Trackmen take second at IC4As

While the majority of students were on break, the Penn State men's indoor track team competed in the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America (IC4A) Championships March 7-8.

At the IC4As, the Lions had a strong showing but couldn't overtake five-time defending champion Georgetown, which won the competition with 81 points. The Lions finished in second place with 65 points.

The Lions brought home three first-place finishes in the 4x800 meter relay, the long jump and the pentathlon. In the 4x800 meter relay, the Lions finished with a time of 7 minutes, 33.38 seconds.

John Gorham continued his strong season in the long jump, winning the competition with a mark of 25-4. Coming off his strong showing at the Big Ten Championship, Jaime Cook was crowned the pentathlon champion with 3911 points.

Other top finishers were Joe Loner in the 800 meters, Ben Karcz in the 500 meters and Neal McNutt in the 35-pound weight throw. Loner finished second in the 800 with a time of 1:51.60.

Penn's Robin Martin won the race with a time of 1:51.20. Freshman Karcz continues to gain experience finishing third in the 500 meter, crossing the line at 1:03.29. McNutt finished second in the throwing competition with a toss of 65-9 3/4. McNutt finished behind Dan Bourque from South Connecticut who won with a mark of 70-1 1/2.

-- by Craig Kackenmeister