NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Marist men's indoor track and field team returned to action on Friday after a month off at the Gotham Cup, held at the Armory. Three Red Foxes - sophomore Ken Walshak (Babylon, N.Y.), sophomore Ryan Scrudato (Westfield, N.J.) and sophomore Kevin O'Sullivan (Virginia Beach, Va.) set personal best times in the 3,000-meter run.
Freshmen Mark Valentino (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Tyler Schwarz (Fairfield, Conn.) also set personal bests in the 5,000-meter run and 60-meter dash, respectively. Sophomore Sean Ellman (Poughquag, N.Y.) had a season-best distance in the weight throw.
Marist will return to action in two weeks, as the squad will be split between the Metropolitan Championships in New York on Friday, Jan. 27 and the Terrier Invitational in Boston on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28.
Men's results
60-meter dash
49. Jesse Aprile 7.29
53. Tyler Schwarz 7.32
56. Michael McCloskey 7.35
63. Darren Bushey 7.39
500-meter dash
32. Andrew James 1:09.41
800-meter run
18. Matt Panebianco 2:00.99
1,000-meter run
39. Bryan Buttigieg 2:40.79
43. Ryan Fitzsimons 2:42.35
Mile run, seeded
7. Thomas Lipari 4:19.63
Mile run, unseeded
29. Matt Panebianco 4:33.88
3,000-meter run
7. Ken Walshak 8:36.14
24. Ryan Scrudato 8:59.24
28. Kevin O'Sullivan 9:03.20
5,000-meter run
13. Billy Posch 15:36.50
26. Mark Valentino 15:46.33
Distance medley relay
8. Marist (Andrew James, Dan Conklin, Ryan Fitzsimons, Kyle Havard) 10:57.75
Long jump
19. Jesse Aprile 5.91 meters (19 feet, 4.75 inches)
Triple jump
21. Jesse Aprile 11.93 meters (39 feet, 1.75 inches)
Weight throw
22. Sean Ellman 10.68 meters (35 feet, 0.5 inches)
