Feb. 14, 2010
BOSTON, MASS. - Four men from the Marist track and field team posted new personal best times during the Valentine Invitational on Saturday at Boston University. Of the personal best times, junior Patrick Duggan (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) saw the largest change in his personal best time in the 5,000-meter run with a mark of 15:30.46.
In the 3,000-meter run, Curtis Jensen and junior Zak Smetana (Niskayuna, N.Y.) lowered their personal best marks by four and six seconds respectively. Jensen finished with a time of 8:32.49, while Smetana ran to a total time of 8:47.95. Jensen narrowly missed an IC4A qualification time in the event.
Sophomore Matthew Flint (Queensbury, N.Y.) was two seconds shy of an IC4A qualification time in the mile run. He finished with a time of 4:16.98.
The Marist track and field programs will return to the NYC Armory for the 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships on Friday, Feb. 19.
Complete Results
55-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 6.90 seconds (personal best)
Darren Bushey 7.00 (personal best)
55-meter hurdles
Mike Clifford 8.93 seconds (personal best)
200-meter dash
Mike McCloskey 23.52 (personal best)
Mike Clifford 23.59 (personal best)
Darren Bushey 24.60
400-meter dash
Phil Krupka 51.10 (collegiate best)
Josh Lopez 53.22
500-meter dash
Colin Frederickson 1:06.92
Dan Conklin 1:08.72
John Kristie 1:09.09
800-meter run
Alex Cuesta 2:04.58
Trevor Thomas 2:11.66
1000-meter run
Matt Janczyk 2:31.04
Kyle Havard 2:33.82
Matt Panebianco 2:36.19
Mile run
Matt Flint 4:16.98 (personal best)
Will Griffin 4:17.31
Quimes DelaCruz 4:21.03
3,000-meter run
Adam Vess 8:11.98
Girma Segni 8:29.20
Curtis Jensen 8:32.49 (personal best)
David Raucci 8:42.94
Zak Smetana 8:47.95 (personal best)
Joel Moss 9:11.85 (personal best)
Ryan Fitzsimons 9:23.79 (personal best)
Will Schanz 9:27.40
5,000-meter run
Tim Keegan 15:16.08
Pat Duggan 15:30.46 (personal best)
Alex Ward 15:42.58 (personal best)
Sean Nestor 16:00.83
Mike Nicoletti 16:06.57 (personal best)
Ryan Brown 16:07.71 (personal best)
1,600-meter relay: 3:26.97 (ties season best)
John Kristie 52.34
Josh Lopez 52.44
Phil Krupka 50.95
Colin Frederickson 50.96
