Full Results
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle men's track & field team hosted the Florida Division II Challenge at the ERAU Track Complex on Saturday, and the Eagles had a successful day on the track and in the field. Brodie Lubelski won three events, including two in school-record fashion, to highlight the day's action.
Matt Graves won the 5000m in 15:48.32, just two one-hundredths of a second ahead of Noah Kemp who took second in 15:48.34. Brian Cheluget was third in the event in 15:50.49, giving ERAU a 1-2-3 sweep. Graves also tied for second in the 1500m with a time of 3:58.50.
Lonnie Marts also earned a second-place finish, clocking in a time of 49.36 in the 400m, as well as a third-place time of 22.08 in the 200m. William Rice placed third in the 800m in 1:58.74 and Marcus Pryor came home third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 56.23.
The team of Graves, John Dennehy, Cheluget, and Andrew Carpenter took home second place in the 4x800m relay with a time of 8:40.49.
ERAU dominated the javelin, with Carlos Guillermo winning the event (46.96m), Luis Rivera taking second place (46.16m) and Ronald Tom placing fourth (42.85m).
The Eagles also had a strong showing in the pole vault, with Daniel Cashdollar winning with a height of 4.41m, Matt Contreras finishing second at 4.26m, and Zachary Lietzau tying for fourth at 3.96m.
Embry-Riddle swept the top three spots in the shot put, led by Brodie Lubelski's 18.04m throw, which was over 14 feet further than anyone else in the field and broke his own school record. Zach Farner was second at 13.70m and Rivera placed third with a distance of 13.27m.
Lubelski also won the discus with a school-record toss of 50.35m, nearly 17 feet further than the runner-up. Farner placed third with a mark of 43.74m.
Lubelski picked up his third event win of the day with a personal-best mark of 44.23m in the hammer. Farner was close behind in second with a distance of 43.04m, and Tom placed fourth at 34.67m, a new personal record.
The Eagles are back at home next weekend to host the annual Spikes Classic at the ERAU Track Complex. The meet is a two-day event, beginning Friday, March 31, and wrapping up on Saturday, April 1.
