Two Sub-4 Minute Miles Highlight Penn State National

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Two Sub-4 Minute Miles Highlight Penn State National

1/31/2015 7:03:00 PM | Track and Field

A pair of sub-four minute miles, including a Canadian Junior Record from Justyn Knight highlighted Syracuse's performance at the Penn State Nationals this weekend.

Knight broke a record that stood for 14 years with his time of 3:59.51, while All-American Martin Hehir raced to a time of 3:59.81. Their times were good for third and fourth respectively. It's the fist two sub-four minute miles in school history, with Hehir's time serving as the new school record, besting his own time of 4:00.04. Knight ran unattached at the meet.

A gold medal in the women's 4x400 relay from Brittany Belo, Bria Goodson, Sabrina Cammock and Rebecca Robinson highlighted the day for the women as the group finished in 3:47.09, more than a full second ahead of second-place Bucknell, while Joel Hubbard took first in the men's 1000 with a time of 2:24.79 for the other first place performance.

Syracuse also turned in a number of top-10 performances in the two-day meet.

Freddie Crittenden and Donald Pollitt led the way for the men's sprinters, taking second and third respectively in the 60-meter hurdles. Crittenden and Pollit, as well as winner Reggie Rucker all finished in 7.81 seconds, but Rucker nudged Pollit (who took second) and Crittenden at the line.

Shaina Harrison took second in the 60-meter dash for the Orange, finishing in 7.41, the same time as her preliminary race. Harrison also ran a 7.39 in the semifinals.

Jabari Butler once again performed well in the high jump for the Orange, leaping to a height of 2.11 meters in the finals, which gave him second place. Reggie Morton took sixth in the long jump for Syracuse, with a final distance of 7.13 meters.

Margo Malone and Jessie Peterson continued the Orange's success in distance events, taking third (9:26.85) and fifth (9:36.09) in the 3,000-meter run. Maura Linde finished 10th in the race with a time of 9:45.34.

Syracuse once again turned in some top-times in the mile, as Stephanie Bitcon and Gabriella Kruez took second and third respectively with times of 5:00.68 and 5:02.53.

Dan Lennon's second-place finish in the 5k (14:21.95) was another top-performance from the distance group on the day. In addition, Fiona Hendry (7th/17:29.85) and Rebecca Skodis (9th/17:47.64) represented Syracuse in the top-10 of the women's 5k.

In the 60-hurdles, Sofia Mossberg took sixth for the Orange with a time of 8.53 seconds.

Rebecca Robinson turned in a strong performance in the 400-meter dash, racing to a time of 55.07, which was good for fifth, while Victoria Parker finished 11th in the 200 for 'Cuse, completing the event in 25:34.

Three members of the Orange turned in top-10 finishes in the men's 3,000-meters. Colin Bennie (5th/8:09.43), Max Straneva (9th/8:14.63) and Kevyn Hoyos (10th/8:17.67) each turned in strong races for 'Cuse.

In the men's 800, Paul Lovell took sixth with a time of 1:54.31.

Syracuse will next compete at the Boston University Valentine's Day Invite beginning on Feb. 13.