BU Valentine men's results

It was another solid night on the Magic Carpet up at Boston University.

The biggest highlight of the meet, by far, was freshman distance runner Ken Walshak. He ran a 20-second personal-best time in the 5,000-meter run, finishing 20th in 14:42.74. That time qualified him for the IC4A Championships in the event.

It also represented the fastest freshman time in school history in the event, edging out David Raucci’s 2006 mark of 14:42.92. Walshak becomes the 17th runner in school history to break the 15:00 barrier for 5,000 meters, and he vaulted to seventh on the all-time list with this remarkable race. When you see his splits, which I will post later in the weekend or Monday, you will see that his early pace was aggressive. But he hung tough and made it through. NICELY DONE!

Other highlights: The meet featured multiple season- and personal-best performances. Among the notable ones:

--Freshman Sean Ellman in the weight throw. Great stuff!
--Sophomore Joel Moss and junior Brian Townsend in the 3,000-meter run. Both broke 9:00 for the first time, with Joel crushing the barrier in 8:46.48, a personal-best time by 24 seconds.
--Sprinters Jesse Aprile (200 dash) and Phil Krupka (500 dash), with strong PRs.

It is late, so splits for men and women will have to wait. Here you go ...

Valentine Invitational
Boston University
Saturday, February 12, 2011

60-meter dash
60. Mike McCloskey 7.43
65. Darren Bushey 7.46

200-meter dash
73. Jesse Aprile 23.20 (personal best, season best)
104. Mike McCloskey 23.50
107. Mike Clifford 23.52 (season best)
136. Darren Bushey 24.00 (season best)
144. Connor Dodge 24.10 (season best)
158. Taylor Bombard 24.62

400-meter dash
112. John Kristie 52.33 (season best)
115. Chris Vanzetta 52.40 (season best)
131. Chris Coscio 53.01 (season best)
133. Mike Clifford 53.18 (season best)

500-meter dash
33. Phil Krupka 1:07:06 (personal best, season best)

800-meter run
105. Andrew James 1:59.46 (season best)

1,000-meter run
49. Kyle Havard 2:35.27

Mile run
76. Billy Posch 4:20.75 (personal best, season best)
125. Ben Windisch 4:31.24
140. Nick Salek 4:34.45

3,000-meter run
85. Joel Moss 8:46.48 (personal best, season best)
97. Brian Townsend 8:55.97 (personal best, season best)

5,000-meter run
20. Ken Walshak 14:42.74 *ICAAAA qualifier; fastest freshman time in school history; personal best; season best
24. Conor Shelley 14:54.25 (season best, indoor personal best)
33. Tim Keegan 15:03.96
48. Pat Duggan 15:24.85 (personal best, season best)
50. Zak Smetana 15:27.40 (season best, indoor personal best)
52. Ryan Scrudato 15:28.80

60-meter hurdles
44. Taylor Bombard 9.69

1,600-meter relay
30. Marist A (Chris Coscio, Phil Krupka, John Kristie, Connor Dodge) 3:30.04 (season best)
37. Marist B (Kyle Havard, Nick Salek, Ben Windisch, Billy Posch) 3:36.27

Weight throw
23. Sean Ellman 11.31 meters (37 feet, 1.25 inches) (season best, personal best)

Long jump
22. Jesse Aprile 5.95 meters