Men's Indoor Track & Field Aims for Seventh Straight MAC Title This Weekend

Men's Indoor Track & Field | 2/24/2016 1:14:00 PM

CHESTER, Pa. (Feb. 24, 2016) – The Widener University men's indoor track & field program will aim to capture its seventh consecutive team title at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships this weekend. The event will take place from Friday, February 26th through Saturday, February 27th and be held at the Rauch Fieldhouse on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

Widener has seven student-athletes listed as the top seed in their event.

The Pride, who lead the MAC with a conference best 14 team titles, will have three of the five top seeds in the weight throw event. Thomas Zamorski (Frenchtown, N.J.) will enter the event on Friday as the top seed with a season best toss of 17.42 meters (57'-2"), which currently ranks him 14th nationally in the event. The senior earned second-team All-Middle Atlantic Conference honors with a fifth place finish at last year's championships.

Juniors Daniel Herbster (Garnet Valley, Pa.) and Daniel Whalen (Morris Hills, N.J.) look to build off of their top-ten finishes a year ago. Herbster, who ranks third in the MAC, enters with a toss of 15.50 meters (50'-10.25"), while Whelan starts Friday with the conference's fifth best toss of 14.84 meters (48'-8.25").

Senior Ameer Sorrell (Port Norris, N.J.) and junior Josh Colley (Tunkhannock, Pa.) enter the triple jump as the number one and two seeds, respectively. Sorrell, the top seed, has a season best mark of 14.69 meters (48'-2.5"), while Colley is right on his heels with a jump of 14.42 meters (47'-3.75").

In the long jump, Colley is the number two seed with a mark of 6.88 meters (22'-7"), while Sorrell closes out the top five with a jump of 6.65 meters (21'-10"). Colley will look to defend his title as he won the event last year.

On the track, Widener will hold the top three seeds in the 3,000-meter race with juniors Ernie Pitone (Springfield, Pa.) and William McDermott (Lansdowne, Pa.) leading the way. Pitone enters the championships as the top seed with a school-record time of 8:19.72. He is also the top seed in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 14:26.18.

McDermott, who is seeded in the number two slot, recorded a time of 8:27.02 in the 3,000-meter run. The junior is also the third seed in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15:25.38.

Qadree Counsel (Philadelphia, Pa.), who is the top seed in the mile, ranks third in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 8:28.18. The senior is ranked as the top runner in the mile event with a time of 4:14.52. McDermott will join Counsel in the mile as they both will look to steal important points. The junior is listed as the number two seed with a time of 4:19.18.

School-record holder Leonard Harmon (Charlton, Mass.) will look to win the crowded 800-meter run field. A second-team All-MAC honoree a year ago enters the event as the top seed with a time of 1:53.23.

The sprinting events are led by Logan Murray (Westmont, N.J.), who enters the trials on Friday as the number two seed. The senior recorded a time of 9.04 at the Keogh Invitational on February 20th. Sophomore Josh Tupper (Pottstown, Pa.) hold the conference's top time of 49.75 in the 400-meter dash, while Honorio Freeland (Ridley, Pa.) enters in third with a time of 50.73.

The Pride hold the top time in two relays, the 4x200 meter relay and the distance medley relay. Both events will be on day one of championship weekend. Roughly at 3:20 p.m. on Friday, the distance medley relay, which is seeded at 10:05.37, is currently ranked as the fifth fastest time in the nation. The 4x200 meter-relay, which will be contested around 6:00 p.m., is listed as the top seed with a time of 1:31.31.

The two-day championship event begins at 2:00 p.m. on Friday and will conclude on Saturday afternoon. Live stats will be provided for fans who can't make it to the meet in person. Please keep an eye out on www.widenerpride.com for the live results link.

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Players Mentioned

Josh Colley: Junior

Qadree Counsel: Senior

Honorio Freeland: Junior

Leonard Harmon: Senior

Daniel Herbster: Junior

William McDermott: Junior

Ernie Pitone: Junior

Ameer Sorrell: Senior

Daniel Whalen: Junior

Thomas Zamorski: Senior

Players Mentioned

Josh Colley
: Junior

Qadree Counsel
: Senior

Honorio Freeland
: Junior

Leonard Harmon
: Senior

Daniel Herbster
: Junior

William McDermott
: Junior

Ernie Pitone
: Junior

Ameer Sorrell
: Senior

Daniel Whalen
: Junior

Thomas Zamorski
: Senior

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Men's Indoor Track & Field Aims for Seventh Straight MAC Title This Weekend

Players Mentioned

Josh Colley

Qadree Counsel

Honorio Freeland

Leonard Harmon

Daniel Herbster

William McDermott

Ernie Pitone

Ameer Sorrell

Daniel Whalen

Thomas Zamorski

Players Mentioned

Josh Colley

Qadree Counsel

Honorio Freeland

Leonard Harmon

Daniel Herbster

William McDermott

Ernie Pitone

Ameer Sorrell

Daniel Whalen

Thomas Zamorski