Results
 
The Fordham men's track & field squad took center stage on Saturday, as the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational wrapped up competition.
 
After a third place finish in the distance medley relay on Friday, a number of Rams posted their best times of the season on Saturday.  The group was led by Jonathan Annelli, who qualified for the IC4A Championship in the mile run in a season-best time of 4:13.03, which was good for 62^nd overall.  Quincy O'Connor and Brian Walter also posted their best times of the season in the mile, as the duo clocked in at 4:17.06 (92^nd) and 4:17.39 (96^th), respectively.
 
Other Rams in a very crowded mile field included Kevin Harvey (160^th – 4:23.93), Joe Hartnett (183^rd – 4:26.71), Mike Turi (185^th – 4:26.89), and Patrick Burke (200^th – 4:29.05).
 
In the 800 meter run, Sean Collins was the top performer as he clocked a personal-best time of 1:56.17, which was 75^th overall.  Devin Rocks (132^nd – 1:59.82), Peter Strom (146^th – 1:59.91), and James Doran (181^st – 2:02.16) also competed in the event.
 
The 1,000 meter run saw Ryan Polo as the Rams' top finisher, as he placed 23^rd in a time of 2:29.89, while Lester Taylor finished 45^th overall in 2:32.72.  Right behind them, Kyle Clonan and Daniel Green finished 53^rd (2:34.39) and 54^th (2:34.50), respectively, while Michael Belgiovine was 61^st (2:36.39).
 
The final running event for Fordham on Saturday was the 4x400 relay, which saw Rocks, Collins, Strom, and Doran finish 48^th in 3:30.46.
 
In the field events, Austin Ruiz placed 24^th in the shot put with a mark of 46' 2" and 40^th in the weight throw with a distance of 40' 4 ¼".
 
The Fordham track & field team will next be in action on February 22-23, as the Rams compete in the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship, held at Mackal Fieldhouse in Kingston, Rhode Island.