Track & Field Begins Outdoor Season in Richmond

Results

The Fordham track & field team began its outdoor season on Friday at the two-day Fred Hardy Invitational, held at the University of Richmond.
 
On day one, Fordham competed in eight events overall with the team's best performances coming in the 5,000 meter run.  On the men's side, Quincy O'Connor won the event with a time of 14:52.67, followed by Brian Cook in fifth (15:10.08), Mike Turi in sixth (15:14.81), and Jake Duckworth in 12^th (15:34.51).  In the women's race, Brianna Tevnan earned second overall in 17:39.53, while Sarah Glockenmeier finished 12^th (19:15.16).
 
The Rams also had a number of runners in the 1500 meter event.  Thomas Slattery led all men's runners by taking seventh in 3:55.50, while Ryan Polo was 15^th in 3:59.91.  Mara Lieberman was the top Fordham runner on the women's side, tying for eighth in 4:38.42, with Shanna Heaney in 19^th (4:51.25).
 
Fordham also had a pair of top ten finishers in the women's 400 meter hurdles, as Jennifer Boerke placed fourth in 1:04.91 with Melissa Higgins in seventh in 1:05.47.
 
The rest of the Fordham competitors on day one were in the men's field events.  In the pole vault, Ryan Riviere tied for fifth overall (4.30m), while Nicholas Regan grabbed fifth in the javelin throw (52.59m).  Austin Ruiz and Pat McGuire rounded out the competitors in the shot put, placing 15^th (13.53m) and 25^th (12.09m), respectively.
 
Day two of the Fred Hardy Invitational begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday.