COLLEGEVILLE, PA – The Johns Hopkins men's outdoor track & field team opened the Centennial Conference Championship in strong form Friday at Ursinus College, ending the first day of competition atop the team standings with 31 points—five ahead of host Ursinus.
Two Blue Jays earned silver medals on the day: senior
Peter Lim in the pole vault and sophomore
Nash Minor in the 10,000-meter run.
The 10,000-meter group delivered a dominant showing, contributing 20 points to the team total. Minor led the way with his silver-medal performance, finishing in 31:39.65. Teammates
Sean Enright (4
th | 32:17.54),
Nick Pham (5
th | 32:17.71) and
Dane Spahr (6
th | 32:26.46) followed closely, securing 12 points with top-six finishes.
In the pole vault, Lim cleared a season-best 4.45 meters to secure silver.
Seth Wyzykowski (7
th | 4.00 meters) and
Aiden Rothstein (8
th | 3.85 meters) added to the team's tally, contributing a combined 11 points from the event.
In the decathlon,
Sebastian Tangelson leads the field after five events with 3,521 points, highlighted by first-place finishes in the long jump, high jump and shot put. His long jump mark of 6.94 meters ranks fifth in program history and 57
th nationally this season. Fellow Blue Jay
Owen Takahashi sits in second with 3,036 points, claiming victories in the 100-meter and 400-meter dashes.
Though outside scoring position,
Leo Anderson made history in the hammer throw, posting the fourth-longest mark in program history with a throw of 41.03 meters.
The Blue Jays return to action Saturday, May 3, for day two of the Centennial Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with action scheduled to begin at 10 AM in the decathlon's 110-meter hurdles.
