School Records Fall At Lions Invitational
Patrick Duffy
RESULTS
EWING, N.J. (April 25, 2015) – Two Stevens Institute of Technology men's track and field records were broken during the Lions Invitational hosted by The College of New Jersey on Saturday.
Earlier in the week, senior
Robert Pinto took part in the high jump at the prestigious Penn Relays, notching a 14 place with a jump of 2.00m. That height was better than participants from the University of Tennessee, University of Oklahoma, and Johns Hopkins.
Senior
Daniel Jacome set a school record and finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 14.24-meters, while
Neil Forrester was 13 with a toss of 13.13m. In the discus,
Nicholas Krute and Forrester recorded top-15 finishes, while
Cory Zegel was first among collegiate throwers in the hammer throw, launching 47.78m.
David Krier set a personal best in the javelin with 53.29m while
Tanner Lyons was right behind him with 52.66m.
In the 200m dash,
Brian Fratto and
Tom Halloran each notched top-25 finishes, while
Louis Stengel broke the school record placing third in the 800m with a time of 1:54.56. In the process, he qualified for the ECAC Championship meet.
Greg Arabagian finished 12 in the 1,500m and
Finley Simonds came in third during the 5,000m event.
The Ducks are back in action Friday at the Matthew Vassar Twilight beginning at 3 p.m.