THE FACTS
Gettysburg competes at Diplomat Open
What: Men's indoor track and field meet
When: Friday, Dec. 6
Where: Lancaster, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg opened the indoor season with five all-time top-10 marks at the Diplomat Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall.

THE LEADERS
• Trey Hunter (Reinholds, Pa./Cocalico) led the Bullets with a program-record time of 7.12 to finish sixth in the finals of the 60. He qualified seventh with a time of 7.19 seconds. He was also seventh in the 200 with a Centennial Conference (CC)-qualifying time of 23.78 seconds.
• Tyler Trout (Chester Springs, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) was third in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.95 seconds. The CC-qualifying time is tied for fourth in program history. He, however, did not start the finals.
• Andres Nunez-Castaneda (Morrisville, Pa./Notre Dame) was fourth in the 400 with conference-qualifying time of 51.69 seconds, which ranks seventh in program history.
• Eli Steel (York, Pa./York Country Day School) placed third in the triple jump with a conference-qualifying leap of 12.76 meters, which ranks eighth all-time. He also hit the CC mark in the long jump, placing seventh with a mark of 6.05 meters.
• Liam O'Meara (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) turned in a conference-qualifying vault of 4.09 meters, which ranks ninth in program history, to place third.

FOR THE FOES:
• It was a non-scoring meet.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa./Twin Valley) finished fourth in the 5,000 with a conference-qualifying time of 15:50.23.
• Mark Overlander (Marietta, Pa./Donegal) debuted with a fourth-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 3.94 meters to hit the conference standard.
• David Magill (Mamaroneck, N.Y./Rye) hit the conference mark in both the 400 and 800, finishing fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:04.55 and 15th in the 400 with a time of 54.76 seconds.
• Landon Jordan (Westfield, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) placed seventh in the 200 with a time of 23.78 and was 19th in the 60 with a time of 7.40 seconds. Both times hit the conference standard.
• Joaquin Lalama (Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador/Colegio Americano de Quito) was seventh in the triple jump with a conference-qualifying jump of 11.40 meters. He also cleared a conference-qualifying height of 1.67 to place 11th. He was also 14th in the long jump (5.47).
• Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn./Wooster School) hit the CC standard in the 5,000 with a time of 16:32.09, finishing 10th. Austin Hudak (Boonton Twp., N.J./Mountain Lakes) was right behind him with a conference-qualifying time of 16:37.03.
• Robby Allen (Sparta, N.J. ) cleared the conference mark in the high jump, placing 10th at 1.67 meters. He was also 40th in the 60 (7.70 seconds).
• Stefano Orlando (Norwalk, Conn./New Canaan) 60-Meter Hurdles (10.23 - finished in 12th place in a CCC//SB) ranks -/- | 800 Meters (2:38.56 - finished in 36th place in a //SB) ranks -/- | Shot Put (9.38m - finished in 39th place in a //SB) ranks -/-
• Rouri Takahashi hit the CC standard in both the 200 (16th, 24.11 seconds) and 60 (28th, 7.47).
• Nick Glass (Haworth, N.J./Northern Valley Regional-Demarest) rounded out qualifiers in the 60, placing 27th in a time of 7.47. He was also 37th in the 200 with a time of 25.48.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Mick Lorenger (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) placed ninth in the mile (4:42.34).
• Stefano Orlando (Norwalk, Conn./New Canaan) placed 12th in the 60 hurdles (10.23 seconds), 36th in the 800 (2:38.56) and 39th in the shot put (9.38 meters).
• Matthew Wagner (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown STEM Academy) was 16th in the 3,000 (9:43.31) while Aidan Martin (Middleburgh, N.Y./Middleburgh) was 26th (11:21.96).
• Andrew Oshetski (Freeport, Maine/Freeport) finished 18th in the shot put (11.27 meters).
• Matthew Kurek (Collegeville, Pa./La Salle College) was 21st in the 5,000 Meters (18:10.98).
• Adam Balthaser (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) was 22nd in the 400 (56.56 seconds) and 45th in the 60 (7.92).
• James Higinbotham (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) finished 26th in the 800 (2:19.50).
• Reid Norton (Alexandria, Va./Gonzaga College) placed 30th in the 800 (2:23.69, 40th in the shot put (9.35 meters) and 41st in the 60 (7.71 seconds).
• Pat Zoccolillo (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) was 32nd in the 200 (25.01) and 38th in the 60 (7.69).
• The 4x400-meter relay placed fifth with a time of 3:36.80.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Coach I Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, Jan. 25. Action begins at 9:30 a.m.