Temple University Athletics
Saturday, March 1
New York, N.Y. (168th St. Armory)
All Day
Temple University
vs
American Athletic Conference Championships
Matt Kacyon
Distance Runners Finish Strong for Men's Track & Field at American Athletic Conference Championships
3.1.14 | Men's Track and Field
Final Results - Men (PDF)
NEW YORK - Temple distance runners earned three top-eight finishes on the second and final day of the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Owls' top performance was by junior Alex Izewski who placed fifth in the 3000m.
Izewski was just six-tenths off the school record in the 3k with his IC4A qualifying time of 8:21.40. Junior Matt Kacyon was close behind, placing eighth in an IC4A qualifying time of 8:24.92. For Kacyon it was a personal best, while for Izewski it was a mere three-hundredths of a second off his best time.
The meet was a strong one overall for Izewski, who broke a school record on day one in the 5,000m. His fifth-place time of 14:39.46 was nearly 13 seconds better than the previous mark.
In the men's mile final, senior Will Kellar turned in an eighth-place finish in a time of 4:15.84.
Junior Evan Battallio competed in the shot put for Temple, and recorded a personal-best throw of 14.79m.
Next up for the Owls is the IC4A Championships March 7-9 at Boston University.
NEW YORK - Temple distance runners earned three top-eight finishes on the second and final day of the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Owls' top performance was by junior Alex Izewski who placed fifth in the 3000m.
Izewski was just six-tenths off the school record in the 3k with his IC4A qualifying time of 8:21.40. Junior Matt Kacyon was close behind, placing eighth in an IC4A qualifying time of 8:24.92. For Kacyon it was a personal best, while for Izewski it was a mere three-hundredths of a second off his best time.
The meet was a strong one overall for Izewski, who broke a school record on day one in the 5,000m. His fifth-place time of 14:39.46 was nearly 13 seconds better than the previous mark.
In the men's mile final, senior Will Kellar turned in an eighth-place finish in a time of 4:15.84.
Junior Evan Battallio competed in the shot put for Temple, and recorded a personal-best throw of 14.79m.
Next up for the Owls is the IC4A Championships March 7-9 at Boston University.
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