Men’s Track & Field starts outdoor season at Bill Q Invite
RIT Athletics / Natasha Kaiser
Men's Track & Field
GENESEO, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field team opened the outdoor season at the Bill Q Invitational on Saturday. The meet, originally scheduled to be a home meet, was moved to Geneseo due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Senior thrower Josh Auler earned a regional qualifying mark in the Hammer Throw with a distance of 49.15m, placing second overall.
In the Javelin, senior Andrew Bernacki took first place with a regional qualifying mark of 52.54m as sophomore Keenan Gosselin was second with a throw of 50.46m.
Trenton Goyette, a senior, won the 800m (1:57.98) and sophomore Sean Graves placed first in the 400m Hurdles (57.39) for RIT.
TOP RIT FINISHERS
400 Meters
2nd – Noah Flanders 49.63
800 Meters
1st – Trenton Goyette 1:57.98
3rd – Matthew Califf 2:00.23
1,500 Meters
5th – Brandon Blandino 4:03.71
400 Meter Hurdles
1st – Sean Graves 57.39
Pole Vault
4th – Ryan Swenson 4.15m
5th – Noah Koeng 4.15m
Hammer Throw
2nd – Josh Auler 49.15m*
Javelin
1st – Andrew Bernacki 52.54m*
2nd – Keenan Gosselin 50.46m
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to Geneseo this Friday and Saturday (Apr. 4-5) to compete in the Early Season Invitational. Events start at 2 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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