Jared Pangallozzi led a crop of Blue Jay athletes looking to qualify for NCAA's at the Hopkins Charm City Invitational in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon. Pangallozzi finished sixth in the 1,500 with a time of 3:52.84 to place him 17
th nationally, just inside the qualifying line. The time ranks third in program history. The Maplewood, NJ native is also currently qualified for the 5,000 and the 10,000.
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On the women's side,
Annie Gutierrez continued her sensational season with multiple strong performances. The senior sent a wind-aided PR in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.49. Unfortunately, the time does not count for NCAA qualifying due to a wind assistance of 4.4, just over the allowed mark of 4.0 for NCAA qualifying. Gutierrez set a new PR in the long jump, posting a mark of 5.66m, up from her previous PR of 5.61. She is currently tied for 14
th-nationally which would qualify her for NCAA's. The Florida native also tied her second-best pole vault of the season at 3.60m.
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Other Notable Performances
- Kevin Sommer finished second in the 400 hurdles in 54.74, a personal-best, which ranks 28th in Division III, just outside of the qualifying mark for nationals. Sommer's time edges out Grant Mosser for the fifth-best in program history. Elias Boussouf placed second in the race, finishing in 54.91, his second-best time of the season and another top-10 time in program history.
- Justin Canedy registered a season-best mark of 2.01m in the high jump. Canedy ties for 24th in Division III, just outside of a qualifying mark for NCAA's. 2.01m is Canedy's second-best outdoor mark and is the fourth-best in program history.
- Cherease Lamm earned a top-10 outdoor triple jump in program history with the second-best jump of her career, a mark of 11.00m.