BOSTON, Mass – The Stony Brook University men's track and field team finished day two of the IC4A Championships in ninth-place overall out of 42 teams on Sunday at Boston University.
 
Senior Robert Becker added another IC4A title to his collection as he became only the 5^th athlete in the history of the IC4A Championships (101 years) to win the mile race three different times.
 
In 2020, Becker earned his first IC4A title with a final time of 4:02.45. Last season, the graduate student crossed the finish line at 4:01.67. At the championship race today, Becker earned his triple title after finishing at 4:02.18.
 
Also in the mile race was senior Aiden Smyth. Smyth finished right-behind Becker in third-place, as he crossed the finish line at 4:04.30.
 
Stony Brook had another student-athlete who created history for the program. Senior Shane Henderson became the first athlete to get under the 8:00 minute barrier in the 3000m, as the Connecticut native crossed the finish line at 7:59.30, giving himself the new program record.
 
DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• Becker earned a first-place finish in the mile with his final time of 4:02.18, securing his third career IC4A win. The fastest pace Becker ran at was at the end of the race, as he tallied 29.19 and 27.52 to finish at 4:02.18.
• Smyth avenged his 4:09.12 finish that earned him ninth-place overall last season at the IC4A Championships with the time of 4:04.30.
• Senior Colin Ross earned a 19^th-place finish in the 3000 meter by finishing at 8:18.92.

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES 
 
"We are really happy with how everyone competed today. It was a great performance by Becker and Henderson in their last indoor meet as Seawolves. Extremely proud of the way our guys performed", said head coach Andy Ronan