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Allentown, PA (January 27, 2012) – The DeSales University men's track & field team returned to action for the first time in the 2012 calendar year competing at the Muhlenberg College Invitational on Friday evening in Memorial Hall.

Among the top finishers were senior Andrew MacNiven, who took first in the high jump (1.85m), sophomore Dan Beck, who took first in the one mile run (4:50.08), junior Ben Badilla, who was first in the 400-meters (52.83), and freshman Joe Todaro, who was first in the 3,000-meters (9:45.11).

Sophomore Adam Mathias and freshman Lee Orzol were each fourth in the pole vault (3.81m), MacNiven was also second in both the long jump (6.02m) and triple jump (12.48m), junior Brandon Esterly was fifth in the long jump (5.90m) and third in the triple jump (12.42m), and junior Jon Langton (13.58m), freshman Justin Kulhamer (13.32m), and senior Hank Miller (12.76m) finished second, third, and fifth in the shot put.

Freshman John Bayeux was third in the one mile run (4:57.43), junior Dan Taylor was third in the 55-meter hurdles (8.87), sophomore Carl Keri was sixth in the 55-meter dash (6.92m), junior Nicholas Piazza was third in the 800-meter run (2:13.42), and Badilla (24.57), Mathias (24.91), and freshman Camilo Gutierrez (25.89) finished second, third, and fifth in the 200-meters.

Senior Alex Clemson (9:47.33), sophomore Ryan Guth (9:47.33), sophomore Henry Klinges (9:57.83), and senior Matt Lykens rounded out the top finishers in second, third, fourth, and fifth place in the 3,000-meter run.

The Bulldogs return to action on Friday when they travel to the Widener University multi/field events only Invitational and on Saturday at the DeSchriver Invitational at East Stroudsburg University.