School records broken and personal bests for Men’s Track & Field at USCAA Championship
INDIANA, Pa. --- Carlow University men’s track & field competed at the USCAA National Championship at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Friday and Saturday.
INDIANA, Pa. --- Carlow University men's track & field competed at the USCAA National Championship at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Friday and Saturday.
Shajit Pokwal (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin HS) won a silver medal in triple jump with a school-record leap of 13.26 meters. Pokwal broke his own record of 12.84 meters from April 1, 2023. He also broke his own school record in long jump with a fifth-place distance of 6.35 meters. His record of 6.24 meters stood since April 15, 2023.
Anthony Lewis (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township Senior HS) holds the second best long jump in the school record books after a personal best sixth place leap of 6.25 meters. He also placed seventh in triple jump with a personal best 12.11 meters.
Ryan Hileman (Irwin, Pa./Norwin HS) placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal best 17.03 and placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.74.
Caleb Rogers (Clark, Pa./Sharpsville Area HS) placed seventh and ninth in shot put and discus, respectively. He won gold in shot put at the USCAA Championship last year and now holds nine of the top-10 spots in the Carlow record books. Rogers also claims the top five throws for discus in the record books.
Isaiah West (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township Senior HS) ran personal best times in the 100 and 200 preliminaries.
The United States Sports University took home the team trophy with 207 points.
Carlow travels to La Plume, Pa. for the United East Conference Championship May 2-3.
Below is the complete list of performances for the Celtics:
SR = school record/PR = personal record
100 Prelims
10. Isaiah West – 11.35 (PR)
11. Anthony Lewis – 11.35 (PR)
33. Jeb Jordan – 13.15
110-meter Hurdles
4. Ryan Hileman – 17.03 (PR)
200 Prelims
13. Isaiah West – 23.30 (PR)
16. Anthony Lewis – 23.52 (PR)
33. Ryan Hileman – 25.90 (PR)
37. Jeb Jordan – 27.87
400-meter Hurdles
6. Ryan Hileman – 1:04.74
Discus
9. Caleb Rogers – 29.83m
Long Jump
5. Shajit Pokwal – 6.35m (SR/PR)
6. Anthony Lewis – 6.25m (PR)
20. Ryan Hileman – 5.26m (PR)
Shot Put
7. Caleb Rogers – 11.42m
Triple Jump
2. Shajit Pokwal – 13.26m (SR/PR)
7. Anthony Lewis – 12.11m (PR)