ECAC/IC4A: Schedule and entries

 Happy Leap Day.

IC4A/ECAC Championships

Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, 2024

Boston University

Saturday’s schedule/Marist entries

10a, ECAC high jump: Grace O’Neill

11:15a, IC4A 60-meter dash trials: Amari Mathis

11:25a, ECAC mile trials: Parker O’Brien

11:45a, IC4A mile trials: Christopher Paxis

12:35p, IC4A 60-meter dash semis: TBA

1p, IC4A 400-meter trials: Easton Eberwein

2p, IC4A pole vault: Noah Brown

2:20p, ECAC 1,000-meter run: Sierra Fisher

2:35p, IC4A 1,000-meter run: Raffi Buchakjian

3:05p, IC4A 200-meter trials: Amari Mathis

4p, IC4A 5,000-meter run: Kieran Donnelly

4:40p, IC4A 4x800 relay

Sunday schedule/Marist entries

Individual event finals TBA, based on qualification

12 noon, ECAC triple jump: Kiana Pathirana

1:15p, IC4A 3,000: Kieran Donnelly

1:35p, ECAC DMR

1:50p, IC4A DMR

2:15p, ECAC 4x800 relay

MAAC Championships: Day 2 results, men

 MAAC Indoor Championships
Armory Track and Field Center
Sunday, February 25
Men’s results
60-meter dash
5-Amari Mathis 6.91
400-meter dash
3-Easton Eberwein 50.04
Mile run
6-Christopher Paxis 4:12.28 *IC4A qualifier
3,000-meter run
17-Dennis Love 8:51.68
23-Anthony Citera 9:06.47
24-Mason Mayer 9:15.11
1,600-meter relay
5-Marist (Weston LaBrecque 52.721, Kevin Lee 51.65, Easton Eberwein 50.32, Amari Mathis 51.09) 3:25.81
3,200-meter relay
6-Marist (Matthew Ferreri 2:01.405, Raffi Buchakjian 2:00.82, Joe Logan 2:00.32, Christopher Paxis 1:58.91) 8:01.44
Triple jump
12-Kevin Lee 13.24 meters (43 feet, 5.25 inches)
Final team scores
1-Rider 190, 2-Iona 152, 3-Mount St. Mary’s 115, 4-Manhattan 79, 5-St. Peter’s 44, 6-Marist 39, 7-Siena 22, 8-Canisius 17

MAAC Championships: Day 2 results, women

 MAAC Indoor Championships
Armory Track and Field Center
Sunday, February 25
Women’s results
800-meter run
3-Kayla Hawkins 2:17.49
Mile run
5-Parker O’Brien 4:59.48
3,000-meter run
16-Samantha Kehler 10:27.13
1,600-meter relay
5-Marist (Stephania Granados 1:00.287, Cailin Horton 1:01.46, Julia Kropo 1:00.11, Julie Cristinzio 1:02.99) 4:04.84
3,200-meter relay
3-Marist (Sierra Fisher 2:22.629, Jackie Caron 2:22.09,  Grace Fletcher 2:23.94, Parker O’Brien 2:17.51) 9:26.26
Triple jump
10-Kiana Pathirana 10.86 meters (35 feet, 7.25 inches)
Final team scores
1-Rider 179.5, 2-Quinnipiac 153, 3-Mount St. Mary’s 98, 4-Manhattan 74, 5-Iona 41, 6-Siena 39, 7-Marist 28.5, 8-St. Peter’s 26, 9-Canisius 24

