LaBarbera finishes second in 400m at Moravian meet

Nick LaBarbera posted a personal-best time of :48.43 in the 400

Men's Track and Field | 4/14/2018 8:42:00 PM

Men's results | Women's results
MORAVIAN, Pa. -- Having to improvise to find competition Saturday after cancellation of the Alumni Invitational at the University of Rochester, Nazareth's track and field teams competed at the Coach P Invitational at Moravian University.

Senior Nick LaBarbera continued to excel this spring as he finished second in the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of :48.43. He also finished sixth in the 200-meter dash and equaled his personal-best with a time of :22.38.

Among the other performers in the men's meet were senior Tyler Hancock, who placed 19th in the hammer throw (135 feet, 2 inches) and 39th in the discus (110 feet, 3 inches); junior Jack WEssel, who finished 42nd in the 800-meter run (2:04.05); freshman Devyn Chase, who was 43rd in the 800 (2:04.16); and freshman Chris Celecki, who finished 34th in the 1,500-meter run (4:30.83).

In the women's meet, junior Alycia Eaton, an All-American during the indoor campaign, finished ninth in both the long jump and triple jump. He leaped 5.30 meters (17 feet, 4 3/4 inches) in the long jump and 11.25 meters (36 feet, 11 inches) in the triple jump.

Sophomore Maria Staehr finished 11th in the 400-meter dash (1:01.87); freshman Dierdre Brett finished 28th in the 800-meter run (2:33.55); senior Claire Ludington was 33rd in the 1,500-meter run (65:25.89); and freshman Kaela Santos finished 28th in the discus (96 feet, 3 inches) and 34th in the shot put (32 feet, 10 1/4inches).

Emily Thompson also competed as Nazareth's lone entrant at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic and finished 34th in the 5,000-meter run, breaking her own school record by 15 seconds with a time of 17:25.40. She ran 17:07.61 during the indoor season.
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Players Mentioned

Tyler Hancock

Tyler Hancock

Throws
6' 4"
Senior
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

Sprints
6' 0"
Senior
Devyn Chase

Devyn Chase

Distance
5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tyler Hancock

Tyler Hancock

6' 4"
Senior
Throws
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

6' 0"
Senior
Sprints
Devyn Chase

Devyn Chase

5' 6"
Freshman
Distance