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May 2, 2005
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Rhode Island
College
Mens Outdoor Track & Field Update #5
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Providence, RI--Head
Coach Kevin Jacksons team competed at the 2005 Little East
Conference/MASCAC Alliance Championships, hosted by UMass Dartmouth on
Sunday, May 1. RIC finished fifth overall (ten teams) and fourth (five
teams) in the Little East with team scores of 62.5 and 88.0,
respectively. Westfield State won the Alliance Championship with a
team score of 157.50, while Eastern Connecticut won the Little East
crown with 88.0 points. |
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Freshman Jordan Wright (Brookline,
MA)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in six events. He placed fifth
in the 100 meters, sixth in the 200 meters, third as part of the 4x400
meter relay and seventh as part of the 4x100 meter relay with times of
11.50, 23.36, 3:33.39 and 45.22, respectively, as well as eighth in
the long jump and fourth in the triple jump with leaps of 6.14 meters
and 12.83 meters, respectively. He placed eighth in the 100 meters and
ninth in the 200 meters with times of 11.96 and 23.47, respectively,
and was seventh in the long jump with a leap of 6.28 meters at the
Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23. Wright placed fourth in the
triple jump with a leap of 4107.75, as well as 15th in
the 200 meters with a time of 27.01, at the Snowflake Classic on Mar.
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Junior Manny Karngar (Providence, RI) earned
All-Alliance/Little East honors in four events, placing second in the
400 meters, third in the 800 meters, third as part of the 4x400 meter
relay and seventh as part of the 4x100 meter relay with times of
50.28, 2:01.24, 3:33.39 and 45.22, respectively. He placed seventh in
the 200 meters with a time of 23.22 at the Solomon Husky Invitational
on Apr. 23. He placed first in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.62
at the Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. He placed third in the 400
meters and 11th in the 1,500 meters with times of 50.21 and
4:19.44, respectively, at the Snowflake Classic on Mar. 26. |
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Senior Marc Piette (Woonsocket,
RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the hammer, placing third
with a distance of 48.69 meters. He placed seventh in the hammer with
a throw of 46.62 meters at the Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23.
Piette placed second in the hammer with a distance of 48.40 meters at
the Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. Piette placed first in the hammer
with a distance of 16208.00 and 19th in the shot with a
distance of 3600.75 at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. |
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Junior Nick Palazzo (Johnston,
RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the hammer, placing fourth
with a distance of 46.26. He placed sixth in the hammer with a throw
of 48.0 meters at the Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23. He
placed first in the hammer with a distance of 51.42 meters at the
Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. Palazzo placed third in the hammer
with a distance of 15403.00 at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. |
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Junior Rich Palazzo (Johnston,
RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the hammer, placing fifth
with a distance of 45.10 meters. He placed eighth in the hammer with a
throw of 44.47 meters at the Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23.
