UMass results, men

Many folks view the 25-lap 10,000-meter run as being about as exciting as watching paint dry. But on Saturday morning at UMass, it was a thrill a minute for freshmen Isaiah Miller and Nick Hughes.

Running in their first 10km on the track, the two teammates and good buddies worked together through much of the race, exchanging the lead in their little two-man pack. With two laps to go, it was determined that they had a shot at a USATF Junior qualifier with a strong finishing kick. Wow! It was close!!

Isaiah dipped under the 32:45.00 standard with his 32:44.15. Nick ran an excruciating 32:45.14, just missing by .14. Both ran great races; I was proud of the effort they displayed. Not to be overlooked, freshman Doug Ainscow ran a monster PR in front of the home crowd (he had plenty of family there) with his 34:04.85. Nicely done!

We had an army in the 5km: Tommy Lipari debuted in fine form, getting second in 15:16.96. Zak Smetana ran a strong third (15:23.08). The early pace was very fast on the unseasonably warm afternoon. Other PRs: freshmen Mike Clausen and Nick Salek, junior Ryan Brown.

Junior sprinter Mike McCloskey had a strong day, placing third in the 100-meter dash in 11.34 seconds, a personal-best time. He also was a member of the third-place 400-meter relay team, which notched a season-best time of 44.32 seconds.

Sophomore Mike Clifford ran a personal-best time of 58.22 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles, good for ninth place. It was an awesome race to watch as Cliff navigated the hurdles in near flawless fashion.

Freshman Ben Windisch was seventh in the 1,500-meter run in a personal-best time of 4:02.46. He came back later and ran a solid 4x400 leg.

In all, a good day of running on a great weather day. No complaints at all. The sun shone on the entire program from start to finish at UMass.

Men’s results
100-meter dash
3. Mike McCloskey 11.34
5. Jesse Aprile 11.66

200-meter dash
10. Mike McCloskey 23.71

400-meter dash
17. Chris Coscio 52.73
20. Josh Lopez 53.70

800-meter run
7. Matt Panebianco 1:57.59
8. Chris Vanzetta 1:57.64

1,500-meter run
7. Ben Windisch 4:02.46
18. Andrew James 4:09.25

5,000-meter run
2. Tommy Lipari 15:16.96
3. Zak Smetana 15:23.08
4. Tim Keegan 15:25.97
8. Mike Keegan 15:34.24
10. Nick Webster 15:40.62
11. Mike Clausen 15:48.23
13. Nick Salek 15:52.92
15. Ryan Brown 15:53.46
16. Kevin O’Sullivan 15:56.50
17. Mike Nicoletti 16:00.44
20. Will Schanz 16:11.56

10,000-meter run
3. Isaiah Miller 32:44.15 *USATF Junior Qualifier
4. Nick Hughes 32:45.14
9. Doug Ainscow 34:04.85
11. Billy Hild 34:38.02

110-meter high hurdles
14. Taylor Bombard 17.74

400-meter intermediate hurdles
9. Mike Clifford 58.22

400-meter relay
3. Marist (Jesse Aprile, Mike Clifford, Mike McCloskey, Connor Dodge) 44.32

1,600-meter relay
6. Marist A (Chris Coscio, Matt Panebianco, Josh Lopez, Connor Dodge) 3:29.07
8. Marist B (Mike Clifford, Andrew James, Ben Windisch, Phil Krupka) 3:31.66

Javelin throw
7. Pasquale Magneri 38.91 meters (127 feet, 8 inches)

Hammer throw
15. Sean Ellman 31.63 meters (103 feet, 9 inches)

Long jump
11. Jesse Aprile 5.93 meters (19 feet, 5.5 inches)

Triple jump
5. Jesse Aprile 12.22 meters (40 feet, 1.25 inches)