Ej Umoh aka Emaediong Umoh Wins Weight Throw, Golden Bear Men Tie for Third at the Psac Indoor Championships
EDINBORO, Pa. — Junior EJ Umoh (Bear, Del./Appoquinimink (Lock Haven)) of the Kutztown University men’s track and field team had the furthest throw of the group of 18 competitors in the weight throw to win the event in highlighting KU at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) 2019 Indoor Championships at Edinboro University Saturday in a shortened one-day event. Kutztown has its highest finish at PSACs since placing third in 2012. Emaediong Umoh becomes Kutztown’s first individual indoor PSAC champion since 2016, throwing for a winning mark of 17.34m (56–10.75) to lead a group of a team-high five Golden Bears competing in the event. Mike Campione (East Northport, N.Y./Commack) and Larry Brown (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) both finished in the top-seven of the field, as Brown had a career-best throw of 15.92m (52–2.75). EJ Umoh A total of 12 Golden Bears achieved career-bests Saturday, and five more found themselves with top-10 marks in program history. Freshm...