The Shippensburg University men’s indoor track team picked up six wins, finishing in second place at the Division I-heavy Gulden Invitational at Bucknell University on Saturday.
Junior LeQuan Chapman won the long jump with a 23-foot, 9-inch effort, and took home a first-place triple jump finish at 48 feet, six inches. Chapman was awarded Field MVP and nearly matched his personal record in the first meet since early December, and after one week of practice.
Shippensburg competed with six Division I schools including Chicago State, Howard, Mount St. Mary’s, Saint Francis, Towson and Bison. Bloomsburg and East Stroudsburg representatives also attended the invitational as PSAC competitors.
Three Raiders now lead PSAC rankings after Saturday’s event. Senior Kieran Sutton picked up a 3rd-place finish in the 800 meter, finishing with a time of 1:56.06.
Sophomore Kieran Sutton finished the 5K in an impressive 15:02.69, a five-second overall personal record.
Junior J.R. Smith came in first on the 60-meter dash with a seven-second flat finish, a collegiate PR by .04 seconds.
The Raiders return to action this Friday and Saturday, with events at the Bison Open at Bucknell and the National Invitational at Penn State. The team will split into two squads in order to be present for both events.
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