Complete Results

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Competing at the 2011 John Homon Open at the University of Mount Union, Allegheny's freshmen stole the show with several outstanding efforts. There were no points to be had in the non-scoring meet, although six top-five finishes delivered a clear notice that the Gators are continuing their march to what they hope will be a memorable postseason.

Rookie Marc Funderlich shined on Saturday, establishing a new personal record in the 400m while finishing second overall in 50.16. He also won the third section of the 200m (23.17) while providing a sub 49-second third leg on the Gators' 4x400-meter relay. The relay, which finished second overall in 3:24.64, included Tony Dipre at the lead-off spot, Mike Vlah, and anchor Matt Brush, who was a late substitution for Taylor Throckmorton.

The other relay competitors also posted solid individual efforts. Vlah finished third overall in the 800m (1:57.06) and Throckmorton jumped 19'4” to win the first flight of the long jump before bowing out of the meet. Dipre was upended at the finish line in a hotly-contested 1500m, although his time of 3:53.35 cracked the top five in program history while pacing two top-five finishes for Allegheny in the event as Bobby Over followed up his record-breaking performance last week with a fifth-place finish on Saturday (4:00.41).

In other distance action, senior Chris Marker secured sixth overall in the 5000m (15:08.39) while John Conant and Lance Claflin bagged sixth and seventh, respectively, in the steeplechase.

Freshmen Cameron Day and Logan Hinderliter performed well in the javelin despite a grass runway, with Day taking fifth overall with a throw of 161'2.5” and Hinderliter capturing the top spot in the second flight of the event (147'4.75”). Hinderliter also won the first flight of the shot put, although the team secured its best effort in the shot by rookie Zach Filous (36'8.25”).   

Junior Jacob Sleigh set a personal best as well for the Blue and Gold, manufacturing an effort of 39'9.75” in the triple jump to take the top spot in the first flight of the event.