MAAC Championships: Sunday schedule

MAAC Indoor Championships
Armory Track and Field Center
Sunday schedule
Track Events
4:55 pm – National Anthem
5:00 pm – Men’s Mile Final – Christopher Paxis
5:10 pm – Women’s Mile Final – Parker O’Brien
5:20 pm – Men’s 60 Hurdle Final
5:25 pm – Women’s 60 Hurdle Final
5:35 pm – Men’s 60 Dash Final –Amari Mathis
5:40 pm – Women’s 60 Dash Final
5:45 pm – Men’s 400 Final – Easton Eberwein
5:55 pm – Women’s 400 Final
6:05 pm – Men’s 800 Final
6:15 pm – Women’s 800 Final – Kayla Hawkins
6:25 pm – Men’s 200 Final
6:35 pm – Women’s 200 Final
6:45 pm – Men’s 3000 Final – Dennis Love, Mason Mayer, Anthony Citera, heat 1
7:10 pm – Women’s 3000 Final – Samantha Kehler and Kyra Pellegrino, heat 1
7:35 pm – Men’s 4 x 800 – heat 1
7:50 pm – Women’s 4 x 800 – heat 1
8:05 pm – Men’s 4 x 400 – heat 1
8:15 pm – Women’s 4 x 400 – heat 2
Field Events:
6:15 pm – Men's & Women's Triple Jump – Kiana Pathirana, Kevin Lee

MAAC Championships: Day 1 results, men

MAAC Indoor Championships
Armory Track and Field Center
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Day 1, men’s results
60-meter dash
6-Amari Mathis 6.87 *qualified for final
23. Christopher Boston 7.13
200-meter dash
13. Amari Mathis 22.27
22. Christopher Boston 23.32
400-meter dash
6. Easton Eberwein 49.71 *qualified for final
800-meter run
11. Joe Logan 1:58.42
24. Tyler Perry 2:02.53
27. Jacob Anderson 2:03.53
Mile run
9-Christopher Paxis 4:17.88 *qualified for final
5,000-meter run
4. Kieran Donnelly 14:47.79
14. John Ignacz 15:31.16
15. Ryan Wisker 15:38.72
18. Jack Dovaras 16:03.10
Distance medley relay
4. Marist (Raffi Buchakjian 3:08.028, Kevin Lee 51.96, Matthew Ferreri 1:56.97, Dennis Love 4:24.01) 10:20.96
Pole vault
4-Noah Brown 4.35 meters (14 feet, 3.25 inches)
5-Simon Advento 3.90 meters (12 feet, 9.5 inches)
Team standings (after Day 1)
1-Rider 75, 2-Mount St. Mary’s 50, 3-Iona 35, 4-Manhattan 34, 5-Marist 19, 6-St. Peter’s 10, 7-Canisius 6, 8-Siena 2

MAAC Championships: Day 1 results, women

MAAC Indoor Championships
Armory Track and Field Center
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Day 1, women’s results
60-meter dash
15. Stephania Granados 8.28
200-meter dash
19. Stephania Granados 27.31
400-meter dash
12. Cailin Horton 1:01.28
15. Julia Kropo 1:01.66
22. Breelyn McNamara 1:04.68
800-meter dash
6. Kayla 2:19.61 *qualified for final
13. Jackie Caron 2:23.18
Mile run
1-Parker O’Brien 5:03.90 *qualified for final
11. Adele Alexander 5:12.91
20. Emily Litke 5:32.32
25. Christina Diorio 5:42.19
60-meter hurdles
16. Madison LaCreta 9.54
Distance medley relay
4. Marist (Sydney Driscoll-Gannon 3:51.359, Grace Fletcher 1:01.05, Raven Stanet 2:22.30, Sierra Fisher 5:05.48) 12:20.19
Field Events:
High jump
5-Grace O’Neill 1.53 meters (5 feet, 0.25 inches)
Team standings (after Day 1)
1-Rider 50.5, 2-Manhattan 44, 3-Quinnipiac 43, 4-Mount St. Mary’s 16, 5-Iona 14, 6-Siena 11, 7-Marist 8.5, 8-Canisius 8, 9-St. Peter’s 0