He placed third in the hammer with a distance of 47.81 meters at the
Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. He placed fourth in the hammer throw
with a distance of 15400.00 at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. |
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Freshman Mike Van Gieson (Foster, RI) earned
All-Alliance/Little East honors in two events, placing seventh in the
800 meters and third as part of the 4x400 meter relay with times of
2:04.14 and 3:33.39, respectively. He placed ninth in the 400 meters
with a time of 52.98 at the Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23. He
placed tenth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:03.07 at the Albany
Invitational on Apr. 16. Van Gieson placed 14th in the 400
meters with a time of 53.47 at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. He
placed 18th in the 400 meters with a time of 55.22 at the
Snowflake Classic on Mar. 26. |
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Sophomore Matt Goroza (West
Warwick, RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors as part of the 4x400 and 4x100
meter relay teams, placing third with a time of 3:33.39 and seventh
with a time of 45.22, respectively, and he also placed 32nd
in the 200 meters with a time of 25.02. He placed 18th in
the 100 meter and 21st in the 200 meters with times of
12.43 and 25.08, respectively, at the Solomon Husky Invitational on
Apr. 23. He placed 17th in the 200 meters with a time of
24.69 at the Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. Goroza placed 28th
in both the 200 and 400 meters with times of 24.72 and 56.62,
respectively, at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. Goroza placed 19th
in the 400 meters with a time of 57.38 at the Snowflake Classic on
Mar. 26. |
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Junior Tim Goodwin (Warwick,
RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the 3,000 meter
steeplechase, placing seventh with a time of 10:49.43. He placed 24th
in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:28.04 at the Solomon Husky
Invitational on Apr. 23. He placed ninth in the 3,000 meter
steeplechase with a time of 10:51.11 at the Albany Invitational on
Apr. 16. He placed 11th in the 5,000 meters with a time of
16:45.02 at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. He placed 19th
in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:27.46 at the Snowflake Classic on
Mar. 26. |
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Sophomore Eric Lonergan (North
Kingstown, RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the 1,500 meters, placing
seventh with a time of 4:13.04 and also placed ninth in the 5,000
meters with a time of 16:28.37. He placed 22nd in the 800
meters and 21st in the 1,500 meters with times of 2:11.00
and 4:19.07, respectively, at the Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr.
23. He placed 12th in the 5,000 meters with a time of
16:38.15 at the Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. Lonergan placed ninth
in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:16.68 at the Bryant Invitational
on Apr. 9. He placed seventh in the 5,000 meters with a time 16:08.31
at the Snowflake Classic on Mar. 26. |
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Sophomore Dan Newman (Smithfield,
RI)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the high jump, tying for
fourth place with a leap of 1.86 meters and also placed ninth in the
400 meter hurdles with a time of 63.13. He placed first in the high
jump with a leap of 1.89 meters and placed tenth in the 400 meter
hurdles with a time of 1:05.06 at the Albany Invitational on Apr. 16.
He placed second in the high jump with a leap of 602.00 at the
Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. He placed fourth in the high
jump with a leap of 600.00 at the Snowflake Classic on Mar. 26. |
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Sophomore Bo Luong (Millbury,
MA)
earned All-Alliance/Little East honors as part of the 4x100 meter
relay team, which placed seventh with a time of 45.22, and he also
placed tenth in the long jump with a leap of 6.06 meters. He placed 15th
in the long jump with a leap of 5.61 meters. Luong placed third in the
triple jump with a leap of 13.88 meters at the Albany Invitational on
Apr. 16. He placed tenth in the long jump and fifth in the triple
jump with leaps of 1810.00 and 3810.00, respectively, at the
Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. |
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Freshman James Polak (Smithfield,
RI)
placed 19th in the discus and 22nd in the
javelin with throws of 27.05 meters and 28.66 meters, respectively. He
placed 21st in the discus and 17th in the
javelin with distances of 28.38 meters and 26.16 meters, respectively,
at the Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23. He placed fifth in the
discus with a throw of 28.43 meters at the Albany Invitational on Apr.
16. He placed 24th in the discus with a distance of
9009.00 at the Bryant Invitational on Apr. 9. |
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Freshman James Isherwood (Smithfield,
RI)
placed 20th in the 100 meters with a time of 24.00. He
placed 14th in the 100 meters with a time of 12.17 at the
Solomon Husky Invitational on Apr. 23. He placed 17th in
the 200 meters and 13th in the 100 meter hurdles with time
of 23.97 and 21.07, respectively, at the Bryant Invitational on Apr.
9. |
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Freshman Sam Gaye (Providence,
RI)
placed 14th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.11 at the
Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. |
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Senior Joe Parenteau (Smithfield,
RI)
placed 13th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:06.11 at the
Albany Invitational on Apr. 16. Parenteau placed 23rd in
the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:39.26 at the Snowflake Classic on
Mar. 26. |
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In upcoming action, RIC will compete at the New England Div. III
Championships, hosted by Springfield College on Friday and Saturday,
May 6-7. |
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