Namatka, and Men’s 4×800 Relay Win MAC Titles on Opening Day of Conference Championships

GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley track and field teams had a strong start to the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday as Andrew Namatka and the men’s 4×800 relay team won events at Messiah University in Grantham. Namatka won the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 31:31.62, using a great final lap to pull away from DeSales University junior Joseph Wilson who finished second in 31:36.94. Namatka was in a pack of five that distanced themselves from the rest of the group early in the race. The lead pack dropped down to three…