STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Stony Brook University men's track and field team competed in the NYC Gotham Cup meet on Friday at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
 
Senior Robert Becker led the way for the Seawolves taking first-place and setting a new personal best in the 1000 meter with a time of 2:27.91. Luke Coulter finished right behind Becker in second-place with a time of 2:28.66. Becker and Coulter were also a part of the first-place 4000 meter medley relay team alongside Anas Bensaoud and Jacob Gerow.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Becker led the way for the Seawolves taking first-place in the 1000 meter with a time of 2:27.91, setting a new personal best. Coulter followed behind Becker in second-place with a time of 2:28.66.
• Aleks Zdravkovic crossed the line in 1:05.39 earning a second-place finish in the 500 meter dash.

• Patrick Abel clocked in at 22.33 in the 200 meter finishing in eighth-place. Richmond Boateng crossed the line right behind Abel with a time of 22.37.

• Sebastian Ramos set a new personal best in the 60 meter dash with a final time of 7.26, beating his previous best of 7.27.
• Matthew Cappock finished with a time of 51.45 earning a 13^th place finish in the 400 meter dash.
• Alex Kanes recorded a mark of 6.40m which was good for a 14^th place finish and a new personal best in the long jump.
• The Seawolves ended the night with a bang earning a first-place finish in the 4000 meter medley relay with a time of 10:31.35. The relay team was comprised of Becker, Coulter, Bensaoud, and Gerow.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Today again was an opportunity for us as a team to gain some more competitive experience, improve our sharpness, and identify those things that still need working on as we progress from meet to meet. We had some good performances again; Rob and Fiona had nice wins, but the performances of Kyria and Marina in the weight throw were very encouraging, both had career best throws. Aleksander had a very strong run in the 500m. We had other efforts in the meet also that are showing us the work that the squad is putting in is starting to pay off, so we just need to stay committed to working hard each day to get better," said head coach Andy Ronan.

UP NEXT
The Seawolves are back in action for the Great Dane Classic on Friday, January 28, in Staten Island, N.Y. and for the Boston University Terrier Classic January 28-29, in Boston.