MAAC Championshps: Schedule

MAAC Indoor Championships
Saturday and Sunday, February 24-25, 2024
Order of events/schedule
Saturday
Track Events
4:55 pm – National Anthem
5:00 pm – Men’s Mile Trials – Christopher Paxis, heat 2
5:20 pm – Women’s Mile Trials – Christina Diorio and Parker O’Brien, heat 1; Emily Litke and Adele Alexander, heat 3
5:40 pm – Men’s 60 Hurdle Trials
5:50 pm – Women’s 60 hurdle Trials – Kate Beebe, heat 1; Madison LaCreta, heat 2
6:05 pm – Men’s 60 dash Trials – Amari Mathis, heat 1; Christopher Boston, heat 2
6:15 pm – Women’s 60 dash Trials – Stephania Granados, heat 2
6:30 pm – Men’s 400 Trials – Easton Eberwein, heat 4
6:50 pm -- Women’s 400 Trials – Breelyn McNamara, heat 2; Julia Kropo, heat 4; Cailin Horton, heat 6
7:10 pm – Men’s 800 Trials – Tyler Perry, heat 1; Joseph Logan, heat 3; Jacob Anderson, heat 4
7:25 pm – Women’s 800 Trials – Jackie Caron, heat 2; Kayla Hawkins, heat 4
7:40 pm – Men’s 200 Trials – Amari Mathis, heat 1; Christopher Boston, heat 6
8:00 pm – Women’s 200 Trials – Stephania Granados, heat 5
8:20 pm – Men’s 5000 Final – Gabriel Rodriguez, Kieran Donnelly, Ryan Wisker, John Ignacz, Jack Dovaras
8:40 pm – Women’s 5000 Final – no entries
9:05 pm – Men’s DMR – heat 1
9:20pm – Women’s DMR – heat 1
Field Events:
5:30 pm – Men's Pole Vault – Noah Brown, Simon Advento
8:45 pm – Men's & Women's High Jump – Grace O’Neill
Sunday
Track Events
4:55 pm – National Anthem
5:00 pm – Men’s Mile Final
5:10 pm – Women’s Mile Final
5:20 pm – Men’s 60 Hurdle Final
5:25 pm – Women’s 60 Hurdle Final
5:35 pm – Men’s 60 Dash Final
5:40 pm – Women’s 60 Dash Final
5:45 pm – Men’s 400 Final
5:55 pm – Women’s 400 Final
6:05 pm – Men’s 800 Final
6:15 pm – Women’s 800 Final
6:25 pm – Men’s 200 Final
6:35 pm – Women’s 200 Final
6:45 pm – Men’s 3000 Final – Dennis Love, Mason Mayer, Anthony Citera, heat 1; Kieran Donnelly and Gabriel Rodriguez, heat 2
7:10 pm – Women’s 3000 Final – Adele Alexander, Samantha Kehler and Kyra Pellegrino, heat 1
7:35 pm – Men’s 4 x 800 – heat 1
7:50 pm – Women’s 4 x 800 – heat 1
8:05 pm – Men’s 4 x 400 – heat 1
8:15 pm – Women’s 4 x 400 – heat 2
Field Events:
6:15 pm – Men's & Women's Triple Jump – Kiana Pathirana, Kevin Lee
 

