John Pomykaj Pole Vault Alumni Meet 2023
John Pomykaj led a solid Nazareth finish for the Men's Track and Field team at the season opener

Men's Track and Field

A Solid Start for Men’s Track and Field at the Alumni Meet

FINAL RESULTS

ROCHESTER, NY – Graduate student Kaleb Luton nearly broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles and led several athletes with personal best performances including a 3.40 meter height in the pole vault for sophomore Jack Pomykaj as the Nazareth University Men's Track and Field team opened the 2023-24 Indoor season with the annual Nazareth Alumni meet Friday night at the Golisano Training Center.

Luton was first in the hurdles with a time of 8.14 seconds which was just .01 off his own school record of 8.13 set last year. Fellow graduate student Connor McCauslin was eighth in the race with a time of 8.98.

Also in the sprints, junior Benjamin Lewis had a PR in the 60-meters open division race with a 7.30 time while teammate and sophomore Michael Puglisi had a PR in the 60-meters invitational race with a time of 7.136 seconds.

Puglisi added a PR in the 300 meters with a time of 35.85 to finish second overall and later teamed with graduate student Mike Welch, Lewis and sophomore Gavin McAllister for a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 relay.

Pomykaj was eighth in the long jump with a leap of 6.38 meters (20' 11 ¼) while sophomore Gabe Wilson was fourth in the high jump as he cleared the 1.77-meter (5' 9 ¾") bar and Luton led Nazareth with his seventh-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 12.74 meters (41' 9 ¾").

Freshman Cole Hastings finished sixth in the 500 meters with a time of 1:08.73.

In the Alumni Mile race, Patrick Healy was the top finisher in 5:02.87 while Joshua Tomaka was second in 5:18.70 and Jake Suddaby was third in 5:20.56.
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Players Mentioned

Benjamin Lewis

Benjamin Lewis

Sprints
6' 0"
Junior
Kaleb Luton

Kaleb Luton

Jumps/Hurdles
6' 3"
Graduate Student
Gavin McAllister

Gavin McAllister

Middle Distance
6' 1"
Sophomore
Connor McCauslin

Connor McCauslin

Sprints/Hurdles
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Jack Pomykaj

Jack Pomykaj

Multi
5' 11"
Sophomore
Michael Puglisi

Michael Puglisi

Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Mike Welch

Mike Welch

Sprints/Jumps
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Gabe Wilson

Gabe Wilson

Jumps/Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Cole Hastings

Cole Hastings

Middle Distance
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Benjamin Lewis

Benjamin Lewis

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints
Kaleb Luton

Kaleb Luton

6' 3"
Graduate Student
Jumps/Hurdles
Gavin McAllister

Gavin McAllister

6' 1"
Sophomore
Middle Distance
Connor McCauslin

Connor McCauslin

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Sprints/Hurdles
Jack Pomykaj

Jack Pomykaj

5' 11"
Sophomore
Multi
Michael Puglisi

Michael Puglisi

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprints
Mike Welch

Mike Welch

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Sprints/Jumps
Gabe Wilson

Gabe Wilson

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jumps/Sprints
Cole Hastings

Cole Hastings

6' 4"
Freshman
Middle Distance