This Week in PAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field

March 4-17

3/19/2024 3:00:00 PM

Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between March 4-17)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2024 season.
 
PAC Track Athlete of the Week
Ian Baughman • Washington & Jefferson • Senior • Oxford, Pa./Oxford Area
Baughman led the way for the Presidents at the Washington & Lee Carnival with a pair of victories ... The senior made history with a school record time of 14.97 seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles, a time which broke a 23-year old school record that was previously established by Todd Fry in 2001 ... Baughman later raced to a time of 55.13 seconds to take first in the 400 hurdles ... Both times currently rank first in the PAC ... The 110-hurdles time ranks fourth in NCAA Division III while his time in the 400 hurdles ranks eighth in NCAA D-III.
PAC Track Honor Roll
Franciscan junior Joseph Rohde (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville Catholic Central); Geneva junior Desmond Lewis (Fort Worth, Texas/Saginaw); Grove City senior Cory Boyer (Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleona); Saint Vincent senior Tim Patterson (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel graduate student Matt Beuermann (Devonport, Tasmania Australia/Don College); Waynesburg graduate student Quintin Weaver (Rimersburg, Pa./Union); Westminster senior Anthony Kamenski (Chicora, Pa./Karns City)
 
PAC Field Athlete of the Week
Ryan Lenhart • Grove City • Junior • New Castle, Pa./Shenango
Lenhart won the discus Saturday at Bethany with a best toss of 153 feet, 3 inches, which is the top mark in the PAC this spring ... He also took fourth in the shot put with a mark of 46-9 1/2, which ranked second among Division III men in the event.
PAC Field Honor Roll
Bethany sophomore Dave Rene (Boynton Beach, Fla./Boynton Beach); Franciscan senior Tyson Smith Jr. (Orlando, Fla./Freedom); Geneva graduate student Jack Garvin (Northumberland, Pa./Northumberland Christian); Thiel junior Matt Littke (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny); Waynesburg freshman Jacob Harker (Lilly, Pa./Bishop Carroll); Westminster freshman Kory White (Youngstown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch)
    
PAC Newcomer of the Week
PJ McNeal • Saint Vincent • Freshman • Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum
At the Washington and Lee Carnival, McNeal placed second in a 31-runner field in the 400-meter dash in a time of 50.31 seconds, the second-fastest performance in program history and top time so far this spring in the PAC ... McNeal followed that up by placing eighth in a 61-runner field in the 200 in 22.91 seconds, also the second-best mark in team history, while he took 14th in a 41-runner field in the 100 in 11.45 seconds.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman Caliyph McClinton (Pittsburgh, Pa./Neighborhood Academy); Geneva sophomore Seth Tyson (Lusby, Md./St. Mary's Ryken); Thiel freshman Andrew Yocum (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman); Waynesburg freshman Kyle Casella (Clarksboro, N.J./Kingsway)
    
PAC Records & Milestones
Thiel graduate student Matt Beuermann finished first in the 1,500 (4:05.62) at the Bethany Invitational ... Waynesburg graduate student Quintin Weaver set the program record and placed second in the 1,500 with a 4:07.00 run at the Bethany Invitational ... Westminster senior Anthony Kamenski won the 400 hurdles with a time of 56.45 seconds at Saturday's Bethany Invitational.