Men's Track and Field Earns Fifth Straight Indoor Ivy Heps Title

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Men's Track and Field Earns Fifth Straight Indoor Ivy Heps Title

February 24, 2019 | Men's Track and Field

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A remarkable run of titles continued for the Princeton men's indoor track and field team as it registered its fifth straight indoor Ivy Heps championship on Sunday afternoon.

Princeton took its 22nd Ivy indoor title and its eighth since 2010. With winning the 2018 Ivy cross country title, the Tigers have secured the first two legs of the Ivy triple crown.

The men's track and field squad had 139.5 points, 28.5 in front of Penn. Harvard was third (103), Columbia was fourth (83), followed by Brown (62.5) Dartmouth (50), Cornell (41) and Yale (30).

William M. Weaver Jr. '34 Head Coach of Men's Track & Field Fred Samara was interviewed after his team's victory …

William M. Weaver Jr. '34 Head Coach of Men's Track & Field Fred Samara shares his thoughts as his team earns its fifth consecutive indoor #IvyHeps title ... pic.twitter.com/6dMDHlQm2G
— Princeton Track/XC (@PrincetonTrack) February 24, 2019

Adam Kelly was named the Ivy Heps Most Outstanding Male Field Performer after winning his second straight weight throw competition on Saturday.

Joey Daniels earned his second straight indoor 60m hurdles crown, posting a 7.82, just off his personal-best (7.81). Christian Brown was second (7.93) in his first career final.

Back-to-back! Joey Daniels (7.82) is your #IvyHeps 60m hurdles champion for the second straight season! Christian Brown places second (7.93)

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— Princeton Track/XC (@PrincetonTrack) February 24, 2019

He talked about his second consecutive title …

Joey Daniels shares his thoughts on his second straight #IvyHeps title ...

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— Princeton Track/XC (@PrincetonTrack) February 24, 2019

C.J. Licata shattered his personal-best in the shot put (18.27m), winning the event as the only competitor to throw over 18m. Kelton Chastulik placed third (17.50m), also picking up a new career-high.

Andrei Iosivas earned the heptathlon crown, securing 5,265 points. He picked up a victory in the 60m dash (7.01) and was tied for first in the pole vault (4.65m).

Congratulations to Andrei Iosivas for winning the 2019 #IvyHeps Heptathlon title (5,265). His point total is the fifth highest in program history!

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— Princeton Track/XC (@PrincetonTrack) February 24, 2019

Harry Lord won the 1,000m heptathlon race on his way to fourth place (5,006).

Jeffrey Hollis was second in the high jump (2.12m). Harvard's Donagh Mahon took the event after clearing 2.08m on his first try and 2.12m on his second try. Hollis cleared 2.08m on his second attempt and 2.12m on his third crack. Andrew Diehl completed the high jump in third (2.08m). Jeffrey Lee-Heidenreich (2.04m) earned a half point, tying for sixth.

Austin Princewill had the sixth furthest triple jump (15.52m) ever by a Tiger, placing second, while Dayo Abeeb was third also with a career-best (15.46m).

Simang'aliso Ndhlovu dashed to a 6.83 in the 60m final, good for second. Greg Sholars had new career best (6.90), setting the pace in sixth.

Sholars also set a new top time in the 200m dash (21.60), settling for second place. His mark is now the third best in Princeton history.

Sam Ellis ran to fourth place (4:07.76) in the mile while Michael Phillippy was fifth in the 400m (49.01). After setting a new personal-best yesterday, Kieran McDermott broke that again, running to fifth in the 500m final (1:03.80). Franklin Aririguzoh (1:52.36) finished sixth in the 800m. Scott Thompson scored a tally for the Tigers (2:27.45) in the 1,000m.

Viraj Deokar (14:28.94) and Matt Grossman (14:29.64) combined for three points for Princeton in the 5,000m. Deokar's pace was a career-low for him.

The 4x400m quad of Sholars, Justice Dixon, Phillippy and Connor Matthews ran fourth (3:17.02). The group of Joe Sartini, Aririguzoh, McDermott, and Sam Ellis scurried to third in the 4x800 relay (7:41.68).