Men's Track & Field finishes third at Liberty League Outdoor Championships
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field placed third out of eight teams at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships, hosted by RPI, Saturday.
RIT finished with 121.5 points behind RPI (308.5) and Rochester (213).
- The 4x400 relay team of sophomore Ryan Senf, junior Max Stein, sophomore Michael Sardo and first-year Jack DeFeo took first (3:17.17).
- Stein also won the 400 hurdles (53.20) while DeFeo placed third in the 400 (49.56)
- First-year Erich Brown placed third in the high jump with a height of 1.85m
- First-year Jacen Mitchell finished third in both the 110 hurdles (15.29) and the 400 hurdles (56.77)
- Sophomore Josh Bedford finished third in the 800 (1:55.79).
- First-year Keenan Gosselin placed third in the decathlon with 5,525 points.
- Senior Andrew Bernacki placed second in the javelin with a throw of 57.73m, followed by Gosselin in third (55.80m) and junior Jason Mohr in fourth (55.77m)
RIT FINISHERS
SATURDAY
High Jump
3. Erich Brown – 1.85m
8. Bradley Baybutt – 1.70m
4x100 Relay
4. RIT A – Tucker Haluszczak, Max Stein, Michael Sardo, Jonathan Jacobs – 42.74*
Discus
4. Elliott Walter – 42.32m
8. Aidan Hughes – 36.12m
10. Yohermry Kpodo – 35.75m
11. Josh Auler – 34.72m
14. Loren Baker – 33.76m
1,500
14. Evan Owens – 4:02.04
26. Michael Paoletti – 4:23.16
110 Hurdles Final
3. Jacen Mitchell – 15.29
4. Cameron Chambers – 15.63
5. Eric Antonecchia – 15.96
400 Final
3. Jack DeFeo – 49.56
4. Ryan Senf – 50.34
100 Final
6. Jonathan Jacobs – 11.05
800 Finals
3. Josh Bedford – 1:55.79*
Shot Put
6. Yohermry Kpodo – 13.49m
11. Elliott Walter – 12.78m
16. Noah Wilson – 11.65m
400 Hurdles Final
1. Max Stein – 53.20*
3. Jacen Mitchell – 56.77
7. Sean Graves – 58.89
5,000
16. Derick Koen – 15:56.55
21. Zachary Eckhardt – 16:10.77
4x400 Relay
1. RIT A – Josh Bedford, Jack DeFeo, Jacen Mitchell, Ben Pochobradsky – 3:17.17*
Decathlon
3. Keenan Gosselin – 5,525 points
FRIDAY
Pole Vault
7. Aidan Sheahan – 4.30m
8. Alex Bauer – 4.15m
9. Ryan Swenson – 4.00m
10. Duncan Haldeman – 3.85m
Javelin
2. Andrew Bernacki – 57.73m
3. Keenan Gosselin – 55.80m
4. Jason Mohr – 55.77m
13. David Shaffer – 43.26m
14. Elliot Bernacki – 42.16m
110 Hurdles
3. Cameron Chambers – 15.66 (Advanced to Final)
4. Jacen Mitchell – 16.00 (Advanced to Final)
5. Eric Antonecchia – 16.01 (Advanced to Final)
15. Ben Vanaskie – 19.76
400 Prelims
3. Jack DeFeo – 50.03 (Advanced to Final)
6. Ryan Senf - 50.63 (Advanced to Final)
11. Ben Pochobradsky – 51.35
100 Prelims
7. Jonathan Jacobs – 11.03 (Advanced to Final)
10. Tucker Haluszczak – 11.13
16. Nicholas Lusardi – 11.39
800 Prelims
8. Josh Bedford – 1:56.91 (Advanced to Final)
22. Samuel Adamson – 2:01.32
400 Hurdles Prelims
2. Max Stein – 56.07 (Advanced to Final)
3. Jacen Mitchell – 56.83 (Advanced to Final)
8. Sean Graves – 58.41 (Advanced to Final)
Hammer
2. Aidan Hughes – 53.24m
7. Josh Auler – 47.28m
13. Yohermry Kpodo – 38.78m
14. Gregory Watson – 35.85m
16. Mason Banks – 35.01m
Long Jump
10. Regis Agbata – 6.33m
200 Prelims
12. Michael Sardo – 22.49
14. Jonathan Jacobs – 22.62
15. Tucker Haluszczak – 22.70
21. Ben Pochobradsky – 23.15
24. Nicholas Lusardi – 23.33
3,000 Steeplechase
9. Jackson Burger – 10:02.23
14. Branden McColm – 10:35.84
*Atlantic Region Championship qualifying time/mark.
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