Men’s Track & Field finishes third at Liberty League Championships

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT men's track & field placed third out of eight teams at the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Championships at the RIT Track & Field Complex.   
 
RIT finished with 155.5 points as RPI took the team title after scoring 318.5 points and Rochester placed second with 185 points.
 
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• In the high jump, sophomore Erich Brown placed second as first-year Trevor Krukin took third as the duo each cleared 1.86m. Brown cleared the height on the second attempt, as Krukin made the height on the third attempt. First year Nick Galasso finished tied for sixth with a height of 1.76m.
• The 4x400m relay team of Ryan Senf, Noah Flanders, John Elliot, and Max Stein recorded a combined time of 3:16.09 to finish second.
• Stein won the 400m Hurdles in 53.08 seconds, a facility record.
• Jacen Mitchell was second in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 14.98 seconds with Eric Antonecchia placed fifth (15.65) in the event.
• In the discus, junior Erik Stephany came in fourth with a  distance of 41.81m as teammate Keenan Gosselin finished sixth after throwing 41.23m.

 
 
FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

• Sophomore Jacen Mitchell and junior Eric Antonecchia punched their ticket to the 110m Hurdles final as Mitchell set a facility record with a time of 14.97 seconds. Antonecchia was fifth in the prelims, posting a 15.82 clocking.
• In the 400m Hurdles, senior Max Stein and sophomore Sean Graves placed first and fifth in the prelims to advance to the finals. Stein's time of 53.52 is a facility record.
• Sophomore Keenan Gosselin earned second in the javelin after throwing 60.09m on the final attempt. Senior Andrew Bernacki placed third with a distance of 58.99m
• In the pole vault, senior Noah Koeng and sophomore Ryan Swenson finished fourth and fifth as both vaulters cleared 4.50m.
• First year John Elliot advanced to the 800m finals after taking third in the prelims, crossing the finish line in 1:53.08.

 
SATURDAY
High Jump Final
2nd - Erich Brown 1.86m
3rd - Trevor Krukin 1.86m
t6th - Nick Galasso 1.76m
10th - Bradley Baybutt 1.76m

Discus Final
4th - Erik Stephany 41.81m
6th - Keenan Gosselin 41.23m
9th - Loren Baker 38.61m
10th - Yohermry Kpodo 38.47m
12th - Kevin Taylor 38.10m
13th - Dean Bartels 37.93m

4x100m Relay Final
5th - Ben Cerreta, Justin Jantzi, Alex Wiseman, Jonathan Jacobs 43.21*
 
1,500m Final
13th - Brandon Blandino 4:03.57
14th - Evan Owens 4:03.72
 
110m Hurdles Final
2nd - Jacen Mitchell 14.89*
5th - Eric Antonecchia 15.65

400m Final
3rd - Justin Jantzi 48.81*
5th - Ryan Senf 49.45

100m Final
7th - Jonathan Jacobs 11.06

800m Final
3rd - John Elliot 1:53.82*
4th - Noah Flanders 1:54.12*
 
400m Hurdles Final
1st - Max Stein 53.08*
4th - Sean Graves 55.79*
 
Shot Put Final
6th - Keenan Gosselin 13.18m
8th - Eddie Bedient 12.73m
9th - Joshua Dolansky 12.73m
11th - Noah Wilson 12.46m
15th - Dean Bartels 11.92m
22nd - Erik Stephany 11.67m
NR - Yohermry Kpodo
 
200m final
6th - Justin Jantzi 22.09
 
5,000m Final
7th - Derick Koen 14:39.38*
28th - Evan Fisher-Perez 16:02.91
 
4x400m Relay Final
2nd - Ryan Senf, Noah Flanders, John Elliot, Max Stein 3:16.09*
 
FRIDAY
Pole Vault Final
4th - Noah Koeng 4.50m*
5th- Ryan Swenson 4.50m*
7th - Andrew Rohde 4.05m
13th - Zach Narowski 3.60m

Javelin Final
2nd - Andrew Bernacki 58.99m*
3rd - Keenan Gosselin 57.35m*
15th - David Shaffer 43.86m
 
110m Hurdles Prelims
1st - Jacen Mitchell 14.97* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
5th - Eric Antonecchia 15.82 (ADVANCES TO FINAL)

400m Prelims
4th - Justin Jantzi 49.54 (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
6th - Ryan Senf 49.63 (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
9th - Trevor Krukin 50.14
11th - Trenton Goyette 50.23
26th - Andrew Koubeck 53.81
 
100m Prelims
7th - Jonathan Jacobs 10.87* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
16th - Nicholas Lusardi 11.12
17th - Alex Wiseman 11.17
18th - Ben Cerreta 11.18
 
800m Prelims
3rd - John Elliot 1:53.08* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
9th - Matt Califf 1:55.55*
11th - Noah Flanders 1:55.65 (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
13th - Josh Bedford 1:56.41
14th - Patrick Kenyon 1:57.20

400m Hurdles Prelims
1st - Max Stein 53.32* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
5th - Sean Graves 56.71 (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
9th - Emerson Gatesman 58.41
 
Hammer Throw Final
2nd - Erik Stephany 53.45m*
3rd - Josh Auler 50.22m*
8th - Dean Bartels 47.70m
10th - Mason Banks 43.61m
11th - Eddie Bedient 43.24m
12th – Gregory Watson 42.46m
16th - Loren Baker 37.72m
 
Long Jump Final
13th - Cole Henderson 6.06m
17th - Regis Agbata 5.79m

200m Prelims
5th - Justin Jantzi 21.55* (ADVANCES TO FINAL)
9th - Alex Wiseman 22.13
16th - Jonathan Jacobs 22.28
17th - Nicholas Lusardi 22.29
27th - Ben Cerreta 22.87
 
3,000m Steeplechase Final
2nd - Jackson Burger 9:40.04*
5th - Spencer Buff 9:53.66
 
10,000m Final
2nd - Derick Koen 31.02.62*

* - AARTFC qualifying time/mark