Results
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Drew University men's track & field team made its debut at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday, competing in the opening day of the meet at a rainy Elizabethtown College.
Drew, participating in its inaugural season of track & field, was led by freshman
Jeff Ayeh-Datey, who placed second in his heat and fifth overall in preliminaries of the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.11 seconds. By virtue of his top-eight finish, he moves on to compete in the final on Sunday.
Ayeh-Datey just missed earning a spot in the final of the 200-meter dash as well, as he finished ninth among 23 competitors with a time of 22.69. Freshman
Adian Hanson was 11th in the same event, clocking a 23.18, and he was also 11th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.35.
In the field events, freshman
Zach Mogambi missed scoring for the Rangers by just two places, placing 10th among 23 competitors in the javelin with a toss of 123 feet, seven inches. Mogambi also broke the top half of the field with a 10th-place finish in a field of 20 in the javelin (126-10).
The second and final day of the championships will be held on Sunday back at Elizabethtown starting at 11 a.m.