NEW YORK, N.Y. – Maxim Rychkov took down yet another program record to headline the Lions Indoor Invitational for TCNJ's men's track and field squad.
 
ON THE TRACK
 
Rychkov's new record came in the 400m, where he won the race with a rapid time of 47.95. That time, which shaves about half of a second off the previous record of 48.57, is 6^th-best in Division III and 23^rd-best across all three divisions. Noah Traverso finished in second behind Rychkov in that race, posting a time of 49.03. His time is currently the 16^th-fastest in Division III and also an NCAA top-100 mark.
 
Jayvee Dumas recorded a new PR in the 60m hurdles, finishing in 5^th place with a time of 8.54.
 
Tyler Seaton and Zach Salib both logged PR times en route to top-10 finishes in the 200m. Seaton finished in 6^th (22.85) and Salib finished in 9^th (23.07). Brody Dillich finished in under two minutes in the 800m, placing 6^th with a time of 1:59.17. Victor Akinboboye posted an impressive time of 35.54 in the 300m. His time was 18^th-best in Division III. Anthony Senatore was the first Lion across the line in the 500m; he finished 7^th in 1:06.36. 
 
Building off of a championship season, TCNJ's cross country runners shined in the long-distance events. Brandon Chen (3^rd, 8:38.71), Phil Pace (4^th, 8:38.76), Kevin Matthews (7^th, 8:46.61), Josh Santiago (10^th, 8:50.29), Evan Melito (11^th, 8:52.87), and Anthony Guarino (15^th, 9:07.72), all recorded DIII top-100 times in the 3000m. In the mile, Ryan Segalla led the with a 10^th-place finish (4:28.13).
 
IN THE FIELD
 
Jayvee Dumas headlined the action in the field for TCNJ with his 3^rd-place finish in the pole vault (4.55m). With his performance, Jayvee set the new 22^nd-best mark in Division III.
Tyler Meier was the best Lion in the high jump (9^th, 1.80m), while Ryan Donnelly (9^th, 6.34m) and Juan Alino (10^th, 6.14m) were the best TCNJ athletes in the long jump.
 
Finally, Braden Paulmenn and Christian Farhat logged a pair of top-5 finishes in the shot put and weight throw. In the shot put, Paulmenn finished in 3^rd with a mark of 15.38m, while Farhat finished in 4^th with a mark of 14.41. The two finished in 4^th and 5^th respectively in the weight throw; Paulmenn logged a 13.98 and Farhat logged a 13.64m.