Results
Lawrenceville, N.J. – (March 26, 2023) – It took an extra day due to weather conditions, but the Fordham track & field team made its way to New Jersey for the Rider 5-Way Invitational in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, finishing third out of five teams in both the men's and women's competition.
In the women's competition, the Rams scored 113 points, led by two event winners.
Mary Kathryn Underwood won the 400-meter dash in 1:00.16, while
Dillyn Green took the top spot in the 200-meter dash in 25.75 seconds. Green was also a part of the 4x100 relay with
Ileana Chlorou,
Nicole Lytle, and
Tanicha Saintigene that took third in 49.26 seconds.
In addition to these top performances,
Taylor Mascetta was third in the 1,500-meter run in 4:53.16 with Lytle being seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.87 seconds. The 800-meter run saw
Abigail Llach take seventh overall in 2:31.75 with
Sophia Crucs finishing ninth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:10.35.
The final track events were the 3,000-meer run and the 4x400 relay, while
Clodagh McGroary was eighth in the 3,000 meters in 11:37.13, while the team of
Ruby Avila,
Michele Daye, Crucs, and
Alexandra Williams were fifth in the 4x400 relay in 4:12.87.
In the field events,
Kathryn Kelly led the way, taking second in the long jump with a distance of 19' 11 ½", while
Jana Rokitta tied for second in the high jump, clearing 5' 5".
Alexandra Manetovic was third in the triple jump at 37' 1" with Saintigene finishing seventh in the shot put (37' 4") and javelin throw (84' 6"). Rounding out the field events,
Amanda Gurth was fourth in the discus throw (108' 2"), while
Casey Metzler was fifth in the hammer throw (135' 9").
On the men's side, the Rams had three events wins, beginning with
Matthew Nurse in the 400-meter dash in 48.79 seconds. He also was a part of the 4x100 relay with
Liam Volz,
Isaiah James, and
Christian Weddington that finished third in 43.25 seconds. Weddington would add another third-place finish in the 200-meter dash, posting a time of 22.77 seconds.
Ben Borchers was the next event winner in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.83, just ahead of teammate
Darren Croke in third at 1:59.87.
Zalen Nelson just missed an event win in the 1,500-meter run as he clocked in at 3:58.33, good for second. Nelson, Croke, Borchers, and
Yariv Simhony would also team up in the 4x400 relay, placing second in 3:25.45.
The Rams then had a pair of fourth place finishes in the sprints and sprint hurdles.
George Pomer was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (17.57), while Volz was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 11.36 seconds. The final track event saw
Ryan Fahey as the top Ram in the 3,000 meters, taking fourth in 9:06.83.
In the field events,
Michael Croke won the pole vault event, clearing 14' 5 ¼", while Pomer was seventh in the javelin throw (127' 10") and tied for seventh in the high jump (6' ½").
Fordham will next be in action at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Virginia, from March 31
st to April 1
st.
