THE FACTS 
Gettysburg finishes sixth with 49 points at Alvernia PLEX Shootout 
What: Alvernia PLEX Shootout 
When: Saturday, February 1 
Where: Reading, Pa - Alvernia 

THE SKINNY STORY 
Gettysburg finished sixth at the Alvernia PLEX Shootout earning 49 points finishing behind fifth place Elizabethtown (51) and fourth place York (62). The Bullets secured five top-three finishes and an additional two more finishing in the top-five solidifying their place. 
 

THE LEADERS 

• Maddon McNicholas (Morgantown, Pa., Twin Valley) finished eighth place in the 3,000 recording a season-best and Centennial Conference (CC)-qualifying time of 8:58.22. The CC-qualifying time ranks ninth in program history.  
• Jack Regentin (Gettysburg, Pa., Biglerville) placed second in the weight throw with a season-best and CC-qualifying toss of 15.21 meters. He also earned a third place finish in the shot put with a CC-qualifying throw of 14.31 meters.  
• Reid Norton (Alexandria, Va., Gonzaga College) came in 15th in the 60-meter hurdles prelims with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 10.62 seconds however, he did not start in the finals. In addition to this finish Norton came in 14th in the long jump with a leap of 5.49 meters - which was another season-best. He also ran a season-best time of 25.65 seconds to finish 46th in the 200.  
• Andres Nunez-Castaneda (Morrisville, Pa., Notre Dame) ran a time of 23.95 seconds earning him a season-best and CC-qualifying 15th place finish.  
• Stefano Orlando (Norwalk, Conn., New Canaan) finished 12th in the 60-meter hurdles prelims with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 10.05 seconds however, he did not start in the finals. He also ran a season-best time of 26.02 seconds to place 53rd in the 200. Orlando also placed 18th in the shot put with a throw of 10.49 meters.  

FOR THE FOES 

• Dickinson finished first with 108 points followed by West Chester at second with 70.5 and Stevens in third with 68.  

THE REST OF THE STORY 

• Eli Steel (York, Pa., York Country Day School) leaped into a second place finish in the triple jump with a CC-qualifying jump of 12.55 meters. He also finished 11th in the long jump with a leap of 5.77 meters. 
• Liam O'Meara (Ridgewood, N.J., Ridgewood) ended in third place with a CC-qualifying vault of 4.37 meters in the pole vault. Mark Overlander (Marietta, Pa., Donegal) finished right behind him in fourth with a CC-qualifying vault of 4.22 meters. 
• Tyler Trout (Chester Springs, Pa., Owen J. Roberts) finished the 60-meter hurdles prelims in fifth place with a CC-qualifying time of 8.91 seconds. He went on to finish sixth in the 60-meter hurdles finals with another CC-qualifying time of 9.03 seconds.  
• Joaquin Lalama (Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, Colegio Americano de Quito) placed seventh in the triple jump with a CC-qualifying leap of 11.37 meters. He also finished 16th in the long jump with a distance of 5.19 meters.  
• David Magill (Mamaroneck, N.Y., Rye) ran a CC-qualifying time of 55.01 seconds to finish 15th in the 400. He also placed 51st in the 200 with a season-best time of 25.93 seconds.  
• Gianluca LeBlanc (Pipersville, Pa., Palisades) came in 20th in the 200 with a CC-qualifying time of 24.04 seconds. He also ran a CC-qualifying time of 7.41 seconds placing 23rd in the 60-meter prelims however, he did not start in the finals.  

THE INSIDE STORY 

• LeBlanc, Trey Hunter (Reinholds, Pa., Cocalico), Trout, and Nunez-Castaneda turned in a season-best 4x200 relay time of 1:33.89 finishing second place. 
• Nunez-Castaneda, Pat Zoccolillo (New Canaan, Conn., New Canaan), Magill, and Jayden Craig (Westminster, Md., Westminster) finished seventh in the 4x400 relay with a season-best time of 3:40.14. 
• Jayden Craig (Westminster, Md., Westminster) competed in the mile placing ninth with a season-best time of 4:40.54.  
• Mick Lorenger (Alexandria, Va., Thomas Edison) finished 13th in the 3,000 with a season-best time of 9:15.96. Colin Carpenter (Ridgefield, Conn., Wooster School) finished two places behind (15th) with a season-best time of 9:23.08. Dominic DiLuzio (Chadds Ford, Pa., Garnet Valley) placed a few more behind (19th) with a season-best time of 9:28.94.  
• Andrew Ersin (Wynnewood, Pa., Lower Merion) placed 19th in the 5,000 with a season-best time of 17:35.65. Joe Zimbler (Nesconset, N.Y., Smithtown East) finished right behind him in 20th place with a season-best time of 17:46.69. Aidan Martin (Middleburgh, N.Y., Middleburgh) joined them, finishing 26th with a season-best time of 19:49.98.  
• Isaac Parks-Gill (Lewistown, Pa., Mifflin County) came in 27th in the mile with a season-best time of 4:56.33 
• James Higinbotham (Frederick, Md., Gov. Thomas Johnson) completed the 400 in 1:00.51 marking a season-best time and a 31st place finish. He also finished 60th in the 200 with another season-best time of 27.63 seconds.
• Matthew Kurek (Collegeville, Pa., La Salle College) finished the 3,000 in 35th place earning a season-best time of 10:29.63. 
• Pat Zoccolillo (New Canaan, Conn., New Canaan) came in 42nd in the 200 with a time of 25.30 seconds and finished the 60-meter prelims in 44th place with at time of 7.77 seconds however, he did not start in the finals.  

NEXT UP 
Gettysburg heads to the River Hawk Showdown on February 7th at 3:00 pm in Selinsgrove, Pa.