ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT Men's Track & Field team put together a strong showing while hosting a home meet, Thursday night.
Sophomore
Jack DeFeo won the 400 with a regional qualifying and career-best time of 49.54 seconds. DeFeo then joined
John Elliot,
Noah Flanders, and
Max Stein to win the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:24.60. Elliot and Flanders also took first and second respectively in the 800 meters.
Sophomore
Jacen Mitchell won the 60 hurdles with a regional qualifying time of 8.37.
Senior
Josh Auler won the weight throw with a personal best 17.54m performance which ranked second in the program record book.
Other winners for RIT included first-year
Spencer Buff in the 5,000 and junior
Evan Owens in the 3,000.
TOP RIT FINISHERS
5,000 Meters
1st –
Spencer Buff 16:07.02
2nd –
Evan Fisher-Perez 16:17.75
400 Meters
1st –
Jack DeFeo 49.54*
3rd –
Max Stein 50.72
60m Hurdles
1st –
Jacen Mitchell 8.37*
800 Meters
1st –
John Elliot 1:55.65*
2nd –
Noah Flanders 1:56.00*
4th –
Derick Koen 1:59.46
3,000 Meters
1st –
Evan Owens 9:09.48
2nd –
Brandon Blandino 9:10.27
4x400 Relay
1st –
Jack DeFeo,
John Elliot,
Noah Flanders,
Max Stein 3:24.60
Pole Vault
5th –
Ryan Swenson 4.30m
High Jump
3rd –
Erich Brown 1.82m
Shot Put
3rd –
Yohermry Kpodo 13.18m
Weight Throw
1st –
Josh Auler 17.54m*
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT is back in action next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 7-8) at the Brockport Multi and Invitational.
