Shippensburg, PA – The Patriots had their final regular season competition at the Paul Kaiser Classic in Shippensburg, PA on Saturday, April 26! After nine weeks of consistent training, our men and women showed up and showed out, earning PRs (personal records) across the board.
Standout Performances for the Men:
In the Men's 100M, six of our Patriots hit the track and each of them earned a PR! Yaone Badisang led the team with a time of 12.03, and Shane Keith followed quickly after with a 12.05. Our remaining Patriots were, in order, Lincoln Santoro (12.78), Brandon Thompson (13.04), Jeremie Ibounde (13.35), and Michael Kalapala (13.44).
Next up in the Men's 1500M, Nathaniel Gale came in 33rd place with a time of 4:27.30.
In the Men's 400M, Shane Keith led the Patriots with a time of 55.60. After him, Everett Flower made his collegiate track debut with a time of 1:14.79.
The Men's 800M brought us a season best for Nathaniel Gale with a time of 2:07.82, which put Gale in 58th place out of 91 runners. Second for the Patriots was Rhys Schoonmaker with a PR of 2:29.65.
In the 200M, our sprinters were, in order of finish, Yaone Badisang (24.21; 54th place out of 90; PR), Shane Keith (25.31; PR), Brandon Thompson (27.17; PR), Michael Kalapala (28.80), and Jeremie Ibounde (28.81; PR).
On the field, Rhys Schoonmaker set a college PR in the Discus with a mark of 24.75m. In Shot he competed with a mark of 9.26m.
Highlights for the Women:
For the Women's 100M, Autumn Karampatsos, Natalia Gilliam-Johnson, and Brianna Walker performed. Karampatsos led the Patriots with a time of 14.42, a new PR, followed by Walker (18.93; PR) and Johnson (19.34).
In the 200M, the Patriots competed as follows: Karampatsos with a time of 31.03, Johnson at 38.82 (PR), and Walker at 42.62.
Finally in the 400M, Autumn Karampatsos crossed the line at 1:08.60, setting her second PR of the day.
Inaugural Men's 4x400M Relay:
We ended the meet with the first varsity Valley Forge relay team who ran a time of 3:49.81. The legs of this race were Nathaniel Gale (55.52), Lincoln Santoro (1:03.35), Shane Keith (55.31), and Yaone Badisang (55.64).
Current Patriot Rankings in the United East Conference (Top 25):
Nathaniel Gale
Yaone Badisang
Shane Keith
Rhys Schoonmaker
Samuel Gutierrez
Autumn Karampatsos
Squad A: Gale, Santoro, Keith, Badisang
With these rankings, the team will compete at the United East Championships on May 3rd and 4th — marking the first time in program history we will participate in conference championships! We're excited to carry the momentum from this weekend and keep pushing for even bigger performances. Come out and cheer us on!
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