Cornell invitational: Men's results

Marc Deneault Invitational
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Men’s results
800-meter run
17. Neel Viswanathan 2:02.78
30.65, 29.51, 30.58, 32.05
23. Francisco Mendonca 2:05.46
29.07, 30.91, 32.93, 32.57
Mile run
20. Dennis Love 4:30.43
34.28, 32.55, 32.89, 35.25, 34.36, 34.59, 35.33, 31.21
35. Jack Dovaras 4:42.72
35.75, 33.90, 35.18, 34.85, 36.37, 36.19, 35.81, 34.69
3,000-meter run
12. Steven Viera (unattached) 9:00.88
Kilometer splits: 3:01.55, 6:04.73 (3:03.18), 9:00.88 (2:56.15)
14. Ryan Wisker 9:05.35
Kilometer splits: 3:01.93, 6:04.74 (3:02.81), 9:05.35 (3:00.61)
5,000-meter run
6. John Ignacz 15:53.24
Kilometer splits: 3:01.78, 6:10.83 (3:09.05), 9:24.84 (3:13.01), 12:42.97 (3:18.13), 15:53.24 (3:10.27)
9. Anthony Citera 16:16.71
3:12.22, 6:28.73 (3:16.51), 9:46.92 (3:18.41), 13:04.93 (3:18.01), 16:16.71 (3:11.78)
12. Alexander Pattison 16:34.01
3:10.22, 6:25.37 (3:15.15), 9:44.97 (3:19.82), 13:11.05 (3:26.08), 16:34.01 (3:22.94)
Pole vault
6. Noah Brown 4.05 meters (13 feet, 3.5 inches)

Cornell invitational: Women's results

Marc Deneault Invitational
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Women’s results
60-meter dash
32. Alyssa DaPont 8.57
200-meter dash
29. Alyssa DaPont 28.33
37. Isabella Cipolla 29.40
38. Nina Florio 29.93
400-meter dash
10. Kayla Hawkins 1:02.97
11. Grace Fletcher 1:03.07
22. Grace LaCapra 1:06.11
800-meter run
16. Mackenzie Schubert 2:32.69
37.14, 38.47, 38.39, 38.70
Mile run
28. Christina Diorio 5:41.26
44.19, 40.97, 42.53, 42.51, 42.60, 42.71, 43.39, 42.39
29. Emily Litke 5:41.27
43.03, 40.66, 42.10, 42.43, 43.22, 43.33, 43.09, 43.45
35. Kaitlyn Hastings 5:48.18
42.64, 40.73, 42.98, 44.16, 44.56, 45.10, 45.04, 43.01
3,000-meter run
8. Samantha Kehler 10:51.30
Kilometer splits: 3:34.41, 7:16.11, 10:51.30
22. Paige McCaul 11:29.38
Kilometer splits: 3:39.65, 7:34.09, 11:29.38
25. Tori Mariano 11:47.68
Kilometer splits: 3:36.88, 7:40.61 (4:03.73), 11:47.68 (4:07.07)

Racewalkers excel at USATF indoors

Once again, our racewalkers (and, of course, Coach Chuck!) represented Marist well at (yet another) national championship meet. Marissa had a steady and strong effort, while Kyra was battling a cold all week, which hampered her. “The altitude was rough for everyone,’’ Coach Chuck wrote in a text. “The track is very banked too so not the best for racewalk.” Speaking of altitude! Chuck had an incredible hike on Thursday, reaching snow-capped peaks at more than 10,000 feet of altitude. Neat.

Here's some more details from Chuck: "They represented this team with such grace and determination on a tough track for the walk with altitude!!!! The banks are terrible for Race Walk."
 
USATF Indoor Championships
Albuquerque, NM
Friday, February 16, 2024
3,000-meter racewalk
7. Marissa Sciotto 14:57.67
55.28, 1:53.42 (58.15), 2:50.13 (56.72), 3:47.41 (57.28), 4:44.99 (57.59)
5:43.75 (58.76), 6:44.35 (1:00.61), 7:45.84 (1:01.49), 8:47.77 (1:01.94), 9:48.55 (1:00.78)
10:49.55 (1:01.01), 11:51.33 (1:01.78), 12:54.91 (1:03.58), 13:59.10 (1:04.20), 14:57.67 (58.57)
Kilometer splits: 4:44.99, 5:03.56, 5:09.78
8. Kyra Pellegrino 16:40.47
55.28, 1:53.15 (57.90), 2:52.24 (59.10), 3:53.49 (1:01.25), 4:56.11 (1:02.63)
6:02.34 (1:06.23), 7:12.73 (1:10.40), 8:22.57 (1:09.84), 9:32.72 (1:10.15), 10:44.74 (1:12.03)
11:56.01 (1:11.27), 13:08.72 (1:12.72), 14:20.77 (1:12.05), 15:31.53 (1:10.76), 16:40.47 (1:08.94)
Kilometer splits: 4:56.11, 5:48.57, 5:55.73

Saturday's meet at Cornell

We will bring a small squad up to Cornell on Saturday. NOTE SCHEDULE UPDATES!

