Philadelphia, PA - Three Manhattan field performers took home top 10 finishes at the 2018 Penn Relays on Friday, April 27.
Freshman
Anu Awonusi placed seventh in the men's shot put, hitting a distance of 16.44 meters. More than a meter further than his previous performance at the 2018 Metropolitan Championships, Awonusi was the Jaspers' highest-ranked performer of the day. Teammate
Ryan Addlesberger (Cinnaminson, NJ / Cinnaminson) placed eighth in the shot, throwing a distance of 16.22 meters. He currently holds the longest shot put distance in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) at 16.68 meters.
Junior
Eric Waugh (Wheatley Heights, NY / Half Hollow Hills West) earned a ninth-place finish in the discus throw, earning a distance of 47.45 meters. Earlier this season, Waugh hit a distance of 48.85 meters, the MAACs second-best performance so far this season.
Senior
Fredrik Lofgren (Lund, Sweden / Lund University) placed 17th in the men's high jump, hitting 2.00 meters. Lofgren holds the conference's second-best high jump performance this season as well, when he jumped a height of 2.02 meters at the 2018 Mets.
Competition at the Penn Relays continues for the Jaspers today. Fans can follow the action with the
Penn Relays live results or on the Penn Relays
Manhattan team page.
The Jaspers will also compete at the TCNJ Lions' Invitational this weekend. Fans can follow the
live results or watch the
live stream of the meet.
