STATEN ISLAND, New York - The Marist College men's track team completed the 2016 calendar year in record-breaking fashion, demolishing the school record in the sprint medley relay en route to a first-place finish in the event Friday afternoon at the Wagner Seahawk Shootout, held at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
The team of senior captain Tim Johnson, sophomore Andrew Burns, sophomore Brian Henderson and freshman Zachary Ropes took first place in 3:33.93, eclipsing the previous mark of 3:42.82, which was set in 2010 and then tied in 2014. Johnson bolted out of the blocks with a 200-meter split of 22.8 seconds. He handed off to Burns, who posted a 23.6-second 200-meter split. Henderson ran the 400-meter split in 51.5 seconds and Ropes brought home the victory with an 800-meter split of 1:55.90. Other highlights from the meet included:
--Earlier in the day, Johnson set a personal-best time in the rarely-run 300-meter dash. He was 12th in 36.26 seconds.
--Anthony Colasanto and Matthew Hawker ran personal-best times in the 1,000-meter run.
--Eamonn Burns had a personal-best time in the mile run.
--Connor Levins notched a personal-best time in the 3,000-meter run.
The Red Foxes return to action Saturday, January 14, at the Yale Collegiate Invitational.
Wagner Seahawk Shootout
Friday, December 9, 2016
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Staten Island, NY
Men's results and splits
300-meter dash
12. Tim Johnson 36.26
1,000-meter run
5. Anthony Colasanto 2:36.93
30, 60 (30), 1:31 (31), 2:04 (33), 2:36.93 (32.93)
6. Matthew Hawker 2:37.63
31, 61 (30), 1:32 (31), 2:05 (33), 2:37.63 (32.63)
Mile run
13. Nate Lungarini 4:39.47
34.8, 68.5 (33.7), 1:43.1 (34.6), 2:16.9 (33.8), 2:51.4 (34.5), 3:26.7 (35.3), 4:02.6 (35.9), 4:39.47 (36.87)
14. Eamonn Beers 4:39.74
36.1, 70.9 (34.8), 1:46.6 (35.7), 2:21.2 (34.6), 2:56.0 (34.8), 3:30.2 (34.2), 4:04.1 (33.9), 4:39.74 (35.64)
3,000-meter run
9. Dan Hillman 9:09.05
35, 70 (35), 1:47 (37), 2:22 (35), 2:58 (36)
3:36 (38), 4:13 (37), 4:50 (37), 5:28 (38), 6:04 (36)
6:42 (38), 7:20 (38), 7:58 (38), 8:36 (38), 9:09.05 (33.05)
Kilometer splits: 2:58, 3:06, 3:05.05
10. Connor Levins 9:16.53
36, 72 (36), 1:48 (36), 2:24 (36), 3:01 (37)
3:38 (37), 4:15 (37), 4:52 (37), 5:28 (36), 6:05 (37)
6:44 (39), 7:23 (39), 8:03 (40), 8:42 (39), 9:16.53 (34.53)
Kilometer splits: 3:01, 3:04, 3:11.53
11. Elias Platanias 9:17.99
35, 71 (36), 1:46 (35), 2:21 (35), 2:58 (37)
3:36 (38), 4:13 (37), 4:51 (38), 5:28 (37), 6:05 (37)
6:44 (39), 7:23 (39), 8:02 (39), 8:40 (38), 9:17.99 (37.99)
Kilometer splits: 2:58, 3:07, 3:12.99
Sprint medley relay
1-Marist (Tim Johnson 22.8, Drew Burns 23.6, Brian Henderson 51.5, Zachary Ropes 1:55.9) 3:33.93 *school record, old record 3:42.82 set by Krupka, McCloskey, Frederickson, Vanzetta, 2010, and T. Johnson, Dodge, Taylor, Buttigieg, 2014
1,600-meter relay
9-Marist (Drew Burns 53.1, Brian Henderson 53.2, Nate Lungarini 54.7, Anthony Colasanto 53.7) 3:35.02
