WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The Duquesne University men's track and field team battled at the Colonial Relays, hosted by William & Mary on Friday and Saturday.
 
Gabe Sanders took first place in the open shot put event, marking 14.02m.
 
Freshman Joe Klanchar placed second in the javelin throw with a 45.69m on his third and final throw.
 
Zack Toth posted a 14:44.82 to earn a bronze medal in the 5000m race.
 
Freshman Matt DeMatteo came in fourth place in the 400m hurdles with a 54.40, the third best time in program history, while Zach DeCarmine ran a 56.17 to finish in ninth place.
 
Nick Tarabokia launched a 36.70m discus throw to finish in fifth place.
 
Cam Mbalo charted a 14.47m triple jump coming in sixth place in the invitational.
 
Ryan Ellison crossed the line in eighth place with a 15.12 in the 100m hurdles.
 
The 4x400m relay team of freshman Matt DeMatteo, sophomore David Williams, sophomore Ryan Ellison, and freshman Antonio Pitts paced three Dukes relay squads with a 3:19.78 in seventh place.
 
Freshmen Holden Eagle, Jack Barnhisel, Jadon Rahman, and sophomore Joseph Grabill ran a 10:39.25 in 11^th place in the distance medley.
 
Freshmen Ben Colli and Nathaniel Woshner alongside juniors Trevor Carson and Zack Toth came in 14^th place in the 4x1500m relay posting a 16:26.40.
 
Duquesne finished in 23^rd place out of 38 competing teams.
 
The Dukes are back in town on April 13 for their next meet at Carnegie Mellon.
 
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