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Men's Track & Field

Jumpers, Throwers Lead Garnet In Impressive Opener

HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Swarthmore College Men's Indoor Track & Field scored the most points of six teams to open its 2018-19 season at the Haverford Holiday Meet on Saturday.

Led by first-place finishes from senior Benjamin Hejna in the long jump, senior Daniel Belkin in the triple jump and senior Ryan Marrone in the shot put, the Garnet compiled 133.5 points in the meet.

Swarthmore senior Robert Eppley also tied the school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 9.07 seconds, finishing in second place at the meet.

Freshman Triston Alston, junior Vaughn Parts and sophomore Judah Raab had perhaps the best showings of the Swarthmore underclassmen. Alston placed third in the triple jump at 11.60 meters, Parts took third in the in 5,000-meter run in 15:30.88, and Raab got third in the 400-meter run at 53.96 seconds.

Hejna's winning mark in the long jump was 6.59 meters. He got second to Belkin's 13.46-meter distance in the triple jump with a 13.23 mark for himself.

Marrone threw the shot 14.44 meters to take first, and his senior teammate Jared Hunt got second with a 14.02-meter throw.

The team's next meet is the Coach I Open hosted by Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., on Saturday, Jan. 12.
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Players Mentioned

Daniel Belkin

Daniel Belkin

Jumps
Senior
Robert Eppley

Robert Eppley

Hurdles/Sprints
Senior
Benjamin Hejna

Benjamin Hejna

Jumps
Senior
Jared Hunt

Jared Hunt

Throws
Senior
Ryan Marrone

Ryan Marrone

Throws
Senior
Vaughn Parts

Vaughn Parts

Distance
Junior
Judah Raab

Judah Raab

Sprints
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Daniel Belkin

Daniel Belkin

Senior
Jumps
Robert Eppley

Robert Eppley

Senior
Hurdles/Sprints
Benjamin Hejna

Benjamin Hejna

Senior
Jumps
Jared Hunt

Jared Hunt

Senior
Throws
Ryan Marrone

Ryan Marrone

Senior
Throws
Vaughn Parts

Vaughn Parts

Junior
Distance
Judah Raab

Judah Raab

Sophomore
Sprints