LU Lions Place Second in Shot Put Event at 2014 Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania  –  Lincoln's Matthew Huckabee (Erial, N.J./Timber Creek HS) placed second in the men's shot put event with a season-best throw while the men's 4x400m relay team had a season best time at the 2014 Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Friday, April 25.

Competing in the eastern division of the shot put event, junior thrower Matthew Huckabee (Erial, N.J./Timber Creek HS) finished second out of 27 competitors. His second attempt in the event went 16.80m marking a season-best measure. He also competed in the discus event, as Huckabee placed 14^th overall with a mark of 48.27m.



Matthew Huckabee
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Senior Keith Trammell (Coatesville, PA/Coatesville HS) placed 20^th in the college section in the men's shot put event. Trammell recorded 13.66m on his first attempt and then 13.67m on his third attempt.

In the relay events, Lincoln's 4x400m relay team of Mike Brown (Norristown, PA/Norristown HS), Miles Green (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic Institute), Keith Taylor (Chester, PA/Mount Pleasant HS), and Kyle Edwards (Bloomfield, CT/Bloomfield HS) placed 57^th with a season-best time of 3:21.64. The Lions 4x100m relay team ran a time of 43.85 placing 77^th.

Lincoln will head to the Kehoe Twilight Invitational hosted by the University of Maryland on Friday, May 2^nd in College Park, MD for their next meet.

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