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MAC Men Highlight Friday Track & Field Action

Courtesy of MAC Sport Information Departments

Akron // Penn State National
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The University of Akron track and field team registered nine top-five performances in opening-night competition at the Penn State National on Friday, Jan. 31.

The Zips took the top-three spots in the men's pole vault with senior Matt Keim (Bolllivar, Ohio) capturing the victory eclipsing 16-5.25 (5.01m). Placing second and third, respectively, with identical marks of 16-1.25 (4.91m) was freshman Sebastian Martin (Santiago, Chile) and senior Tyler Fraker (Delta, Ohio).

Freshman Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) had an impressive showing in his collegiate debut registering the fourth-best mark in indoor program history in the men's triple jump, 50-9.