Princeton Secures HYP Win In Dominating Fashion

Saturday, January 26

Princeton, N.J.

Princeton University

HYP

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

January 26, 2019 | Men's Track and Field

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers dominated at the HYP event at Jadwin Gym on Saturday afternoon, running away for its 27th straight HYP crown.

The Tigers (119) outscored Yale (47) by 72 and Harvard (15) by 104, earning at least three points in every event.

It was a tremendous team meet for us," said William M. Weaver Jr. '34 Head Coach of Men's Track & Field Fred Samara. "This meet is the beginning of our championship season. I felt good about the whole team performance as we march towards the second leg of our Triple Crown.

Adam Kelly had the fifth best weight throw in the nation (22.19m), his best of the winter campaign. His throw was almost six meters more than the second-place finisher.

Simang'aliso Ndhlovu (6.88) and Daniel Afolabi (6.91) were 1-2 in the 60m event, giving Princeton eight points. In the qualifying race, Ndhlovu set a new career mark (6.82), which is also the third fastest ever by indoor standards. Afolabi set a personal-best time as well.

The Tigers dwarfed the competition in the 3000m outing, finishing with top four runners. Ed Trippas (8:20.58) out ran Viraj Deokar (8:24.37), Matt Grossman (8:24.99) and Jakob Kintzele (8:25.87). Trippas' adjusted mark would be the fastest 3000m time of Ivy League foes in the winter.

Kelton Chastulik (17.33m) and C.J. Licata (17.03m) led the way in the shot put while Connor Scaglione also had a point for the home unit (15.06m).

Princeton had the top three in the long jump with Avriam Shwarzbard getting the top spot (7.26m) in front of Gilron Tsabkevich (7.20m) and Andrei Iosivas (6.98m).

Dayo Abeeb had a personal-high 14.59m in the triple jump, nabbing another win for the Tigers. Tsabkevich (14.03m) and Shwarzband (12.91m) contributed points as well.

Greg Sholars (22.14) and Justice Dixon (22.54) earned eight points in the 200m for Samara's group going 1-2 in the 800m. The two each won their heats while Dixon had a career-best mark.

Some other victories for the Tigers include ...

Connor Matthews in the 400m race (49.16) and Cole Bransford in the 500m (1:06.57). Kieran McDermott never trailed in the 800m, pacing the field with a 1:54.85. Sam Ellis led throughout the 1000m run, finishing with a 2:28.89.The Tigers also won the 4x400m (3:18.16).

Jeffrey Hollis (2.08m) and Andrew Diehl (2.03m) secured points for the Tigers in the high jump with second and third place finishes.

Eli Krahn placed second in the mile, posting a 4:12.76, securing three points for the Tigers. Perrin Hagge nabbed a point, placing fourth.

The Tigers will take part in the Princeton Multis event at Jadwin on Wednesday and Thursday of next week (Jan. 30-31) before the Villanova Invitational on Friday (Feb. 1).