Feb. 13, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Saint Joseph's men's track squad had a successful showing in their final A-10 tuneup at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational hosted by the Armory Track & Field Center in New York Friday night.  The 4x400m Relay and Jared Sabre qualified for the IC4A Championships.

The 4x400m Relay finally got over the hump Friday with a time of 3:19.81 for a third place finish.  Multiple times this indoor season the squad had finished on the cusp of qualifying for the IC4As with times in and around the 3:20 area.  Friday's late night performance (race time approximately 11:15 p.m.) gives the team a major confidence boost going into the A-10 Championships next week thanks to the season-best performance.

Jared Sabre broke the IC4A barrier in the 500m dash with an impressive showing, finishing fifth.  He crossed the line in a time of 1:04.65.

The only other top 10 performances were from Jonathan Sclafani (seventh/4:22.02) in the Mile and Brendan Kearney (ninth/1:57.18) in the 800m.

The Hawks travel to Mackal Fieldhouse for the Atlantic 10 Championships on Friday and Saturday. For the first time in the competition's history, the meet is a two-day event at the University of Rhode Island.

MEN'S RESULTS
*--IC4A qualifying standard met

200m Dash
14. Tom DiNatale    22.47
36. Paul Barolette    22.89
40. Drew Brandt    22.96

400m Dash
17. Nick DeFeo    50.40
21. Brian Smith    51.01
40. Steven Philbrook    51.69
62. Ray Weir        52.60
70. Christopher Lau    52.96

500m Dash
5. Jared Sabre        1:04.65*
16. Dylan Wenik    1:06.79
30. Kevin Myslinski    1:10.43
31. Michael Gallagher    1:10.47
33. Royce Scrivano    1:11.23

800m Run
9. Brendan Kearney    1:57.18
62. Jesse Brooks    2:12.34

1,000m Run
18. Ryan Birchmeier    2:37.94

Mile Run
7. Jonathan Sclafani    4:22.02
16. Justin Heinze    4:28.67
22. Kevin McDonnell    4:30.99
24. George Wittmann    4:32.57

3,000m Run
19. Vince Collins    8:50.95

4x400m Relay
3. Saint Joseph's    3:19.81*


Long Jump
30. Victor DiNoia    5.93m

Triple Jump
32. John DiPersio    11.73m

4x800m Relay
7. Saint Joseph's    8:11.54