2010 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - Day One Results
EDINBORO, Pa. - Leighon Johnson brought home a conference title in the long jump and hit an NCAA automatic qualifying distance with a leap of 24 feet, 1/4 inches to lead West Chester University's men’s track & field squad inside the Mike S. Zafirovski Sports & Recreation Dome at Edinboro University Saturday afternoon at the 2010 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday night.
West Chester's men sit in sixth place with 21 points. Lock Haven and Shippensburg are tied for first place with 39 points. East Stroudsburg is third with 33 points.
Johnson also qualified for the finals in both the 60m dash and the 200m by finishing first in his heat on each occasion. Matt Houser was a double-finals qualifier in both the 200m and the 400m. His time of 48.74 seconds is an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 400m. That was good for second in his heat.
Tyler Real won his heat in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.36 seconds and will race in the finals of that event on Sunday. West Chester University also earned points from its 4x800m relay and its distance medley relay (DMR).
The men’s 4x800m team finished eighth overall crossing the line at 8:09.82, putting them third all-time in West Chester University history. The foursome of Matt Langdale, Jake Perry, Tim Thiry, and Kevin Selinsky were outstanding for the Golden Rams. Matt Houser ran at 48.74 in the 400m, putting him as the number two qualifier for the finals. The time is also good for an NCAA provisional time.
The PSAC Indoor Track & Field championships conclude Sunday afternoon.
