SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University men's track & field team has earned some early outdoor season success, entering the first week of
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) rankings at first in the Mid-Atlantic Region and 11th nationally.
Through two meets, the Sea Gulls have racked up 136.02 points on the national scale.
Within the Mid-Atlantic, SU boasts a point total of 614.89 points, over 85 points clear of second-ranked Susquehanna.
During the Lloyd Sigler Spring Meet in Salisbury, the Sea Gulls ran away with first as a squad. SU also competed in the three-day Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C., coming away with a seventh-place finish in a field of 33 schools.
Four Sea Gulls across five events have put up individual performances that rank them
within the top 10 of NCAA Division III. SU boasts eight other athletes in 10 events who slot top-50 nationally.
In the field,
Logan Kelsch has the fourth-longest discus throw at 48.63 meters (159-6) as well as the 37th-best hammer throw (46.48m, 152-6).
Rashawn Markman completed a 6.99-meter (22-11.25) long jump in the initial meet of the season, good for fifth in the nation, and
Cameron Hasko is seventh in the javelin throw at 59.35 meters (194-9).
On the track,
Kai Smith currently sits at sixth in the nation with a 21.49-second effort in the 200-meter run, as well as 10th in the 400 meters at 48.64 seconds.
Mike Heinz ranks close behind Smith in the latter event at 49.16 seconds for 23rd.
Both the Salisbury men's and women's track & field teams are back to it on April 5-6, heading to the Ebanks Invitational hosted by George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
