April 29, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - Two Marist College distance runners earned IC4A qualifying marks in their respective events, leading the Marist College men's track team at the Penn Relays late Thursday and Friday.
Two weeks after setting the school record at 10,000 meters, redshirt sophomore Will Griffin improved his personal-best time in the 5,000-meter run by 12 seconds and qualified for the IC4A Championships, placing 10th in the College Division 5,000-meter event late Thursday night in 14:35.85. The time just dipped under the IC4A standard of 14:36.00.
Freshman Girma Segni's IC4A-qualifying mark in 2006.
On Friday afternoon, the Marist 1,600-meter relay team of Chris Coscio, Phil Krupka, Chris Vanzetta and Matt Panebianco finished fourth in its section in a time of 3:30.01.
The Marist track team returns to action on Sunday at the Yale Springtime Invitational.
Men's College 5,000-meter run
10. Will Griffin 14:35.85 *IC4A qualifier
18. Arquimedes DelaCruz 14:51.00
25. Conor Shelley 15:10.08
10,000-meter run
24. Ken Walshak 31:02.72 *IC4A qualifier
31. Joel Moss 32:25.20
32. Tim Keegan 32:37.09
1,600-meter relay
4th in section: Marist (Chris Coscio, Phil Krupka, Chris Vanzetta, Matt Panebianco) 3:30.01
