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Men's Track and Field

Track & Field Posts Two Event Wins at Fred Hardy Invitational

Fajoyomi & Men’s 4x800 Relay Register Event Wins

Results
 
The Fordham outdoor track and field squad wrapped up competition at the 2014 Fred Hardy Invitational at the University of Richmond on Saturday, battling through a constant rain that hindered most of the East Coast. 
 
The Rams were led by event wins in the men's high jump and men's 4x800 relay on day two.   David Fajoyomi won the men's high jump, as he cleared 6' 8", while the 4x800 relay team of Lester Taylor, Daniel Green, Brian Walter, and Sean Collins crossed the line first in a time of 7:56.76.
 
Taylor and Walter also added top ten finishes in the 800 meter run, as Taylor placed second in 1:55.24, with Walter taking sixth in 1:56.01.
 
Ryan McGann also ran for the Fordham men, placing sixth in the 3000 meter run in 8:55.28, while the men's 4x400 relay of Devin Rocks, Kyle Clonan, Joe Hartnett, and James Doran placed 17th in 3:37.59.
 
On the women's side, Titi Fagade was the top finisher, finishing second in the 400m in an ECAC qualifying time of 55.99. Fagade also took fifth in the 200m in 25.51, just 0.12 seconds behind fourth-place finisher Demishia Davis of Temple.
 
Also competing for the women was Brianne Roche, who placed fourth in the 3000 meters in 10:25.10, Melissa Higgins, who was fifth in the 800m in 2:17.18, Shanna Heaney, who placed eighth in the 800m in 2:18.58, Averie Sheppard, who placed 13th in the 100m hurdles in 15.85 and 35th in the 200m in 27.08, Diane Bain, who placed 18th in the 800m in 2:23.14, Christina Vivinetto, who was 21st in the 800m in 2:23.64, Rachel Picard, who took 27th in the 800m in 2:25.28, Kerry Sorenson, who finished 31st in the 800m in 2:25.85, Kristen Stuart, who was 33rd in the 200m in 27.03, and Elise Tigani, was who 42nd in the 400m in 1:01.56.
 
The final women's event was the 4x400 relay, where Stuart, Sheppard, Fagade, and Bain placed fifth in 3:56.19.
 
The Fordham men's and women's track squads will next be in action on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, as they compete at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Virginia.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kyle Clonan

Kyle Clonan

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Sean Collins

Sean Collins

Hurd/Spr
6' 0"
Senior
James Doran

James Doran

XC/Distance
6' 2"
Senior
David Fajoyomi

David Fajoyomi

High Jump/Sprints
6' 5"
Senior
Daniel Green

Daniel Green

Mid-Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Joe Hartnett

Joe Hartnett

XC/Distance
6' 4"
Senior
Lester Taylor

Lester Taylor

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 11"
Junior
Brian Walter

Brian Walter

XC/Distance
6' 3"
Senior
Devin Rocks

Devin Rocks

XC/Distance
6' 1"
Freshman
Ryan McGann

Ryan McGann

XC/Distance
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kyle Clonan

Kyle Clonan

5' 10"
Senior
XC/Mid-Distance
Sean Collins

Sean Collins

6' 0"
Senior
Hurd/Spr
James Doran

James Doran

6' 2"
Senior
XC/Distance
David Fajoyomi

David Fajoyomi

6' 5"
Senior
High Jump/Sprints
Daniel Green

Daniel Green

5' 10"
Junior
Mid-Distance
Joe Hartnett

Joe Hartnett

6' 4"
Senior
XC/Distance
Lester Taylor

Lester Taylor

5' 11"
Junior
XC/Mid-Distance
Brian Walter

Brian Walter

6' 3"
Senior
XC/Distance
Devin Rocks

Devin Rocks

6' 1"
Freshman
XC/Distance
Ryan McGann

Ryan McGann

5' 10"
Freshman
XC/Distance