Men’s Track & Field finishes third at Liberty League Indoor Championships

ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field team placed third out of seven teams at the Liberty League Indoor Championships with a total of 95 points, Saturday.
 
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• The 4x400 relay team of John Elliot, Max Stein, Noah Flanders, and Jack DeFeo ran the fifth fastest time in all of Division III to win the event in a meet and program record time of 3:16.60.
• Elliot, a first-year, also set a program record of 1:54.05 in the 800, eclipsing his previous program record (1:54.95) to finish second. Elliot finished the race neck-and-neck with RPI's Dominic Pena, who won by one-hundredth of a second.
• In the high jump, Erich Brown took first place by clearing 1.95m on the first attempt, which ties Brown's career-best height.

 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore Jack DeFeo won the 400 with a meet record time of 48.88 seconds.
• In the 60 Hurdles prelims, sophomore Jacen Mitchell posted the third fastest time, crossing the finish line in 8.49 seconds. Junior Eric Antonecchia ran a personal best 8.60 seconds to finish fourth in qualifying.
• Sophomore Ryan Swenson took fourth in the pole vault, clearing 4.32m on his first attempt at that height.

 
SATURDAY
Weight Throw Final
9. Yohermry Kpodo – 14.38m
13. Eddie Bedient – 13.05m
16. Gregory Watson – 12.46m
17. Loren Baker – 12.42m

60 Hurdle Final
3. Jacen Mitchell – 8.48*
6. Eric Antonecchia - 8.76
 
800 Final
2. John Elliot – 1:54.05* (PROGRAM RECORD)
5. Noah Flanders – 1:55.20*
12. Patrick Kenyon – 1:57.95
19. Joseph Coughlin – 1:59.80
 
High Jump Final
1. Erich Brown – 1.95m
5. Trevor Krukin – 1.90m
t7. Bradley Baybutt – 1.80m
t7. Nick Galasso – 1.80m
 
200 Final
8. Max Stein – 22.65
27. Alex Wiseman – 23.80
 
3,000 Final
4. Derick Koen – 8:29.46*
23. Jackson Burger – 9:04.49
 
4x400 Final
1. John Elliot, Max Stein, Noah Flanders, Jack DeFeo – 3:16.60* (MEET & PROGRAM RECORD)

FRIDAY
Shot Put Final
7. Keenan Gosselin – 13.45m
12. Yohermry Kpodo – 12.68m
13. Eddie Bedient – 12.67m
17. Joshua Dolansky – 12.07m
20. Noah Wilson – 11.74m
23. Kevin Taylor – 11.45m
25. Loren Baker – 11.19m

Long Jump Final
20. Cole Henderson – 5.82m
21. Regis Agbata – 5.78m
 
Pole Vault Final
4. Ryan Swenson – 4.32m
12. Andrew Rohde – 3.87m
 
Mile Final
10. Brandon Blandino - 4:22.72
13. Evan Owens - 4:27.83
 
60 Hurdles Prelims
3. Jacen Mitchell – 8.49* Q
4. Eric Antonecchia – 8.60* Q
12. Cole Henderson – 9.10
 
60 Prelims
13. Jonathan Jacobs – 7.16
14. Ben Cerreta – 7.20
18. Nate Kraft – 7.25
 
400 Final
1. Jack DeFeo – 48.88* (MEET RECORD)
2. Max Stein – 49.05*
14. Matthew Resnick – 52.42
15. Sean Graves – 52.48
 
5,000 Final 
6. Derick Koen – 15:08.77*
15. Spencer Buff – 15:47.04
 
Distance Medley Relay Final
5. Brandon Blandino, Trevor Krukin, Matthew Califf, Evan Owens – 10:40.86
 

*AARTFC qualifying time/mark