RICHMOND, Va. – Senior Bryan Beegle set a meet record in the 1,500-meter run on Friday night with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark as the Shippensburg men's outdoor track and field squad posted 22 PSAC qualifying performances on the first night of the Fred Hardy Invitational.

Beegle won the event with a time of 3:49.11 while sophomore Matt Gillette finished second with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 3:51.92. Junior Stephen Schelander placed third in 3:56.03.

Senior Ethan Rissell paced a group of four Raiders that qualified in the 10K with a time of 32:32.82. Senior Brandon Boyer was one of two conference qualifiers in the 5K with a second-place time of 15:02.98 and senior Jake Sitler posted a great 3K steeplechase time of 9:32.14.

Sophomore Marcus Line and junior Kyle Raguz excelled in the 400-meter hurdles with times of 54.56 and 55.58.

In the field, senior Tappah Dinnall took second with a season-best in the shot put and third in the hammer to lead a strong night from the throwers.

The Fred Hardy Invitational concludes with several events on Saturday.

1,500
1. Bryan Beegle 3:49.11 (meet record) [NCAA provisional]
2. Matt Gillette 3:51.92 [NCAA provisional]
3. Stephen Schelander 3:56.03
11. Dan Dreeman 4:05.47

5K
2. Brandon Boyer 15:02.98
7. Dustin Adams 15:31.94

10K
1. Ethan Rissell 32:32.82
2. Kris Kroeger 32:54.81
3. Greg Ahlswede 32:58.06
4. Andrew Rice 32:59.17

400-Meter Hurdles
2. Marcus Line 54.56
3. Kyle Raguz 55.58

3K Steeplechase
2. Jake Sitler 9:32.14

Pole Vault
4. Adam Phillippi 4.45m
T5. Brandon Claypool 4.30m

Shot Put
2. Tappah Dinnall 14.68m
4. Steve D'Arcy 14.42m
5. Travis Nye 14.39m
9. Greg Pearson 13.52m
10. Adam Deiseroth 13.35m

Hammer Throw
3. Tappah Dinnall 48.47m
7. Travis Nye 43.84m