Men’s Track & Field Posts Strong Showing at LHU Qualifier

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field | 5/3/2025 11:25:00 PM

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Bloomsburg men’s track and field program recorded 11 personal-bests and a new Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying mark in the shot put from Kaleb Zimmerman (Lancaster, Pa./Garden Spot) at the LHU Qualifier in Lock Haven on Saturday afternoon.
 
Zimmerman qualified for the PSAC Championships in the shot put with a winning throw of 14.68 meters (48′ 2″).
 
Daniel Ajuz (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) moved into 11th on the PSAC performance list in the triple jump with a personal-best jump of 14.10 meters (46’3.25″).
 
In the long jump, Andrew Kane (/) took first with a jump of 6.20 meters (20′ 4.25″).
 
The Huskies saw a pair of personal bests in the javelin from Brian O’Connor (/) and Matthew Staffin (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area). O’Connor moved into 16th on the conference list with PR of 53.95 meters (177′) while taking third. Staffin placed fifth with a PR of 50.68 meters (166′ 3″).
 
Stephen Vaughn (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) set a personal best of 38.87 meters (127′ 6″) in the discus while placing eighth. Shaheem Hill (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) placed fourth in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.82 meters (5’11.5″). Jack Donchez (Bethlehem/Liberty High School) finished fifth in the hammer throw with a mark of 43.38 meters (142′ 4″).
 
On the track, Peyton Riley (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:53.51. Caden Dufrene (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run High School) finished third in the event, crossing the line at 10:23.04.
 
Jaxson Hoffman (/), Tyler Leitzel (/), Jalik Hill (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon) and Patrick Moore (Blakeslee, Pa./Commonwealth Charter Academy) ran a 43.01 in the 4×100-meter relay to take second.
 
Three Huskies recorded personal bests in the 400-meter dash, including Landon Kester (). Kester took fourth in the event with a time of 51.32. Finnegan Purtle (/) placed fifth with a 52.00. Evan Mann (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) set a PR with an eighth-place time of 52.85 while Lucas Pearson (/) ran a personal best time of 53.76 to place tenth.
 
Ryan Casagrande (/) ran a 4:56.15 in the mile to place seventh and set a personal-best in the event. Colin Snyder (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) ran a PR of 5:03.68 to finish in eighth.
 
Michael Gehman (/) finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 1:03.96. Evan Babarsky (Jessup, Pa./Valley View) ran a PR of 2:08.25 in the 800-meter.
 
The Huskies head to Slippery Rock on Thursday, May 8 for day one of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.