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Men's Track & Field finishes 8th at Atlantic Region Indoor Championships

COMPLETE RESULTS

ROCHESTER, N.Y.
- The RIT men's track & field team finished eighth out of 47 teams at the Atlantic Region Indoor Championships, hosted by Nazareth at the Golisano Training Center 
  • Senior Matthew Funicelli won the shot put on Friday night, leading the field from start to finish, including a program record 15.60m (51'2.25") on his final throw to best the field by nearly a foot. He also posted a PR of 17.24m (56' 6.75") in finishing fourth in Saturday's weight throw competition to earn his second All-Region honor of the weekend. . 
  • Senior Nick John tied for fourth in Friday's pole vault competition (4.71m/15' 5.5") to earn All-Region recognition.
  • Junior Tyler Hulse tied for fifth in the high jump (1.97m/6' 5.5") on Saturday, while freshman Ben Sheehan placed six in the long jump (6.81m/22' 4.25") to each earn All-Region honors.
Rowan won the team competition with 98 points, besting runner-up Geneseo (72), Cortland (66.5), Ithaca (60), Carnegie Mellon (45), Brockport (33), Rochester (30), RIT (29.5), Stockton (25) and Susquehanna (25) to round out the top-10 teams. 

SATURDAY
Long Jump
6. Ben Sheehan 6.81m/22' 4.25" (ALL REGION)
17. Ben Eassa 6.32m/20' 9"
 
400
20. Trenton Goyette 51.69
 
800
16. Matthew Chaikowsky 1:57:50 (PR)
 
3,000
22. Aleksei Bingham 8:48:56
 
High Jump
T5. Tyler Hulse 1.97m/6' 5.5" (ALL REGION)
 
Weight Throw
4. Matthew Funicelli 17.24m/56' 6.75" (PR) (ALL REGION - PROGRAM RECORD)
T24. Aidan Hughes 13.97m/45' 10"

FRIDAY
Triple Jump
8. Connor Burrows 12.89m/42' 35" (ALL REGION)
 
Pole Vault
T4. Nick John 4.71/15' 5.5" (ALL REGION)
 
Shot Put
1. Matthew Funicelli 15.60m/51'2.25" (ATLANTIC REGION CHAMPION)
 
4x400
6. Trenton Goyette, Justin Jantzi, Matthew Skakal, Otto Wilson 3:23.91 (ALL REGION)
 

Players Mentioned

Nick John

Nick John

Pole Vault
5' 9"
Senior
Aleksei Bingham

Aleksei Bingham

Distance
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Connor Burrows

Connor Burrows

Sprints/Jumps
6' 2"
Graduate Student
Ben Eassa

Ben Eassa

Pole Vault/Jumps
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Matthew Funicelli

Matthew Funicelli

Throws
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Trenton Goyette

Trenton Goyette

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore
Aidan Hughes

Aidan Hughes

Throws
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Tyler Hulse

Tyler Hulse

Jumps/Sprints
6' 0"
Senior
Justin Jantzi

Justin Jantzi

Mid Distance
5' 11"
Junior
Ben Sheehan

Ben Sheehan

Pole Vault/Multi
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nick John

Nick John

5' 9"
Senior
Pole Vault
Aleksei Bingham

Aleksei Bingham

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Distance
Connor Burrows

Connor Burrows

6' 2"
Graduate Student
Sprints/Jumps
Ben Eassa

Ben Eassa

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Pole Vault/Jumps
Matthew Funicelli

Matthew Funicelli

6' 5"
Graduate Student
Throws
Trenton Goyette

Trenton Goyette

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Aidan Hughes

Aidan Hughes

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Throws
Tyler Hulse

Tyler Hulse

6' 0"
Senior
Jumps/Sprints
Justin Jantzi

Justin Jantzi

5' 11"
Junior
Mid Distance
Ben Sheehan

Ben Sheehan

6' 0"
Sophomore
Pole Vault/Multi