STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- In its first meet of 2025, the Stony Brook men's track and field team had a strong showing at the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartan Invite, recording eight top-eight finishes. The day's standout moment came in the mile run race, where the Seawolves took three of the top four spots, including a first-place finish from Ryan Hesler.

HIGHLIGHTS
 

• Hesler grabbed first in the mile run with a clocking of 4:19.53, beating out second place by 0.62 seconds. The time was a new personal best for the sophomore and marked the first individual race win of his collegiate career.
• Right behind Hesler, finishing in third, was Thomas Burfeind, who posted an impressive time of 4:21.30.
• Luca Maneri rounded out Stony Brook's top four placements in the mile, placing fourth at 4:22.12, setting a new personal best.
• Henry Gartner placed second in the 3,000-meter race, setting a new personal best at 8:21.99.
• Ethan Green (5th, 8:29.19) and Michael Hawkes (6th, 8:30.12) also ran to top-six placements in the 3,000-meter.
• Stony Brook recorded two top-seven finishes in the 1,000-meter race from Mario Xerri (6th, 2:33.54) and Collin McLaughlin (7th, 2:35.05). 

QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
First meet of 2025 under our belt, and it was an opportunity for both teams to shake off the Holidays and get the season underway," head coach Andy Ronan said. "For the men, we saw encouraging performances in the mile and 3,000m, notably Ryan and Henry. So, we got some cobwebs off. Now, we need to focus on getting better fitness and competition-wise week by week."

UP NEXT
The Seawolves continue the indoor portion of its schedule next Friday when it competes at the Ramapo College Invitational.

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