RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Manhattan College track & field team hosted The Coach Fred Dwyer Invitational today at Draddy Gymnasium.
"Today was a fun day to get some last tune up work on our home turf and to top it off recognizing our amazing senior class made it even more special," said Director of Cross Country & Track & Field."
The Jaspers competed at home in Draddy for the first time since 2017 this afternoon. In front of a home crowd of family and friends, the Jaspers shined today.
Manhattan finished 1-2 in the women's mile as
Andria Scaglione won the crown with a time of 5:11.62 and
Bailee Christofis recorded a second-place time of 5:28.04.
Kristin Stickdorn captured first place in the shot put with a mark of 13.27 meters.
The men went 1-2-3 in the shot put with
Peter Athanailos winning with a distance of 13.79 meters, followed by
Myron Corpuz (13.67m), and
RJ Decker (11.86m).
Brian Odour won the long jump with a leap of 6.77 meters, while Thomas Dubnov was right behind him with a mark of 6.52 meters.
In addition,
Alex Kristeller competed at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. He placed sixth in the weight throw with his fifth attempt of the day covering a distance of 21.63 meters (70-11.75).
RESULTS
Up next for Manhattan is a trip to the city to compete at the Armory for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships. The championships run from Feb. 24-25.
At the conclusion of the meet, the 2024 Manhattan College Track & Field Senior Class was honored:
Ava Kowal,
Skye Lehr,
Laurah Perrin,
Kristin Stickdorn,
Lauren Chappell,
Harrison Alonzo, Rushil Bulakumar,
Brendan Chan,
RJ Decker,
Jay Glenn,
Jackson Haft,
Justin Jordaens,
Dean Niosi, and
Joseph Pelio.
