SF Competes at Rob and Patty Lydic Invitational
ADA, Ohio - The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) men's indoor track and field team earned a fourth-place finish at the Rob and Patty Lydic Invitational, hosted by Ohio Northern University, on Friday, January 16. The Cougars opened the new year with a pair of event victories and multiple top-10 marks in program history.
Drew Boggs captured first place in the men's high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters (6'1.25"). The Saint Francis men's 4x200-meter relay team of Benjamin Marano, Vincent Purcell, Daniel Davis and Quinn Clayton also earned a victory, finishing first with a time of 1:32.52.
ROB AND PATTY LYDIC INVITATIONAL TOP-5 FINISHERS
- Men's 60m
4. Daniel Davis - 7.12
- Men's 500m
3. Abdallah Ahmed - 1:14.07
- Men's 800m
5. Nick Minneci - 2:17.19
- Men's 1,000m
2. Zane Strydom - 2:41.55
3. Kreston Tow - 2:42.75
4. Emmanuel Langat - 2:43.04
- Men's Mile
3. Zane Strydom - 4:26.45
- Men's 4x200m Relay
1. Marano, Purcell, Davis, Clayton - 1:32.52
- Men's 4x400m Relay
2. Marano, Tow, Purcell, Clayton - 3:31.94
5. Ahmed, Minneci, Scheifele, Strydom - 3:53.34
- Men's High Jump
1. Drew Boggs - 1.6m (6' 1.25")
Up next, the SF men's and women's indoor track and field teams will travel to the University of Iowa to compete in the Larry Wieczorek Invitational on January 23-24.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 21 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.