Marc Deneault Invitational
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Order of events/time schedule
11a: Men’s pole vault: Noah Brown
10a: Women’s 5,000
10:30a: Men’s 5,000: John Ignacz, Anthony Citera, Alexander Pattison
11:15a: Men’s 60 hurdle trials
11:25a: Women’s 60 hurdle trials
11:40a: Men’s 60 dash trials
12 noon: Women’s 60 dash trials: Alyssa Dapont
12:30p: Men’s mile: Dennis Love, Jack Dovaras
12:50p: Women’s mile: Emily Litke, Christina Diorio, Kaitlyn Hastings
1:20p: Women’s 60 hurdle final
1:25p: Men’s 60 hurdle final
1:30p: Men’s 60 dash final
1:35p: Women’s 60 dash final
1:40p: Men’s 400 dash
1:55p: Women’s 400 dash: Kayla Hawkins, Grace Fletcher, Grace LaCapra
2:15p: Men’s 600 dash
2:25p: Women’s 600 dash
2:30p: Men’s 800 run: Dennis Love, Neel Viswanthan, Francisco Mendonca
2:50p: Women’s 800 run: Mackenzie Schubert
3:10p: Men’s 200 dash: Alyssa Dapont, Nina Florio, Isabella Cipolla
3:35p: Women’s 200 dash
4p: Men’s 3,000 run: John Ignacz, Ryan Wisker, Steven Viera (unattached)
4:40p: Women’s 3,000 run: Samantha Kehler, Paige McCaul, Tori Mariano
5:10p: Men’s 4x400 relay
5:30p: Women’s 4x400 relay
5:45p: Awards ceremony

Racewalkers at nationals!

Freshman Kyra Pellegrino and sophomore Marissa Sciotto are competing in the USATF Indoor Championships on Friday at the Albuquerque (NM) Convention Center. The 3,000-meter race is set to go off at 4:22p local time. We wish the ladies well (out there)!

Racewalkers at Millrose

Two of our racewalkers competed Sunday at the prestigious Millrose Games at the Armory, in the 1-mile racewalk. Sophomore Marissa Sciotto placed sixth in 7:37.26 and freshman Kyra Pellegrino was seventh in 7:39.02. Both ladies will be representing Marist at the USATF Indoor Championships out in Albuquerque on Friday afternoon. 

BU Valentine: Men's results

Not quite magical on the Magic Carpet today, but still some strong performances. Personal-best times from Gabe in 3km, Raffi in 1km, Ferreri in 800m, Lee in 400m and a strong double from Easton in the 400/4x400 relay. Next week = meet at Cornell, then MAACs, then IC4As. The road never ends ... 

