BOSTON, Mass – The Stony Brook University men's track and field team finished day two of the IC4A Championships tied for fifth-place overall on Sunday at Boston University.
Senior
Robert Becker earned a first-place finish in the mile with his final time of 4:01.67, securing his second career IC4A win. Becker won the mile back in 2020 with a final time of 4:02.45.
DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS
- Henderson earned a second-place overall finish and set a new personal best in the 5000 meter with a final time of 14:13.80. Carlos Santos followed behind with a final time of 14:18.01 which was good for a sixth-place finish and a new personal best.
- Becker secured a third-place overall finish with his final time of 4:04.61 in the mile. Aiden Smyth rounded out the top 10 and set a new personal best with a final time of 4:05.00.
- Conor Malanphy crossed the line in 4:06.79 to set a new personal best in the mile.
- Timothy Weber clocked in at 2:26.69 to earn a seventh-place finish in prelims and a new personal best in the 1000 meter. With his time, Weber advances to the final on Sunday.
DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS
- Robert Becker earned a first-place finish in the mile with his final time of 4:01.67, securing his second career IC4A win.
- Colin Ross crossed the line in 8:07.02 to earn a fifth-place overall finish and a new personal best in the 3000 meter. Evan Brennan finished right behind in sixth with a final time of 8:07.08, also setting a new personal best.
- Timothy Weber clocked in at 2:33.19 in the 1000 meter which was good for an eighth-place overall finish.
- Aiden Smyth earned a ninth-place overall finish in the mile with a final time of 4:09.12.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"We are really happy with how everyone competed today, obviously Rob's performance was the highlight of the meet. To handle the pressure of being the top ranked individual in the event entering the meet, along with being the defending champion shows the high quality of an athlete that he has become over the last few years. The guys in the 3000m, Colin and Evan ran very good races, and produced personal best runs while also finishing in scoring spots. The ladies produced another competitive performance in the 4x400 relay final, over the course of the two days I felt the relay squad did a great job. Overall, I feel we competed very well over the two days, and that was reflected in the team standings particularly on the men's side as we finished tied for 5th, best performance to date. Even though the women didn't score as many points I feel the group that we had at the meet competed well and will be better for getting the experience in a championship environment," said head coach Andrew Ronan.
