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Men's Track & Field finishes 4th at Liberty League Indoor Championships

ITHACA, N.Y. - The RIT men's track & field team finished fourth out of seven teams at the 2022 Liberty League Indoor Championships, hosted by Ithaca at Glazer Arena.
  • Freshman Ben Sheehan won the long jump with a personal-best 7.01m (23' 0") mark. He entered the competition seeded third before improving on his previous best mark by nearly a foot. 
  • Junior Tyler Hulse (1.90m/6' 2.75") and Peter Anderson (1.85m/6' 0.75") finished first and second, respectively, in the high jump.
  • Senior Matthew Funicelli finished second in the shot put with a 15.18m (49' 9.65") performance and also finished runner-up in the weight throw (16.62m/60' 6.75")
  • Senior Nick John finished second in the pole vault (4.70m/15' 11").
  • Senior Connor Burrows finished second in the triple jump (13.54m/44' 5.25").
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1. Rochester 174.5; 2. Ithaca 165; 3. RPI 150.5; 4. RIT 85; 5. St. Lawrence 53; 6. Union 28; 7. Bard 4.

SATURDAY RESULTS
Weight Throw
2. Matthew Funicelli 16.62m/60' 6.75" (2nd-Team All-Liberty League)
6. Aidan Hughes 14.68m/48' 2"
11. Peter Stefos 14.10m/46' 3.25"

60 Hurdles (Final)
7. Matthew Doerner 9.25
 
800
7. Matthew Chaikowsky 1:58.39
10. Patrick Kenyon 2:00.12
 
Triple Jump
2. Connor Burrows 13.54m/44' 5.25" (2nd-Team All-Liberty League)
8. Evan Watt 12.96m/42' 6.25"
9. Raphael Abel 12.79m/41' 11.5"
10. Michael Tait 12.17m/39' 11.25"
 
High Jump
1. Tyler Hulse 1.90m/6' 2.75" (1st-Team All-Liberty League)
2. Peter Anderson 1.85m/6' 0.75" (2nd-Team All-Liberty League)
8. Eric Hamm 1.65m/5' 5"
 
200
9. Justin Jantzi 23.32
10. Matthew Skakal 23.47
11. Otto Wilson 23.53
12. Trenton Goyette 23.59
13. Brendan McBride 23.61
 
3,000
11. Aleksei Bingham 8:45.90
 
4x400
3. Trenton Goyette, Otto Wilson, Matthew Skakal, Justin Jantzi 3:23.36 (Honorable- Mention All-Liberty League)
 
Heptathlon
7. Ben Eassa – 3,595 pts.
60 – 7.71 (645 pts)
LJ – 6.74m/22' 1.5" (753 pts)
SP – 6.44m/21' 1.5" (274 pts)
HJ – 1.60m/5' 3" (464 pts)
60H – 11.58 (282 pts)
PV – 3.60m/11' 9.75" (509 pts)
1,000 – 2:59.71 (667 pts)

FRIDAY RESULTS 
Shot Put
2. Matthew Funicelli 15.18m/49' 9.75" (2nd-Team All-Liberty League)
13. Peter Stefos 11.75m/38' 6.75"
 
Mile
11. Matthew Chaikowsky 4:25.34 (PR)
 
60 Hurdles (Prelims)
6. Matthew Doerner 8.84 (PR, advanced to Saturday's final)
9. Cullen Sullivan 9.16
13. Daniel Kohaut 9.64
 
Pole Vault
2. Nick John 4.70m/15' 11" (2nd-Team All-Liberty League)
T9. Noah Koeng 3.95m/12' 11.5"
T9. Duncan Haldeman  3.95m/12' 11.5" (PR)
13. Samuel Jenkins 3.65m/11' 11.75"
T14. Alexander Bauer 3.65m/11' 11.75"
 
60 (Prelims)
11. Tyler Hulse 7.32 (PR)
15. Ben Sheehan 7.344 (PR)
16. Justin Jantzi 7.350
FS. Brendan McBride --
 
400
6. Matthew Skakal 51.42
9. Trenton Goyette 51.77
12. Otto Wilson 52.10
14. Chris Tremblay 53.07 (PR)
 
Long Jump
1. Ben Sheehan 7.01m/23' 0" (PR, 1st Team All-Liberty League)
10. Raphael Abel 6.46m/21' 2.5"
16. Evan Watt 6.15m/20' 2.25"
17. Julian Hopkins 6.13m/20' 1.5"
 
5,000
14. Aleksei Bingham 15:32.94
18. Hassan Eissa 15:51.20
 
Distance Medley Relay
5. Ryan Wisniewski, Alex Cooley, Patrick Kenyon, Jacob Fricano 11:10.14
 

Players Mentioned

Raphael Abel

Raphael Abel

Jumps
5' 11"
Senior
Aleksei Bingham

Aleksei Bingham

Distance
5' 9"
Senior
Matthew Doerner

Matthew Doerner

Sprint/Hurdles
6' 0"
Junior
Ben Eassa

Ben Eassa

Pole Vault/Jumps
5' 6"
Senior
Hassan Eissa

Hassan Eissa

Distance
5' 11"
Junior
Jacob Fricano

Jacob Fricano

Distance/Steeple
5' 9"
Sophomore
Aidan Hughes

Aidan Hughes

Throws
Senior
Tyler Hulse

Tyler Hulse

Jumps/Sprints
6' 0"
Junior
Justin Jantzi

Justin Jantzi

Mid Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Nick John

Nick John

Pole Vault
5' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Raphael Abel

Raphael Abel

5' 11"
Senior
Jumps
Aleksei Bingham

Aleksei Bingham

5' 9"
Senior
Distance
Matthew Doerner

Matthew Doerner

6' 0"
Junior
Sprint/Hurdles
Ben Eassa

Ben Eassa

5' 6"
Senior
Pole Vault/Jumps
Hassan Eissa

Hassan Eissa

5' 11"
Junior
Distance
Jacob Fricano

Jacob Fricano

5' 9"
Sophomore
Distance/Steeple
Aidan Hughes

Aidan Hughes

Senior
Throws
Tyler Hulse

Tyler Hulse

6' 0"
Junior
Jumps/Sprints
Justin Jantzi

Justin Jantzi

5' 11"
Sophomore
Mid Distance
Nick John

Nick John

5' 9"
Senior
Pole Vault