Men’s Track & Field competes at Penn State, Nazareth

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Members of the RIT men's track & field team competed at Nazareth's and Penn State's Tune-Up meets on Friday in preparation for next weekend's Liberty League Championships.
 
High jumpers Erich Brown and Trevor Krukin were first and second, respectively, as the pair both cleared 1.87m. Brown made the height on the first attempt and Krukin made it on the second attempt.

At Nazareth, Swenson placed second in the pole vault with a regional qualifying height of 4.61m.
 
Distance runners Joseph Coughlin and Benicio Benzan came in second and third in the 1000m event with times of 2:40.34 and 2:24.44.
 
At Penn State, sophomore Jack DeFeo was the top Division III finisher in the 400, finishing seventh with a program-record 48.52, while teammate Max Stein took ninth overall with a 49.13 showing.
 
In the 4x400 relay, DeFeo and Stein teamed with Noah Flanders and John Elliot to win the event with a time of 3:18.47 - only .16 seconds shy of the program record.
 
Derick Koen was third in the 3,000 with a time of 8:32.97.
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS – Penn St
60 Hurdles prelims
3rd – Jacen Mitchell 8.56
 
3,000
3rd – Derick Koen 8:32.97
 
400
7th – Jack DeFeo 48.52 (PROGRAM RECORD)
9th – Max Stein 49.13
 
4x400
1st – John Elliot, Max Stein, Noah Flanders, Jack DeFeo 3:18.47
 
Weight Throw
3rd – Josh Auler 16.88m
4th – Yohermry Kpodo 15.41m
 
Shot Put
6th – Yohermry Kpodo 12.44m
 
800 Meters
3rd – John Elliot 1:55.09
4th – Noah Flanders 1:55.24
 
 
TOP RIT FINISHERS - Nazareth
60m Hurdles
5th – Eric Antonecchia 8.81
 
1000m
2nd – Joseph Coughlin – 2:40.34
3rd – Benicio Benzan – 2:24.44
 
High Jump
1st – Erich Brown 1.87m
2nd – Trevor Krukin 1.87m
 
Pole Vault
2nd – Ryan Swenson 4.61m*
 
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT will compete in the Liberty League Championships next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 28-March 1) at Ithaca.