Men’s Track & Field finishes 11th place at AARTFC Meet

ITHACA, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field relay team finished in 11th place at the All-Atlantic Regional Track & Field Championships, Saturday.
 
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• First-year John Elliot set a program record with a 1:54.00 clocking in the 800 to place fourth as Noah Flanders recorded a personal-best time of 1:54.19 to finish fifth.
• In the 400, Jack DeFeo ran to a seventh-place finish with a time of 49.37 seconds.
• Josh Auler earned ninth place in the weight throw with a distance of 16.18m.
• Sophomore Erich Brown cleared 1.88m to tie for 10th place in the high jump.
• Junior Derick Koen ran to a 14th place finish in the 3,000, clocking in at 8:48.44.

 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 4x400m relay, RIT's John Elliot, Max Stein, Noah Flanders, and Jack DeFeo placed third with a time of 3:17.85, which is the second-fastest time in program history.
• The Distance Medley relay placed seventh with a combined time of 10:28.63.
• Sophomore Ryan Swenson tied for sixth in the pole vault with a height of 4.46m.

 
SATURDAY
400 Final
7. - Jack DeFeo – 49.37
 
800 Final
4. – John Elliot – 1:54.00 (PROGRAM RECORD)
5. – Noah Flanders – 1:54.19

Weight Throw Final
9. – Josh Auler – 16.18m
17. – Erik Stephany – 15.12m
21. – Yohermry Kpodo – 13.88m
 
High Jump Final
T10. – Erich Brown – 1.88m
 
3,000 Final
14. – Derick Koen – 8:48.44
 
FRIDAY 
Distance Medley Relay Final
7. – Brandon Blandino, Trevor Krukin, Matthew Califf, Evan Owens – 10:28.63
 
Pole Vault Final
T6. – Ryan Swenson – 4.46m
 
60 Hurdles Prelims
15. – Jacen Mitchell – 8.39
31. – Eric Antonecchia – 8.79
 
4x400 Final
3. – John Elliot, Max Stein, Noah Flanders, Jack DeFeo – 3:17.85