LEXINGTON, Ky. – Freshman Ryan Matulonis of the University of Pennsylvania men's track and field program highlighted the final day of the NCAA East First Round as he punched his ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday night. 

Live Results
 
Matulonis bumped Penn's representatives in Oregon to three after he placed ninth in the 400 hurdles quarterfinal with a time of 49.97 to secure his spot in the outdoor championships.
 
High jumper Kampton Kam opened the day strong, capturing a collegiate best and grabbing tied fourth in program history in the high jump at 2.14 meters (7 feet 0.25 inches) to close out his sophomore season with 20th place in the first NCAA East Preliminaries of his Quaker career.
 
Nayyir Newash-Campbell finished his freshman season with a 47.22 in the 400 to place 22nd in the quarterfinals.
 
The 4x400 relay of Sean Golembiewski, Matulonis, Newash-Campbell, Dimitri Nicholson, and Andrew O'Donnell closed out the Quakers' time in Lexington, finishing the relay in 23rd place following a time of 3:08.61.
 
Up Next
First-year Matulonis and pole vaulters James Rhoads and Scott Toney head to the Beaver State for the 2024 NCAA Track and Field Championships starting Wednesday, June 5, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
 
FRIDAY RESULTS – TRACK
400
  22. Nayyir Newash-Campbell, 47.22
400 Hurdles
  9. Ryan Matulonis, 49.97
4x400 Relay
  23. Sean Golembiewski, Ryan Matulonis, Nayyir Newash-Campbell, Dimitri Nicholson, and Andrew O'Donnell, 3:08.61
 
FRIDAY RESULTS – FIELD
High Jump
  20. Kampton Kam, 2.14m (7-0.25) – PR, t-4th in program history