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February 16, 2008 |
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RIC Men’s Track Places Ninth
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and Fifth in the Little East at Alliance Championships
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Gorham,
ME—The
Rhode Island College men’s indoor track and field team placed ninth
overall (10 teams) and fifth in the Little East Conference (six
teams) with 32.0 and 35.0 points, respectively, at the 2008
LEC/MASCAC Alliance Championships. |
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Sophomore Max Willett (Portsmouth, RI) earned
All-Alliance/Little East honors in the high and long jump events,
placing third and fifth with leaps of 1.85 and 6.28 meters,
respectively. |
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Sophomore
Max Willett |
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Junior
Dante Lopardo (Johnston, RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the high
and long jump events, placing sixth and third with leaps of 1.80 and
6.55 meters, respectively. |
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Junior
Dante Lopardo |
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Senior
Mike Van Gieson (Foster, RI) and junior Hunter Stewart
(Foster, RI) each earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the
600 meters, placing third and fifth, respectively, with times of
1:23.99 and 1:25.79. |
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Senior
Mike Van Gieson |
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Junior
Hunter Stewart |
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Junior
Greg Ahnrud (Chepachet, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little East
honors in the 1,000 meters, placing sixth with a time of 2:38.97. |
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Junior Greg Ahnrud |
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Freshman
Alex Burakoff (Stoughton, MA) earned All-Little East honors in
the shot, placing third amongst league competitors with a distance
of 12.12 meters. |
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Freshman
Alex Burakoff |
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In upcoming
action, Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s team will compete at the
New England Div. III Championships, hosted by Tufts, on Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 22-23. |
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