David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Boston University
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Men’s results and splits
60-meter dash
9-Amari Mathis 7.05
25-Christopher Boston 7.16
200-meter dash
89. Amari Mathis 22.60
400-meter dash
72. Easton Eberwein 49.48
23.14, 26.35
139. Kevin Lee 51.31
24.97, 26.35
182. Neel Viswanathan 52.61
25.09, 27.52
187. Christopher Lynch 53.00
25.07, 27.93
198. Marcel Stewart 53.38
25.59, 27.80
800-meter run
216-Matthew Ferreri 1:57.52
28.68, 29.46, 29.58, 29.82
243. Tyler Perry 1:59.32
27.97, 29.46, 30.58, 31.33
247. Jacob Anderson 1:59.53
29.10, 29.74, 30.33, 30.38
1,000-meter run
42. Raffi Buchakjian 2:31.23
29.99, 30.40, 30.80, 30.19, 29.87
Mile run
248. Christopher Paxis 4:14.75
31.00, 31.89, 30.94, 31.38 (2:05.20), 31.83, 31.83, 32.72, 33.32, 31.70
3,000-meter run (unseeded)
28. Gabriel Rodriguez 8:24.79
Kilometer splits: 2:47.49, 2:48.76, 2:49.54
54. Kieran Donnelly 8:30.55
Kilometer splits: 2:49.79, 2:52.02, 2:48.75
1,600-meter relay
37. Marist (Weston LaBrecque 52.11, Kevin Lee 52.28, Easton Eberwein 49.22, Joe Logan 52.25) 3:25.73

BU Valentine: Women's results

Solid day for the ladies, highlighted by a (really) exciting 4x400 relay that is fast approaching the sub-4:00/school-record barrier. Two weeks till MAACs! 

David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Boston University
Friday, February 9, 2024
Women’s results and splits
200-meter dash
144. Julia Kropo 26.73
148. Breelyn McNamara 26.78
192. Cailin Horton 27.56
197. Julie Cristinzio 27.64
210. Madison LaCreta 28.30
213. Kate Beebe 28.53
218. Grace LaCapra 28.98
400-meter dash
171. Stephania Granados 1:01.87
29.48, 32.39
800-meter run
178. Parker O’Brien 2:17.93
32.53, 33.85, 35.57, 36.00
211. Kayla Hawkins 2:20.02
33.35, 35.00, 35.79, 35.89
256. Grace Fletcher 2:24.52
33.82, 36.26, 36.12, 38.32
258. Jackie Caron 2:24.81
33.46, 36.01, 37.61, 37.74
273. Raven Stanet 2:26.74
33.57, 36.46, 37.58, 39.15
286. Sydney Driscoll-Gannon 2:28.71
34.44, 38.87, 37.87, 37.54
291. Mackenzie Schubert 2:29.72
35.57, 37.22, 38.57, 38.37
301. Grace LaCapra 2:34.15
35.94, 38.53, 39.96, 39.73
1,000-meter run
36. Sierra Fisher 3:00.50
34.42, 35.67, 36.34, 37.14, 36.96
Mile run
208. Parker O’Brien 5:06.64
38.17, 38.22, 38.03, 38.07 (2:32.48), 37.46, 39.05, 38.74, 38.93
213. Adele Alexander 5:07.06
36.70, 37.55, 38.67, 39.18 (2:32.09), 39.14, 39.38, 39.34, 37.13
3,000-meter run, unseeded
83. Kyra Pellegrino 10:26.55
Kilometer splits: 3:20.56, 6:51.85 (3:31.29), 10:26.55 (3:34.70)
60-meter hurdles
12. Madison LaCreta 9.74
18. Kate Beebe 9.90
1,600-meter relay
28. Marist (Stephania Granados 1:01.72, Cailin Horton 1:00.56, Julia Kropo 59.83, Breelyn McNamara 59.70) 4:01.78
High jump
13-Grace O’Neill 1.50m
Triple jump
14-Kiana Pathirana 10.93m (35 feet, 10.5 inches)

BU Valentine: Friday schedule/entries

Back to BU once again, this time for the Valentine Invitational ... which is HUGE in terms of numbers and quality. Below is the time schedule + our entries. Men will follow on Saturday. Neat. 

