Boston, Mass. The Stony Brook men's and women's track and field teams competed this weekend at the John Thomas Terrier Classic, hosted by Boston University.
"This weekend was definitely a turning point in our season," said head coach
Andy Ronan. "Both teams produced quality performances.
"The men's 4x400 was a big highlight, all four guys ran great legs;
Wayne Williams deserves special mention producing a super anchor leg after having a spectacular 500m run earlier in the day.
"On the women's side
Kaylyn Gordon's win in long jump and runner-up spot in triple jump needs mention, as does
Christina Melian's 3000-meter performance and
Annika Sisson's mile performance. The three of them competed very well in their events.
"Finally, hats off to our women's 4x400 of
Mary Chimezie,
Shanee Grant,
Dara Smith and
Melissa Riback for just coming up short on the school record and ECAC standard with a time of 3:53.75," added Ronan.
Highlights
- Junior Kaylyn Gordon (Spring Valley, N.Y.) won the women's long jump marking 5.68m.
- Gordon took second in the women's triple jump with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 12.08m
- Senior Christina Melian (Staten Island, N.Y.) took second in the women's 3000-meter with an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:21.08.
- Sophomore Chinque Thompson (Toronto, Ontario) took sixth in the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.79.
- Senior Christine Eisenberg (Hauppauge, N.Y.) finished fifth and qualified for the ECAC Championships in the women's 300-meter run with a time of 9:37.38.
- Sophomore Holly Manning (Napier, New Zealand) placed sixth in the women's 500-meter dash with a time of 1:16.77.
- Junior Jane Clark (Worcester, Mass.) placed ninth in the women's 1000-meter run with a time of 2:53.04.
- Sophomore Annika Sisson (Pittsburgh, PA.) took sixth in the women's 1-mile run with an ECAC-qualifying time of 4:44.53.
- The quartet of freshman Mary Chimezie (Dix Hills, N.Y.), junior Shanee Grant (Bronx, N.Y.), junior Dara Smith (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.), and sophomore Melissa Riback (West Babylon,N.Y.) took eighth in the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:53.75.
- The team of sophomore Kevon White (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.), sophomore Shane Harris (St. James, N.Y.), freshman Raymond Gorzela (Andover, Mass.), and sophomore Wayne Williams (Chester, N.Y.) broke the school record along with placing third in the men's 4x400 relay with an IC4A-qualifying time of 3:15.98.
- Wayne Williams placed third in the men's 500m with an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:04.07.
- Junior Danny Connelly (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) placed 15th in the men's 5000-meter race with an IC4C qualifying time of 14:37.15.
Up Next
The Seawolves will travel to the Metropolitan Championships Friday in Staten Island, New York.
