Men’s Track & Field sits in sixth through Day 1 at AARTFC Championships

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.  – The RIT men's track & field team earned 21 points and sit in 6th place out of 55 teams through the first day of the AARTFC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Wednesday.
 
 
WEDNESDAY  HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore distance runner Jackson Burger placed eight in the 3,000m steeplechase, posting a personal record time of 9:27.01. Burger's previous top mark was 9:40.05 at the Liberty League Championships.
• The 4x400m relay set a program record with a 3:14.28 clocking to take sixth place. The previous best time was 3:14.60, which was set in 2023.
• In the javelin, sophomore Keenan Gosselin placed eighth after posting a throw of 55.90m on the second attempt.
• Junior distance runner Derick Koen won the 5,000m with a personal best time of 14:37.56. Koen's previous best was 14:39.38, which was set at the Liberty League Championships.

 
WEDNESDAY
110 Hurdles Prelims
27th - Jacen Mitchell 16.92
 
100 Prelims
26th - Jonathan Jacobs 11.04
 
3,000 Steeplechase Finals
8th - Jackson Burger 9:27.01
 
4x400 Relay Finals
6th - John Elliot, Noah Flanders, Trenton Goyette, Justin Jantzi 3:14.28 (PROGRAM RECORD)
 
5,000 Finals
1st - Derick Koen 14:37.56
 
Pole Vault Finals
6th - Noah Koeng 4.55m
7th - Ryan Swenson 4.40m
 
Javelin Finals
8th - Keenan Gosselin 55.90m
9th - Andrew Bernacki 54.90m
 
 
 
THURSDAY
400 Finals
Justin Jantzi
 
800 Finals
John Elliot
Matthew Califf
Josh Bedford
Patrick Kenyon
Noah Flanders
Trenton Goyette
 
400 Hurdles Finals
Max Stein
Sean Graves

4x800 Relay Finals
Josh Bedford, Matthew Califf, John Elliot, Noah Flanders
 
High Jump Finals
Erich Brown
 
Hammer Throw Finals
Josh Auler
Erik Stephany
 
Shot Put Finals
Yohermry Kpodo