GENESEO, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field team began their outdoor season competing at the Geneseo Early Season Invitational, Friday and Saturday.

Highlights:

• Sophomore Derick Koen placed first in the 10,000, qualifying for the Atlantic Region Championship with a finishing time of 31:51.50
• Graduate student Aidan Hughes placed second in the hammer throw with a distance of 48.70m, followed by junior Josh Auler in fourth (45.86m)
• Sophomore Cameron Chambers finished second in the 110 hurdles (16.23)
• First-year Jack DeFeo earned second place in the 400 with a time of 49.51
• Junior Max Stein won the 400 hurdles with an Atlantic Region Championship qualifying time of 54.79, first-year Jacen Mitchell placed third (56.31)
• Sophomore Elliott Walter finished second in the discus throw (42.98m)
• First-year Erich Brown placed second in the high jump with a height of 1.83m
• Senior Andrew Bernacki won the javelin throw (54.02m) and first-year Keenan Gosselin finished third (51.21m)

Friday Results:
10,000
1. Derick Koen – 31.51.50*
10. Zachary Sowers – 33:30.35
11. Zachary Eckhardt – 33:50.19
15. Evan Fisher-Perez – 34:22.50
22. Clayton Koppi – 34:56.60

Hammer Throw
2. Aidan Hughes – 48.70m
4. Josh Auler – 45.86m
12. Yohermry Kpodo – 37.46m
18. Gregory Watson – 35.00m
24. Loren Baker – 29.95m

Saturday Results
3,000 Steeplechase
6. Joe Krenzer - 9:59.77
7. Jackson Burger – 10:23.27

1,500
22. Steven McChesney – 4:14.72
37. Branden McColm – 4:22.57
49. Michael Paoletti – 4:26.99
55. Andrew Cherkasky – 4:28.70
58. Jacob Fricano – 4:30.22

100
9. Tucker Haluszczak – 11.62
23. Nicholas Lusardi – 11.89
32. Xavier Rao – 12.14
41. Tim Shin – 12.50
42. Regis Agbata – 12.64

110 Hurdles
2. Cameron Chambers – 16.23

400
2. Jack DeFeo – 49.51

800
28. Samuel Adamson – 2:02.51

400 Hurdles
1. Max Stein – 54.79*
3. Jacen Mitchell – 56.31
8. Sean Graves – 1:00.26
11. Cameron Chambers – 1:02.07

200
13. Tucker Haluszczak – 23.40
19. Jack DeFeo – 23.80
29. Nicholas Lusardi – 24.31
32. Andrew Koubek – 24.45
44. Xavier Rao – 24.08

5,000
18. Paul Suflita – 15:19.08
26. Evan Owens – 15:32.76

Shot Put
9. Yohermry Kpodo – 13.17m
11. Elliott Walter – 12.77m
19. Noah Wilson – 11.32m
25. Josh Auler – 11.18m
30. Loren Baker – 10.56m

Discus Throw
2. Elliott Walter – 42.98m
18. Josh Auler – 33.39m
21. Loren Baker – 33.02m
33. Noah Wilson – 29.21m
38. Gregory Watson – 25.82m

Pole Vault
9. Ryan Swenson – 4.00m
14. Duncan Haldeman – 3.60m
22. Keenan Gosselin – 3.20m
22. Xander Tomaszewski – 3.20m

Long Jump
16. Tim Shin – 5.89m
21. Regis Agbata – 5.63m
22. Trent Gobble – 5.59m
28. JC Mve  - 5.30m
31. Aidan Sheahan – 5.26m
32. Keenan Gosselin – 5.11m

Triple Jump
13. Bradley Baybutt – 11.00m

High Jump
2. Erich Brown – 1.83m
7. Bradley Baybutt – 1.78m

Javelin Throw
1. Andrew Bernacki – 54.02m
3. Keenan Gosselin – 51.21m
8. David Shaffer – 40.98m
17. Elliot Bernacki – 35.29m
 
*Atlantic Region Championship Qualifier 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers compete at the U of R Invitational next Saturday (Apr. 6) with events beginning at 10:00 a.m.