Men's Track & Field Wins Sixth-Straight Ivy League Indoor Championship

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ITHACA, N.Y. – The Princeton University men's track & field team had an incredible second day the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships, winning seven events along with its sixth-straight conference title.

The indoor championship was the 23^rd in school history and the Tigers' ninth since 2010.

Princeton ended the meet with 173 points while Harvard University finished second with 116 and the University of Pennsylvania third with 91.

Andrei Iosivas was also honored as the Most Outstanding Field Performer.

William M. Weaver Jr. '34 Head Coach of Men's Track & Field Fred Samara was interviewed after the meet.

HIGHEST LEVEL AT THE HEPS.

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— The Ivy League (@IvyLeague) March 1, 2020

Joey Daniels delivered a race for the ages in the 60 hurdles, winning the event for the third-consecutive season. His time of 7.77 was a new school and meet record, topping the record he previously held of 7.81. It was also a new Ivy League record, besting Saidu Ezike of Cornell's record of 7.78 from 2008 along with a meet record. Christian Brown also finished second in 7.91.

The shot put proved to be an outstanding event for Princeton as the Tigers took the top-two spots on the podium. C.J. Licata won the event after a throw of 18.55 meters and Kelton Chastulik finished second after throwing a new indoor PR of 17.80 meters. He topped his previous PR of 17.55 meters and moved into the Tigers' all-time top-10.

Princeton also earned the top two spots on the podium in the 200 as Justice Dixon won the event in a personal-best time of 21.66, topping his previous PR of 21.85 and moving into the Tigers' all-time top-five. Greg Sholars finished second in 21.72.

The Tigers earned another one-two finish in the heptathlon after Iosivas took first for the second-consecutive season with a personal-best score of 5534, besting his score of 5265 from last season's Heps. Gab Montefalcone finished second with 5353 points.

Sam Ellis was outstanding in the 1,000 as he won the event with a time of 2:25.65 while Duncan Milner finished fifth in 2:28.41.

Jeffrey Hollis earned a first-place finish in the high jump after clearing a mark of 2.14 meters.

Princeton came out on top in the DMR after Ellis, JC Colangelo, Scott Thompson and Eli Krahn finished in 9:58.20.

The triple jump was another strong event for Princeton; Dayo Abeeb finished second with a mark of 15.35 meters and Austin Princewill fourth with a leap of 15.11 meters.

Princeton also had three runners in the final of the mile; Krahn finished fourth in 4:11.13, Sebastian Fisher seventh in 4:14.95 and Connor Nisbet 10^th in 4:24.87.

In the 400, Michael Phillippy finished second in 48.42 and Klaudio Gjetja eighth in 50.38.

The Tigers had three top-five finishers in the 60; Sholars took third in 6.86, Simang'aliso Ndhlovu fourth in 6.86 and Dixon fifth in 6.86.

In the 800, Ethan Reese finished fifth in 1:54.89.

The Tigers had three top-10 finishers in the 5,000 with Ed Trippas crossing the line in 14:22.34 to finish second and shattering his previous PR of 14:31.50. Matt Grossman in 14:32.48 to finish eighth and Jakob Kintzele ninth in 14:32.88. Camren Fischer also finished 12^th in 14:37.51.

In the 4x400 relay the Tigers finished seventh after Sholars, Gjejta, Andersen Dimon and Phillippy finished in 3:20.61.

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