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Joey Masser

  • Award
    Sports Page Awards
  • Week Of
    3/1/2023
  • Sport
    Track and Field
  • School
    Susquehanna University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Jumps / Sprints
  • Hometown
    Shamokin, PA
  • High School
    Shamokin Area
Masser shined on Saturday, winning three total medals (two gold, one silver). In the 60-meter hurdles, the junior broke the championship record, previously set in 2018 by Moravian University's John Spirk (8.26) by running an impressive 8.16. He earned his second gold medal of the day with another record-breaking performance, this time in the long jump. Masser set a new championship mark with a leap of 7.24 meters. He earned his silver medal in the triple jump with a mark of 14.22 meters.

Masser joins an elite club of River Hawks to be voted the conference Field Performer of the Year. The honor is the second of his career after first being named in 2022. He joins Bobby Eppleman (2010), Ken Schetroma (2011, 2012), and Chris Petraskie, who won the award in all four years at SU (2017-20).