David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Boston University
Friday, February 9, 2024
Time schedule and Marist entries
Doors open at 8a
9a: Women’s 5,000 unseeded (slow to fast)
9:40a: Women’s 3,000 unseeded (slow to fast): 176-295
280. Kyra Pellegrino 10:13
10:38a: Women’s 60-hurdle open final: 61 entries
51. Madison LaCreta 9.67
54. Kate Beebe 9.73
10:45a: Women’s 60-hurdle invite finals
10:50a: Women’s 60 dash open final
11a: Women’s 60 dash invite trials
11:05a: Women’s 800: 352 entries
192. Parker O’Brien 2:15.2
246. Kayla Hawkins 2:18
295. Raven Stanet 2:21.75
307. Jackie Caron 2:23.74
324. Grace Fletcher 2:25.40
334. Sydney Driscoll-Gannon 2:26.79
346. Mackenzie Schubert 2:30.39
349. Grace LaCapra 2:31.53
350. Caroline Bell 2:31.81
12:40p: Women’s 400: 243 entries
196. Stephania Granados 1:02.07
204. Grace Fletcher 1:02.60
214. Grace LaCapra 1:03.38
2p: Women’s 60-hurdle invite finals
2:03p: Women’s 60 dash invite finals
2:05p: Women’s 200 dash: 257 entries
187: Julia Kropo 26.79
202: Cailin Horton 27.10
204: Breelyn McNamara 27.14
217: Julie Cristinzio 27.47
237: Kate Beebe 27.93
242: Grace LaCapra 28.30
246: Madison LaCreta 28.80
3p: Women’s 1,000: 55 entries
38. Sierra Fisher 2:58
3:20p: Women’s 4x400 relay: 52 entries
49. Marist A 4:05.5
4:10p: Men’s DMR
4:25p: Intermission (20 minutes)
4:45p: Women’s mile: 358 entries
213. Parker O’Brien 4:58.50
279. Adele Alexander 5:06
6:45p: Women’s 3,000
8:25p: Women’s 5,000
10p: Estimated completion of Day 1
Field events
3p: High jump: 19 entries
12. Grace O’Neill 1.62m
Triple jump (follows long jump): 24 entries
21. Kiana Pathirana 11.08m

Spencer's Olympic trials: Details + splits

Spencer’s pre-race gameplan was to stay in control in the first half of the race, going through the half-marathon split in around 1:09, and then aim to run the second half stronger and faster. He felt he was in PR shape and that’s always the goal, but he was cognizant that weather conditions probably wouldn’t be favorable for a personal-best time for most if not all the competitors. As a result, his secondary goal was sub-2:20, a threshold he only cracked once – at his trials qualifying marathon (CIM) back in 2022.
 
His early race pace was fast! He looked good and felt good, and the weather conditions were still favorable enough for this fast pace. It was sunny (duh, Florida) but not that warm yet – mid-60s, still not favorable for a marathon but not terrible either, with a relatively low dewpoint in the mid-40s. Spencer got to the half marathon in 1:08:11, and we who were tracking him on our phones immediately noticed his pace slowing (5:23 split in mile 13 was an “oh dang” moment).
 
But Spencer knew what he was doing out there. He told us after the race that he deliberately backed off, knowing it would get warmer (gosh, it did, as temperatures went in the lower 70s … again, standard issue Orlando weather in February) and knowing he wanted to attack the later miles. And attack he did!
 
Spencer had a really good stretch of fast running from miles 16-19, with a sizzling 5:04 in mile 17 – his fastest mile of the race! By that point, the majority of the field was fading in the heat – in some cases, from our vantage point, staggeringly so. While Spencer had a predictable slowdown over the final 10km, he reported that he was passing runners in droves and that gave him confidence. He even had a strong finishing kick!
 
In case you haven’t figured it out by now? Overall, this was a great race for Spencer. He’s probably in the best shape of his life and he’s looking to cash in these chips with some fast outdoor track racing during the spring season in California, before returning to the marathon in the fall, where he plans to run in the NYC Marathon (that will be neat!).
 
Spencer had had a fantastic post-collegiate running career. At age 28, we believe he has many more fast miles remaining in him, and we are excited to see what more he can accomplish. For now, we can all celebrate a fantastic Olympic Trials marathon experience. Neat.

