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Erich Brown clears his entry height of 1.73 meters in the men’s high jump during the Geneseo Early Season Invitational at SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, NY. on Friday, March 29th and Saturday, March 30th (Autumn Bernava)
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Men's Track & Field

Men’s Track & Field places third at U of R Invite

ROCHESTER, N.Y.  – The RIT men's track & field team finished in third out of seven teams at the U of R Invitational, Saturday.
 
In the 110m hurdles, sophomore hurdler Jacen Mitchell recorded a personal-best and regional qualifying time of 14.94 seconds to win the event. Fellow sophomore Sean Graves won the 400m hurdles with a 56.07 clocking.
 
In the field events, sophomore Erich Brown placed first in the high jump by clearing the bar at 1.61m, as graduate student Andrew Bernacki won the javelin with a distance of 54.31m.
 
 
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS
100 Meters
2nd – Justin Jantzi 10.92
3rd – Jonathan Jacobs 11.01
5th – Nicholas Lusardi 11.11
8th – Ben Cerreta 11.24
 
200 Meters
2nd – Justin Jantzi 22.16
5th – Jonathan Jacobs 22.78
6th – Nicholas Lusardi 22.80
8th – Alex Wiseman 22.95
 
400 Meters
2nd – Trevor Krukin 49.71
8th – Andrew Koubek 51.67
 
800 Meters
2nd – Patrick Kenyon 1:57.93
 
110 Meter Hurdles
1st - Jacen Mitchell 14.49*
 
400 Meter Hurdles
1st – Sean Graves 56.07
3rd – Emerson Gatesman 58.99
 
4x400 Relay
2nd – Ben Cerreta, Jonathan Jacobs, Justin Jantzi, Alex Wiseman 43.06*
 
High Jump
1st – Erich Brown 1.91m
4th – Trevor Krukin 1.81m
6th – Bradley Baybutt 1.76m
 
Triple Jump
7th – Regis Agbata 11.31m
 
Hammer Throw
3rd – Josh Auler 52.59m
6th – Erik Stephany 47.64m
 
Shot Put
7th – Yohermry Kpodo 13.23m
 
Discus
3rd – Keenan Gosselin 43.14m
 
Pole Vault
4th – Noah Koeng 4.47m
 
Javelin
1st – Andrew Bernacki 54.31m
3rd – David Shaffer 41.97m
 
 
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT competes at the Penn Relays Thursday through Saturday (Apr. 24-26) as well as the Cardinal Classic at St. John Fisher on Saturday (Apr. 26).
 

Players Mentioned

Regis Agbata

Regis Agbata

Sprints/Jumps
5' 8"
Sophomore
Josh  Auler

Josh Auler

Throws
6' 1"
Senior
Keenan Gosselin

Keenan Gosselin

Thrower/Distance/Javelin
6' 2"
Sophomore
Jonathan Jacobs

Jonathan Jacobs

Sprints
6' 2"
Senior
Yohermry Kpodo

Yohermry Kpodo

Throws
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Jacen Mitchell

Jacen Mitchell

Hurdles
6' 0"
Sophomore
David Shaffer

David Shaffer

Throws
6' 0"
Junior
Bradley Baybutt

Bradley Baybutt

High Jump
6' 1"
Senior
Andrew Bernacki

Andrew Bernacki

Throws
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Erich Brown

Erich Brown

High Jump
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Regis Agbata

Regis Agbata

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Josh  Auler

Josh Auler

6' 1"
Senior
Throws
Keenan Gosselin

Keenan Gosselin

6' 2"
Sophomore
Thrower/Distance/Javelin
Jonathan Jacobs

Jonathan Jacobs

6' 2"
Senior
Sprints
Yohermry Kpodo

Yohermry Kpodo

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Throws
Jacen Mitchell

Jacen Mitchell

6' 0"
Sophomore
Hurdles
David Shaffer

David Shaffer

6' 0"
Junior
Throws
Bradley Baybutt

Bradley Baybutt

6' 1"
Senior
High Jump
Andrew Bernacki

Andrew Bernacki

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Throws
Erich Brown

Erich Brown

6' 1"
Sophomore
High Jump