Men’s Track & Field posts several regional qualifying marks at Early Season Invite

GENESEO, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field team recorded several regional qualifying times and marks at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational, Saturday.
 
On the track, senior Max Stein led five Tigers in the 400m hurdles by taking third place with a 55.94 clocking, a regional qualifying time. Stein also anchored the 4x400m relay team to a second-place finish with a regional qualifying time of 3:21.19.
 
In the 800m, senior Trenton Goyette and first-year John Elliot both recorded regional qualifying times of 1:55.23 and 1:55.86, respectively, to finish fourth and fifth place overall. Teammate Josh Bedford, a junior, was sixth with a time of 1:56.46.
 
Junior distance runner Derick Koen also recorded a regional time in the 5,000m after finishing fifth with a 14:54.93 clocking.
 
Sophomore Keenan Gosselin and senior Andrew Bernacki placed first and second in the javelin with regional marks of 55.36m and 54.18m.
 
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS
400 Meters
6th – Justin Jantzi 51.01
7th – Ryan Senf 51.33
 
800 Meters
4th – Trenton Goyette 1:55.23*
5th – John Elliot 1:55.86*
6th – Josh Bedford 1:56.46
 
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
3rd – Jackson Burger 10:02.14
 
5,000 Meters
5th – Derick Koen 14:54.93*
 
110 Meter Hurdles
6th – Eric Antonecchia 15.93
 
400 Meter Hurdles
3rd – Max Stein 55.94*
6th – Emerson Gatesman 58.91
7th – Sean Graves 58.96
8th – Jacen Mitchell 59.16
9th – Matthew Resnick 59.71
 
4x400 Relay
2nd – John Elliot, Noah Flanders, Ryan Senf, Max Stein 3:21.19*
5th – Josh Bedford, Trenton Goyette, Justin Jantzi, Trevor Krukin 3:27.30
 
Pole Vault
7th – Ryan Swenson – 4.45m
10th – Noah Koeng – 4.30m
 
Hammer Throw
9th – Josh Auler 46.89m
 
Discus
5th – Erik Stephany 42.42m
6th – Dean Bartels 41.60m
 
Shot Put
9th – Yohermry Kpodo 13.82m
 
Javelin
1st – Keenan Gosselin 55.36m*
2nd – Andrew Bernacki 54.18m*
 
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers are back in action this coming Friday (Apr.11) at the University of Rochester Twilight Meet with events starting at 2 p.m.