California’s Brice Myers (right) and Shippensburg’s Kyle Raguz (left).
PSAC Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week - 4
California’s Brice Myers and Shippensburg’s Kyle Raguz have been named PSAC Men’s Indoor Track Co-Athletes of the Week while Lock Haven’s Mark Manno has been named PSAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for landing atop the conference in their respective events.
Men’s Track Co-Athlete of the Week
Brice Myers, California
Senior, 60m-Hurdles / 4x400m Relay
Pittsburgh, Pa./McDowell
Myers won the 60-meter hurdles and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor National Championships at the Lake Erie Open last weekend. He won the finals in the event with a time of 8.04 seconds, which is the fastest time in the PSAC this season and ranks as the fourth-fastest time in NCAA Division II. He also was a member of the Vulcans’ 4x400-meter relay that placed third overall with a time of 3:19.88, which is the top time in the PSAC this year by six-tenths of a second.
Men’s Track Co-Athlete of the Week
Kyle Raguz, Shippensburg
Junior, 4,000m Distance Medley / 4x400m Relay
Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks
Raguz’s busy weekend began Friday at the Penn State National Invitational. Running the 400-meter leg of the 4,000-meter distance medley, the SU squad broke a school record and posted a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:55.36. That mark is the fastest to date in the PSAC and Division II this season. On Saturday, Raguz moved over to competition at the Bucknell Bison Open. Raguz ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay squad that won the event with a time of 3:24.47 - a mark that sits as the sixth-fastest time in the PSAC thus far.
Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Mark Manno, Lock Haven
Sophomore, Thrower
Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest
Manno, a recent Division I transfer came up huge for the Bald Eagles at the prestigious Penn State National Invitational. Against some of the top DI throwers from around the country, Manno took ninth overall in the weight throw. His heave of 60-00.25 is the top mark in the PSAC, a Lock Haven school record, and an NCAA provisional mark. It also has him ranked No. 18 in all of Division II.