Day 1 - Hammer Throw, Rain, 40 degrees
Day 2 - All other events, Cloudy/Windy, 48 degrees
Mahwah, N.J. - The men's and women's outdoor track team competed at Ramapo College in the Roadrunner Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6. The men had one event winner, a 2nd place finish and 3rd place finish as they took 8th place overall, while the women finished in 19th place overall.
Senior Alix Lamarre (North Bellmore, N.Y.) won the Long Jump with a mark of 6.44m (20' 11 1/4"). Freshman Bryan Giordano (Brooklyn, N.Y.) took 2nd place in the Pole Vault at 4.0m (13' 1 1/4"), which was a personal best and moved him to #10 on the All-Time list. Freshman Stephen Schmidt (Levittown, N.Y.) placed 3rd in the Hammer Throw with a toss of 38.81m (127' 4"), moving him to #9 on the All-Time list.
For the women, sophomore Erin Donovan (Farmingdale, N.Y.) scored in two events, the High Jump and Pole Vault, with 8th place finishes and moving her into the All-Time lists for those events. She also broke into the All-Time list for the Hammer Throw and improved her All-Time mark in the Discus.
SCORING SUMMARY
Men
Long Jump - Alix Lamarre, 1st place, 6.44 m (20' 11 1/4"); Daquan Grant, 6th place, 6.17m (20' 2 3/4")
Pole Vault - Bryan Giordano, 2nd place, 4.0m (13' 1 1/4"), Personal best, Moves to #10 on All-Time list; Karl Nilsen, 5th place, 3.85m (12' 7 1/2")
Discus - Stephen Schmidt, 5th place, 39.70m (130' 3")
Hammer - Stephen Schmidt, 3rd place, 38.81m (127' 4"), Moves to #9 on All-Time list
Triple Jump - Daquan Grant, 6th place, 12.74m (41' 9 3/4"); Donte McArthur, 7th place, 12.23m (40' 1 1/2")
100m - James D'Onofrio, 7th place, 11.21 Trials, 11.33 Finals, Personal best
4x100m Relay - Jonathan Gortman, Luther Hill, Joseph Papa, James D'Onofrio, 6th place, 44.77
Other Notable Performances
200m - James D'Onofrio, 22.92, Personal best; Joseph Papa, 23.14, Personal best
Women
High Jump - Erin Donovan, 8th place, 1.48m (4' 10 1/4"), Personal best, #6 on All-Time list
Pole Vault - Erin Donovan, 8th place, 2.30m (7' 6 1/2"), #4 on All-Time list
Other Notable Performances
Hammer - Maia Cadle-Hinton, 36.26m (118' 11"), #3 on All-Time list; Erin Donovan, 33.22m (109'), #4 on All-Time list
Discus - Maia Cadle-Hinton, 31.14m (102' 2"), #3 on All-Time list; Erin Donovan, 27.12m (89'), Improves her All-Time mark
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