March 28th outdoor track and field invitationals

March 28th outdoor track and field invitationals

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ALFRED Meet Results
CHESTER, PA – The Alfred University men's track and field team opened its 2015 outdoor season Saturday at Widener University's Danny Curran Invitational.
 
There were no team scores, but several Saxon men turned in top-10 finishes, led by junior Ian Bishop (Bronx, NY/Bronxwood Prep) in the shot put. Bishop took third in the event with a heave of 14.18 meters.
 
Also turning in top-10 performances for the Saxons were: sophomore Jeffrey Nunez (Wurtsboro, NY/Ellenville), seventh in the hammer throw (46.02 meters); freshman Kyle Gallo (Ontario, NY/Wayne), seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:23.27); freshman Jeff Daneault (Natick, MA/Natick), eighth in the 400-meter hurdles (58.96); sophomore Kevin Dixon (Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen), eighth in the 10,000-meter run (33:08.72); and senior Mykel Ferguson (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), 10th in the high jump (1.72 meters).
 
Nunez also took 13th in the discus (38.25 meters) and freshman Seth Spicer (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) was 13th in the long jump (5.71 meters).
 
The team of Spicer and freshman Matthew Derse (Ontario, NY/Wayne), Tyler Brion (Wellsville, NY/Wellsville) and Jackson Dwyer (Quechee, VT/Hartford) were 10th in the 4X100-meter relay (46.20).
 

NAZARETH  Results
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Nazareth's men's track and field team was in action for the second day at the Emory Classic. After breaking two records on Friday, junior Brandon Vuolo edged classmate Luis Rivera's record in the shot put with a mark of 13.55 meters (44 ft., 5 1/2 in.). Vuolo placed sixth in the event. Rivera's previous record was 13.52 meters (44 ft., 4 1/4 in.).

The Golden Flyers placed 10th with 22 points. Emory claimed first with 149 points. Marian and Taylor finished second and third with 128.5 points and 82 points, respectively.

In addition to Vuolo's performance in the shot put, he was 16th in the discus with a throw of 39.56 meters (129 ft., 9 in.). He just missed breaking the school record, which is 39.81 meters (130 ft., 7 in.). Rivera also competed and finished 20th with a mark of 35.87 meters (117 ft., 8 in.). Junior Khiary Gayle claimed fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 13.24 meters (43 ft., 5 1/4 in.). He holds the school record at 13.57 meters (44 ft., 6 1/4 in.).

Freshman Nick LaBarbera placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of :50.31. Junior Tom Sippie also competed in the event. He was 27th with a time of :53.55. Sippie is recovery from an injury he suffered during the indoor season. In the 200 event, LaBarbera was 16th with a time of :23.96.

In the 800-meter run, sophomore Matt Battaglia was 20th with a time of 2:04.6, and freshman Martin Dearaway was 32nd with a time of 2:11.06. Battaglia was 25th overall in the 1,500-meter run. His time was 4:18.99. Freshman Kevin Witt was 33rd overall in the event with a time of 4:24.95.


STEVENS  FULL RESULTS
OCEANPORT, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's outdoor track and field team opened their outdoor campaign at the Monmouth University Invitational on Saturday.
 
On the men's side, senior Robert Pinto placed sixth in the high jump. Sophomore Neil Forrester reached the finals of the discus, while freshman Tanner Lyons and seniorBenny Scotto each made the finals of the javelin placing eighth and ninth respectively. Senior Cory Zegel set a personal record in the hammer throw, tossing 44.55-meters while Forrester threw 38.42m. Louis Stengel placed 29 in the 1,500, placing better than a host of Division I competitors. Junior Shane Chiaravalle finished 14 in the 400-meter and the men's "A" team 4X4 relay team finished fifth, knocking off Marist, Monmouth and NJIT.