seconds in the preliminary round of the 55m Hurdles, passing
Phil Zimmerman and his time of 8.44 seconds, set on Feb. 18, 2017 at this very same meet.
Five Lions secured third-place results in their respective running competitions.
Wayne Robinson tied for third in the 200m Dash with his time of 23.64 seconds.
Chukwuebizie Anuamadi took third in the 400m Dash (52.43 seconds), In distance events,
Kevin Knoetig coasted to a third-pace time of 2:03.74 while
Xavier Seals crossed the line at 4:33.99 in the One Mile Run.
Jarod Brzyski added a time of 9:39.21 in the 3,000m Run.
In field action, Volkmar snapped his own program-best in the Pole Vault (4.55m, TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational, 1/15/22) with a soaring first-place height of 4.60m.
Dylan Breen fired off a second-place leap of 6.84 meters in the Long Jump while
Robbie Babson (15.46m) and
Alejandro Valdez (3rd, 15.18m) placed second and third, respectively, in the Shot Put.
Other Top-10 performances include:
55m Hurdles
Jan Volkmar, 8.36 seconds, 4th-place
200m Dash
Domenico Darcy, 23.91 seconds, 7th-place
800m Run
Nolan Czech, 2:08.62, 8th-place
Long Jump
Jeshurun Devero , 6.39m, 6th-place
Weight Throw
Robbie Babson, 14.65m, 5th-place
Alejandro Valdez, 14.39m, 6th-place
