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January 19, 2008 |
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Rhode Island College Men’s
Indoor Track & Field Places Fourth at Coast Guard Invitational
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London, CT—The
Rhode Island College men’s indoor track and field team placed fourth
in the five-team Coast Guard Invitational field with 61 points this
afternoon. The hosts won the meet with a team score 259.0 |
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Junior
Dante Lopardo (Johnston, RI) placed second in the long jump with
a leap of 6.02 meters, while freshman Alex Burakoff (Stoughton,
MA) logged a second place finish in the shot at 12.32 meters. |
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Freshman
Mike Macedo (North Scituate, RI) placed second in the 3,000
meters with a time of 9:42.19. |
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Senior Mike Van Gieson (Foster, RI) placed
second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:02.40. |
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Junior
Hunter Stewart (Foster, RI) placed second in the 600 meters with
a time of 1:26.77. |
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In upcoming
action, Rhode Island College will compete at the Wesleyan
Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m. |
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Junior
Dante Lopardo |
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