Senior Matthew Sallese (top) set an indoor personal record of 45-3½ in the shot put.

Sophomore Gregory Ceponis (bottom) chopped a second off his best 2006 time in the 500 meters, finishing fourth in 1:12.40.

In the first running event of the year, junior Sara Gearin won the 3,000 meters, and in the first field event, freshman Alex Faust set a school record in the pole vault.

All told, the Mules had one ECAC qualifier, four first-place finishers and six men’s and seven women’s performances that earned spots on the all-time top-10 lists.

Junior Dan Steinhart won the 400 meters, coming from behind on the backstretch to overtake a Kutztown runner. His time of 51.86 was just four one-hundredths of a second off his personal best.

Freshman Jeremiah Lachaud qualified for the final in the 55-meter dash, finishing fourth in 6.89 seconds – the seventh-fastest time in team history.

Also making an impressive debut was Debra Crockett, whose shot put of 35-8¾ in her first career meet was within a foot of the school record.

In addition to winning the 3,000 by more than 20 seconds, Gearin anchored the 4x800-meter relay team that finished first.

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Faust (top) also won the 400 meters with the fifth-fastest time in team history. Her pole vault of 10-0 qualified for ECACs and broke the previous school record of 9-10¾.

Junior Erika Koop (bottom) placed second in the triple jump, fifth in the high jump and eighth in the long jump.