JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. --
Tristian Shaver won the pole vault to lead the Appalachian State men's track & field team at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Shaver took first by nearly two feet. He cleared 16-0.75 (4.90m), with the second place finisher clearing 14-1.25 (4.30m).
App State had four runners place in the top-eight in the 5,000-meter run.
Isaac Benz placed third in 15:20.72 and
Ryan Brown was right behind in fourth with a time of 15:36.16.
Luke Bennett was sixth in 15:41.85 and
Ben Cignarale finished eighth with a time of 16:07.84.
The weight throw also saw multiple Mountaineers place in the top eight.
Peter Kenn was third with a mark of 50-10.25 (15.50m),
Zachary Weinstein was fourth with a PR mark of 50-2.50 (15.30m) and
Michael Albert finished seventh with a distance of 49-2.25 (14.99m).
Michael Flanagan placed third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:42.76 and
Jabari Johnson crossed third in the 200-meter run in a season-best time of 21.83 seconds.
Sean Doyle placed eighth in the 800-meter run in 1:58.83 and
Daniel Lauffenburger was seventh in the high jump clearing 6-2.75 (1.90m).
Appalachian State will return to competition on Jan. 26 at the VMI Team Challenge.
