Klein and Dalton Claim Wins at UMass Lowell

Friday, April 21

Charlottesville, Va.

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Dartmouth College

Virginia Challenge

Max Klein shot put on day one of Heps Championship

Photo by: Doug Austin

4/21/2023 9:08:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

George Davis Invitational Results Virginia Challenge Results

Max Klein and Jake Dalton picked up wins in the shot put and hammer throw

By: Nick Romei

The Dartmouth men's track and field team opened the weekend with two events at the George Davis Invitational, hosted by UMass Lowell, and two events at the Virginia Challenge on Friday.

The Big Green competed in the shot put and hammer throw at UMass Lowell while taking part in the 800m Invite and 5000m Invite at Virginia.

GEORGE DAVIS INVITATIONAL

Max Klein set the tone for the day, finishing first in the shot put with a personal best throw of 18.00m. Klein's throw is second all-time in program history and is second on the Ivy League performance list this season.

The Big Green claimed the top three spots in the hammer throw. Jake Dalton led the way in first with a throw of 62.27m. Ben Pable took second with a throw of 58.84m and Michael Gabriel finished right behind in third with a throw of 58.27m.

VIRGINIA CHALLENGE

Albert Velikonja ran for a personal best time of 14:10.37 in the 5000m Invite. His time is the eighth best in the Ivy League this season.

DJ Matusz ran for a PR in the 800m Invite, finishing with a time of 1:49.40.

Dartmouth continues its weekend competition with the second day of the George Davis Invitational tomorrow. Live results are available through Lancer Timing and the meet will be available to stream on America East TV. Links are available on the team's schedule page on DartmouthSports.com, the official website of Dartmouth Athletics.