Freshman Pat Manna pole vaulted to a new personal record on Saturday as the Shippensburg University men’s indoor track team concluded its regular season at Kutztown’s Six-Team Challenge.
Manna cleared 14 feet, 11 inches on his third attempt, beating his previous best of 14 feet, 1 ¼ inches that he set at Bucknell.
Juniors Tyler Kersetter and Garrett Vandebrake also achieved season personal records of 47 feet, 11 ¼ inches for Kersetter and 48 feet, 3 ¼ inches for Vandebrake.
Several Raiders placed first in their events in the weekend action. Junior Caleb Bartlett won the weight throw with a toss of 53 feet, 5 ¾ inches, and Junior Braden Bruning secured a victory in the mile, posting a time of 4:30.95. Junior J.R. Smith won the 55-meter dash for the Raiders with a time of 6.60.
Next up for Shippensburg is the 2015 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, to be held at Edinboro University Saturday through Sunday, Feb. 28-Mar. 1.
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