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Feb. 29, 2008

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BOSTON, Mass. - The University of Rhode Island men's indoor track & field team sits in first-place after the first day of competition at the New England Championships at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center. The Rams have 28 points, which eight more than second-place Connecticut.

In the pole vault, junior John Carstensen (Staten Island, N.Y.) scored a vault of 15-09.00, which placed him second, while senior Sean Strizzi (Latham, N.Y.) also recorded a vault of 15-09.00. Through a tiebreaker, he was credited with a third-place finish. Freshman Shuuzabaio Kida (Essex Junction, Vt.) was sixth with a vault of 13-03.00.

Senior Michael Bernardo (South Attleboro, Mass.) placed second in the weight throw (58-03.25) and sophomore Derek Peterson (Northwood, N.H.) was 10th (53-00.00). In the heptathlon, sophomore James Whalen (Sinking Spring, Pa.) notched a third-place finish with 2,609 points.

Freshman David Kennedy (Essex Junction, Vt.) recorded a second-place finish in the 500m dash (1:04.65) while senior Stephen Mateka (Sewell, N.J.) was fifth (1:05.52). In the long jump, sophomore Michael Russell (Preston, Conn.) placed sixth with a jump of 22-03.50.

Sophomore Michael Bland (Long Branch, N.J.) placed fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 21.94, which led all URI runners in the event. In the 400m dash, freshman Cameron Cormier (Bangor, Maine) finished 12th with a time of 49.71.

The Rams also took 10th in the distance medley (10:15.34). The meet concludes Saturday, March 1.

 

 

Saturday, May 17
Men's Track
at ICAAAA Championships
Princeton, N.J.
10:00 AM

Sunday, May 18
Men's Track
at ICAAAA Championships
Princeton, N.J.
10:00 AM

Friday, May 30
Men's Track
at NCAA Regional Championships
@ Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.)
10:00 AM

Saturday, May 31
Men's Track
at NCAA Regional Championships
@ Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.)
10:00 AM