New Wilmington, PA – Saturday, April 11 the Geneva men’s track and field team competed at Westminster placing sixth out of the 20 teams competing.
Head Coach Phil Thompson said, “This was a great meet for us. Everyone was at their best and we were very competitive against all the PAC schools. “
Top performances included senior Josh Guiser (Newell, PA / Frazier) who earned a second place finish in the 100 meter dash (10.90) and in the 400 meters, junior Jacob Mellinger (Leetonia, OH / Crestview) finished third (49.34). Dalton Paxson (Rochester, PA / Rochester) finished third in the 110 high hurdles (15.38).
As a squad, the 4x400 meter relay comprised of freshman Aaron Tedys (Riverside, PA / Riverside), Guiser, senior Ryan White (New Brighton, PA / New Brighton) and Mellinger finished second (3:23.09).
To top off the day, the Golden Tornadoes earned a stellar first place finish in the 4x100 meters relay thanks to the work of White, Cameron Unrath (Wexford, PA / Pine Richland), Tedys and Guiser (43.08).
“This was a great preview of the PAC meet and I am very excited to see what happens in two weeks. I couldn't be happier with the performances out there. Josh, Jacob, Dalton, and the 4x400 meter relay team all qualified for ECACs, which are tough marks to hit.”
Thursday, April 16 Geneva hosts its own home meet starting at 4 p.m.
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