BU/Terrier

Fellas,

Here's what I just wrote for the Web site. Hopefully it will be posted some time on Sunday (I have no control over that) ...

I'll get the splits from the meet up here either Sunday night or at some point on Monday. Please be patient, I'll do the best I can.

Good job today. We're heading in the right direction.

WEB RELEASE FOR GOREDFOXES.COM

BOSTON -- Sophomore Girma Segni (Bronx, NY) qualified for the IC4A Championships in the 5,000-meter run to lead the Marist College men's track team at the Terrier Invitational, held Saturday at Boston University.

Segni placed 10th in 14:46.38, exceeding the IC4A standard of 14:47.40 by a little more than one second. Segni closed with a 32-second final lap, after falling off qualifying pace in the preceding laps, to ensure his trip back to BU for the IC4As in early March.

Also in the meet-ending 5,000-meter event, four Running Red Foxes earned personal-best times. Sophomore Conor Shelley (Rockville Centre, NY), running in his first-ever indoor 5,000, placed 16th in 15:00.00. This bettered his outdoor personal-best by a little more than 10 seconds. Senior captain Mike Rolek (Maplewood, NJ) lowered his best in the event by about seven seconds with a 28th-place time of 15:11.79. Freshman Tim Keegan (Huntington Station, NY) improved seven seconds over his previous best with a 33rd-place time of 15:27.58. Junior captain John Keenan (Centereach, NY) lowered his best time by 12 seconds, finishing right behind his old St. Anthony's High School teammate (Keegan) in 15:28.78.

In other events:

-- Freshman John Carabetta (Park Ridge, NJ) got a personal-best time in the 400-meter dash, placing 47th in 50.89.
-- Sophomore Matt Janczyk (Bristol, CT) ran a personal-best time in the 1,000-meter run, placing 26th in 2:35.20.
-- In the mile run, junior David Raucci (Clermont, NY) ran a season-best time of 4:18.81, placing 31st.

The men's track team returns to action Friday at the Metropolitan Championships, to be held at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City.

BU/Terrier results

55-meter dash: 25. Everett Butler 6.73, 63. Miquel Requena 7.30, 77. Michael Cocca 8.24
55-meter hurdles: 26. Mike Barszcz 8.81
400-meter dash: 47. John Carabetta 50.89, 87. Matt Maynes 54.00, 88. Mike Barszcz 54.03
800-meter run: 42. Bryan Dixon 2:01.63, 58. Greg Dubois 2:03.32
1,000-meter run: 26. Matt Janczyk 2:35.20, 34. Teddy Marak 2:39.21
Mile run: 31. David Raucci 4:18.81, 74. Joe Tarantello 4:36.62
3,000-meter run: Zak Smetana 9:18.28
5,000-meter run: 10. Girma Segni 14:46.38 (IC4A qualifier); 16. Conor Shelley 15:00.00, 28. Mike Rolek 15:11.79, 33. Tim Keegan 15:27.58, 34. John Keenan 15:28.78
1,600-meter relay: 22. Marist 3:33.30 (John Carabetta, John Kristie, Matt Maynes, Mike Barszcz)
Distance medley relay: 9. Marist 10:50.24 (Teddy Marak, John Kristie, Matt Maynes, Tom Dixon)
Pole vault: 11. Max Carow 3.95 meters (12-11.5)