Men’s Track & Field opens outdoor season at Geneseo

GENESEO, N.Y. – Graduate student Matthew Funicelli set an outdoor program record in the shot put and won the hammer throw as the RIT Track & Field team opened its season at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational.

• Funicelli's shot put throw of 15.48m/50'9.5'' bests the 15.29m/50'2'' mark of Mike Hocter in 1983. Funicelli was only bested in the shot put by athletes from Division I Buffalo. He also finished first with a personal best 55.29m/181'4'' in the hammer throw and third in the discus throw invitational (46.17m/151'5'').
• Sophomore Jason Mohr won the javelin throw with a mark of 53.23m/174'7''.
• First-year Jackson Gloskey won the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.77.
• Junior Justin Jantzi finished second and set a personal best in the 200 (22.50).
• Graduate student Otto Wilson finished second with a personal best 49.81 in the 400.
• The RIT team of Andrew Koubek, Michael Sardo, Wilson, and Ryan Senf placed second in the 4x100.
• Senior Tyler Hulse finished second in the high jump with a height of 1.94m/6'4.25''.
• Graduate student Connor Burrows finished third in the triple jump with a mark of 13.22m/43'4.5''.

RIT returns to action on Saturday, April 8, when it hosts a home meet starting at 10:00 A.M.
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS
 
Javelin Throw
1. Jason Mohr 53.23m/174'7''
 
Hammer Throw
1. Matthew Funicelli 55.29m/181'4'' (PERSONAL BEST)
6. Erik Stephany 46.66m/153'1''
7. Aidan Hughes 46.39m/152'2''

110 Hurdles
1. Jackson Gloskey 15.77
5. Eric Antonecchia 17.10
 
4x100
2. RIT B (Andrew Koubek, Michael Sardo, Otto Wilson, Ryan Senf) 43.76
 
400
2. Otto Wilson 49.81 (PERSONAL BEST)
3. Ryan Senf 50.03
6. Trenton Goyette 50.69
 
200
2. Justin Jantzi 22.50 (PERSONAL BEST)
7. Matthew Resnick 23.06
 
High Jump
2. Tyler Hulse 1.94m/6'4.25''
4. Peter Anderson 1.86m/6'1.25''
 
Discus Throw (Invite)
3. Matthew Funicelli 46.17m/151'5''
6. Matt Ciminelli 41.34m/135'7''
8. Erik Stephany 40.04m/131'4''
 
Discus Throw (Open)
1. Elliott Walter 38.04m/124'10''
2. Dean Bartels 37.21m/122'1''
4. Josh Auler 35.06m/115'0'' (PERSONAL BEST)
 
Shot Put
3. Matthew Funicelli 15.48m/50'9.5'' (PROGRAM OUTDOOR RECORD)
 
Triple Jump
3. Connor Burrows 13.22m/43'4.5''
 
400 Hurdles
6. Max Stein 57.54

Pole Vault
6. Noah Koeng 4.10m/13'5.25''
 
100
7. Justin Jantzi 11.27 (PERSONAL BEST)
 
5,000
12. Derick Koen 15:45.92