Five Panthers to compete in regionals

A weekend trip to Princeton, N.J., resulted in a number of positives for both the men’s and… A weekend trip to Princeton, N.J., resulted in a number of positives for both the men’s and women’s track and field teams as they competed in the IC4A and ECAC Outdoor championships.

For the women, five Panthers were rewarded with invitations to the NCAA Regionals, as the team finished tied for seventh overall with 38 points.

On the men’s side, A.J. Kielinski set the school record for the hammer throw with his toss of 54.91 meters. He passed Patrick Harding’s then-record of 54.17 meters set in 2002.

Shantea Calhoun scored two invitations to regionals. In the 100-meter dash, she improved upon third-place finishes in preliminaries and semi-finals to finish second in the finals with a time of 11.62. She also qualified in the 200 with her score of 23.96, earning a third-place finish.

Pitt almost had two runners qualify for regionals on the 100-meter hurdles.

Mycaiah Clemons finished fourth in the event with a time of 13.81, but Brianna Broyles missed the cut with her 10th-place finish.

Broyles bounced back to qualify on the 400 hurdles with a time of 1 minute, 52 seconds.

Amy Ruffolo will join her teammates at the NCAA Regionals with her time of 10:48.79 in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

The final qualifier for the women was the 4×100-meter relay team, which finished second in the finals with a time of 42.62.

Those who qualified for regionals will head to Tallahassee, Fla., on May 30 for the two-day meet.

Although no male Panthers qualified, many earned top-20 finishes at the IC4As.

Kielinski’s record toss placed 16th in the hammer throw.

Eric Jones landed in 14th position in the triple jump with his score of 14.59m.

Finishing 17th in the javelin was Matt Raquet with his throw of 57.09m.

Freshman Antony Hobwana claimed 19th in the 200, while Curtis Larimer placed 17th in the 10,000-meter run.

The 4×100-meter relay team finished 18th with its time of 42.24.

Sam Perkins’ time of 10.77 earned a top-15 finish in the 100, landing in 14th.