Princeton Invitational Results (HTML)
Widener Invitational Results (HTML)
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle men's track and field program wrapped up another split squad weekend on Saturday evening. A handful of Explorers tested their skills at the Larry Ellis Princeton Invitational while the rest of the team competed locally at the Widener Invitational.
Larry Ellis Princeton Invitational
Paul Reilly was the top Explorer finisher in the 800m with a 1:51.50, good for a 13
th place finish (50-runner field).
Wayne Bartholomew clocked a 1:52.35 in the event en route to a 19
th place finish.
Alfredo Santana finished in the top third of the 1500m field with a 17
th place finish. The senior clocked a 3:49.74, just a second shy of his career PR.
Widener Invitational
Ryan Topita placed 14
th (61-runner field) in the 5000m run with a 15:32.72.
Rodrigo Nunez clocked the top La Salle time in the 10,000m run, clocking a PR finish with a 34:58.05 and earning a fifth place finish.
Nick Crits paced the Blue and Gold in the 1500m with a 4:00.25 finish, good for 20
th place.
Brendan Robertson clocked a PR with his 4:02.96 finish en route to a 25
th place time.
Crits competed in the 800m run as well, finishing seventh with a 1:55.25.
Kevin Grosso and
Chris Trimble crossed the finish line 19
th and 20
th, respectively with a 1:57.44 and 1:57.47 (PR).
William Pettis set a PR in the 100m dash with a 11.23, good for a third place finish (45-runner field).
Jerome Brown and
Oren Buie finished 18
th and 19
th, respectively with times of 11.57 and 11.64.
Buie was the top Explorer finisher in the 200m, placing seventh (54-runner field) with a 22.62. In the 3000m steeplechase,
Ben Pershall obliterated his previous PR by over 16 seconds with a 9:37.36, earning a third place finish.
Francis Mancho placed seventh (24-competitor field) in the long jump with a 6.00m while
Michael Santeramo threw the javelin 51.42m, good for eighth in the event.
The Explorers will compete again this week beginning on Thursday in the much anticipated Penn Relays. Others will head to Ewing, N.J. on Saturday for the TCNJ Lions Invitational.
