BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Kutztown University men's track & field used medal-winning efforts from its distance medley relay team along with long jumpers Gabe Sample (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) and Trey Hamlin III (Townsend, Del./Caravel Academy) to climb to third place in the team standings following Saturday's events at the 2025 PSAC Indoor Championships.
 
It's been an impressive winter for the Golden Bear men's program on the indoor circuit and they were ready for postseason competition. Kutztown featured seven point scorers (six individuals, one relay), set three NCAA provisional qualifying marks, registered seven program top 10s --including a school record--  and advanced five sprinters to Sunday's finals.
 
Kutztown saw both its men's and women's distance medley relay teams claim silver medals. Port Habalar (Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport), Joe Cavalcante (Philadelphia, Pa./La Salle College H.S.), Joey Pittman (Stafford, Va./Stafford) and Adam Brocato (Reisterstown, Md./Calvert Hall) combined to run the third-fastest time in program history with a 10:15.69 to collect All-PSAC Second Team honors. Cavalcante, Habalar and Brocato are now part of two of the top five DMR teams in school history after being part of last year's fourth-best (now fifth) relay that turned in a 10:18.22 at the PSAC meet.
 
Junior Gabe Sample (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg) snagged a medal in the long jump for the second year in a row. The Reading, Pa., native tied his PR with a best jump of 7.25m (23-9.50) to reach the NCAA provisional cut and earn the silver. Sample ranks second all-time in the event at KU and moved one step up the podium after winning bronze in 2024.
 
Freshman Trey Hamlin III (Townsend, Del./Caravel Academy) secured this year's bronze in the long jump to give KU two of the top three finishers in the event. Hamlin III set a new PR with a top effort of 7.18m (23-6.75) and achieved a NCAA provisional mark. In doing so, he moved from fifth to fourth on KU's all-time top 10.
 
Nate Schaeffer (Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) finished fourth in the pole vault and Jacob Solonoski (Weatherly, Pa./Weatherly) was fourth in the weight throw to round out Kutztown's top five placewinners on Saturday. Schaeffer cleared 4.50m (14-9) and was one of two point-scorers in the pole vault along with sixth-place Caleb Tryninewski (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg) (4.35m/14-3.25). Solonoski edged his former career-best with a throw of 17.45m (57-3) to remain fifth on the program top 10 list.
 
Back on the track, Robby Lloyd (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) ran 15:37.25 in the 5000m to finish eighth and earn KU a point in the team standings.
 
Michael Fellin's (Sheppton, Pa./Marian Catholic) pursuit of "fastest man in the PSAC" got off to a good start with the top qualifying time of 6.73m in the 60m. Fellin tied his own school record and set a NCAA provisional cut time in the process. Daron Haggans (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) elevated to a tie for third in school history with a new PR of 6.92 to set the sixth-best prelims time and qualify for the finals.
 
Haggans also jumped up to sixth from eighth in the 200m after registering the second-fastest prelims time (22.07). Kutztown added two more finals qualifiers with Kyle Love (Lansdowne, Pa./Bonner-Prendergast) in the 60m hurdles and James Washburn (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) in the 400m. Love went third in prelims (8.28), while Washburn was eighth (50.20).
 
Owen Weaver (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) represented the Golden Bears in the heptathlon and is in contention for a top five finish after 4-of-7 events. Weaver collected 2,650 points on day one. His top point performance came in the 60m where he ran 7.22 for 806 pts. His best finish relative to his competitors was a fourth place showing in the long jump (6.71m/22-0.25). He'll take part in the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1000m on Sunday to finish the event.

Shippensburg paces the men's team standings with 48 points, with Slippery Rock second (40) and the Golden Bears third (35). East Stroudsburg is fourth (33) and Lock Haven a distant fifth (16).
 
Along with the conclusion of the heptathlon, events slated for Sunday include the high jump, shot put, mile, 60m hurdles final, 400m final, triple jump, 60m final, 800m, 200m final, 3000m and 4x400m relay. Competition is set to begin at 11:30 a.m., from Lehigh University's Rauch Fieldhouse.
 

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PSAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday-Sunday, March 1-2 | Bethlehem, Pa. | Rauch Fieldhouse (200m Flat)
 
KUTZTOWN MEN'S RESULTS
 
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
 
TEAM: 3rd/12 (35 pts.)
 
Heptathlon (14 competitors)
6. Owen Weaver (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker), 2,650 points
60m: 7.22, 8th, 806 pts.
Long Jump: 6.71m (22-0.25), 4th, 746 pts.
Shot Put: 10.87m (35-8), 7th, 538 pts.
High Jump: 1.72m (5-7.75), 9th, 560 pts.
 
Weight Throw (18 competitors)
4. Jacob Solonoski (Weatherly, Pa./Weatherly), 17.45m (57-3), 5 pts., 5th all-time at KU
14. Jake Kelly (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan), 14.26m (46-9.50)
 
Pole Vault (17 competitors)
4. Nate Schaeffer (Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley), 4.50m (14-9), 5 pts.
T6. Caleb Tryninewski (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg), 4.35m (14-3.25), 2 pts.
 
Distance Medley Relay (11 teams)
2. Kutztown 'A' (Habalar, Cavalcante, Pittman, Brocato), 10:15.69, 8 pts., All-PSAC Second Team, 3rd all-time at KU
 
400m Prelims (17 competitors)
8. James Washburn (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River), 50.20q
11. Steele Wrigley (Coatesville, Pa./Octorara), 50.51
 
60m Prelims (19 competitors)
1. Michael Fellin (Sheppton, Pa./Marian Catholic), 6.73q, NCAA Provisional, T-1st all-time at KU
6. Daron Haggans (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), 6.92q, T-3rd all-time at KU
14. Sean Singleton (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin), 7.04
 
60m Hurdles Prelims (18 competitors)
3. Kyle Love (Lansdowne, Pa./Bonner-Prendergast), 8.28q
 
Long Jump (18 competitors)
2. Gabe Sample (Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg), 7.25m (23-9.50), 8 pts., All-PSAC Second Team, NCAA Provisional, T-2nd all-time at KU
3. Trey Hamlin III (Townsend, Del./Caravel Academy), 7.18m (23-6.75), 6 pts., All-PSAC Third Team, NCAA Provisional, 4th all-time at KU
 
5000m (18 competitors)
8. Robby Lloyd (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), 15:37.25, 1 pt.
12. Jack Hollar (East Stroudsburg, Pa./Pocono Mountain East), 15:47.80
17. Peyton Small (Littlestown, Pa./Littlestown), 15:57.61

200m Prelims (23 competitors)
2. Daron Haggans (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), 22.07q, 6th all-time at KU (prev. 8th, 22.22)
9. Michael Fellin (Sheppton, Pa./Marian Catholic), 22.32
10. James Washburn (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River), 22.45
14. Steele Wrigley (Coatesville, Pa./Octorara), 22.67
19. Joe Cavalcante (Philadelphia, Pa./La Salle College H.S.), 22.94