Three Lions Win At SPIRE Last Chance Meet
The Penn State Behrend men’s track & field team concluded the regular season with 14 athletes competing at SPIRE’s NCAA Last Chance Meet on Monday.
May 12, 2025
GENEVA, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's track & field team concluded the regular season with 14 athletes competing at SPIRE's NCAA Last Chance Meet on Monday.
Key Moments:
* Dominic Marino (Girard, PA/Girard), Brandon Konieczki (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek), and Dan Dabrowski (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) were all victorious in their respective events
* Marino registered a time of 15.88 in the 110m hurdles, while Konieczki and Dabrowski scored 22-0 ¼ and 166-2 in the long jump and discus
* Nathan DiGilio (North East, PA/North East) followed Dabrowski with a season-best mark of 125-9 for sixth place
* Freshman Carter Tobin (Irwin, PA/Norwin) was the runner up in the 100m with a time of 11.05
* In the 400m, Jake Egizio (Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan) (50.53) and Jake Nardozza ( Harrison City, PA/Penn-Trafford) (54.63) earned second and third
* Antonio Faraone (New Castle, PA/Union) tallied second in the shot put with a season-best toss of 49-2 ¼, while Hayden Travers (Henrietta, NY/Rush-Henrietta) delivered a fourth-place mark of 125-5 in the hammer
* In the high jump, Derek Hillhouse (Erie, PA/McDowell) (6-0 ¾) and Boden Gushie (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) (5-8 ¾) recorded third and fourth-place finishes
* Javelin throwers Braden Balaski (Mercer, PA/Mercer) (163-1) and Morgan McCall (Meadville, PA /Milton Hershey School) (143-1/PR) finished in sixth and eighth place
* Marshall Nock (Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell) placed sixth in the 100m prelims with a personal best time of 11.12
Up Next:
* Behrend's regional qualifiers will compete at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships on May 14 and 15, hosted by Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts