Rhode Island College Men’s Indoor Track Update #9

Providence, RI--Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s team competed at the New England Division III Championships, hosted by Bowdoin College, on Saturday, Feb. 21. RIC tied for 15^th place (21 teams) with 13.0 points. Williams College won the event with 115.50 points.

Sophomore Manny Karngar (Providence, RI) earned All-New England honors in two events. Karngar placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.50 and eighth as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:28.14. He earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in four events at the Alliance/Little East Championships on Feb. 14. Karngar placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 23.27, first in the 400 meters with a time of 50.35, first in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.22 and first as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:32.97.

Senior Tim Rudd (Warwick, RI) earned All-New England honors in two events. Rudd placed seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.47 and eighth as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:28.14. He earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in four events at the Alliance/Little East Championships on Feb. 14. Rudd placed second in the 600 meters with a time of 1:24.52, second in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:36.77 and first in both the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relay with times of 3:32.97 and 8:27.78, respectively.

Junior Josh Precourt (Woonsocket, RI) earned All-New England honors in one event. Precourt placed eighth as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:28.14. He earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in two events at the Alliance/Little East Championships on Feb. 14. He placed seventh in the 400 meters with a time of 54.18 and first as part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:32.97. He also placed 12th in the 200 meters with a time of 24.47.

Freshman John Martinelli (North Providence, RI) earned All-New England honors in one event. Martinelli placed eighth as part of the 4x400 meter relay team with a time of 3:28.14. He earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in two events at the Alliance/Little East Championships on Feb. 14. He placed eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 54.26 and first as part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:32.97. He also placed 21st in the 55 meters with a time of 7.12 and 18th in the 200 meters with a time of 24.64.

Freshman Dan Newman (Smithfield, RI) earned All-New England honors in one event. He placed seventh in the high jump with a mark of 1.89 meters.

Sophomore Nick Palazzo (Johnston, RI) placed 21^st in the weight throw with a distance of 12.28 meters.

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