United States Olympic Trials Marathon
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Orlando, Florida
42-Spencer Johnson 2:18:15
 
Spencer’s splits
Mile 1: 5:10
Mile 2: 5:18
Mile 3: 5:12
Mile 4: 5:18
Mile 5: 5:14
Mike 6: 5:11
Mile 7: 5:13
Mile 8: 5:18
Mile 9: 5:06
Mile 10: 5:15
Mile 11: 5:16
Mile 12: 5:18
Mile 13: 5:23
Half split: 1:08:11
Mile 14: 5:19
Mile 15: 5:16
Mile 16: 5:14
Mile 17: 5:04
Mile 18: 5:16
Mile 19: 5:14
Mile 20: 5:23
Mile 21: 5:27
Mile 22: 5:35
Mile 23: 5:31
Mile 24: 5:37
Mile 25: 5:17
Mile 26: 5:23
Final: 2:18:15
Second 13.1: 1:10:04 

Spencer's Olympic trials: A great race, a great day

Below is my Substack post about the race. Shameless plug = please consider subscribing to this at petecolaizzo.substack.com. Thank you. 

Spencer’s story
A day at the Olympic Trials marathon
The results say that Spencer Bossi-Johnson, 28, from San Diego, placed 42^nd in 2:18:15 (5:17 per mile) at the United States Olympic Team Trials marathon on a sunny Saturday morning in Orlando. It was his second-fastest marathon time and his only other sub-2:20 performance after his trials qualifying time of 2:17:15 at California International Marathon in 2022.
 
Those are the numbers.
 
The story is so much better than an already amazing race.
 
We love Spencer.
 
Anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes with Spencer loves Spencer.
 
And that love was so very evident on Saturday in Orlando. Between family, former Marist College teammates and friends, “Team Spencer” was a cheering force. We were located at a strategic spot, selected carefully by Spencer’s wife Lauren, about 400 meters from the finish line.
 
We were able to see Spencer four times at that spot. Each and every time, he acknowledged us like WE were the stars of the show. When, of course, it was our “little running engine that could” who was our star – today and always.
 
The truth of the matter is, it didn’t matter how well Spencer would have done. We all would have loved him just the same, and he knows that. That was the coolest thing about being at the Olympic Marathon trials.
 
The fact that Spencer crushed it, the fact that he followed his race plan to perfection, the fact that he moved up steadily through the field and finished ahead of so many runners with faster times entering the race … that’s all gravy. Spencer has touched us all with his gentle demeanor, his kindness, his loyalty to everyone in his life.
 
When he went past us for the first time, around the 2-mile mark, several of us in Team Spencer – his mom, his mother-in-law, his high school coach, his college coach -- succumbed to tears. Tears of joy. Tears of awe. We shared hugs of amazement. Our little guy, the ultimate underdog story, made it to the big stage. And he was savoring every minute of it.
 
And so were we.  

Spencer's Olympic Trials: Photo dump

 What a day. What a great day we had at the Olympic Trials marathon in Orlando on Saturday! Here are a whole bunch of photos. More details in the next post ...

Metro Championships: Men's results

 A solidly decent day for the men, especially distance runners -- all 6 runners in the 3km/5km raced to personal-best times! Also, a return to action for Pax, Boston and a welcome to new sprinters Kevin Lee and Christopher Lynch. Neat.

Metropolitan Championships
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Friday, February 2, 2024
Men’s results
60-meter dash
Prelims: 6-Christopher Boston 7.05
Finals: 7-Christopher Boston 7.23
200-meter dash
23-Christopher Boston 22.98
42-Christopher Lynch 24.03
400-meter dash
17-Kevin Lee 51.93
27-Christopher Lynch 53.92
800-meter run
3-Christopher Paxis 1:55.74
28.71, 28.72, 29.06, 29.26
1,000-meter run
8-Tyler Perry 2:36.36
3,000-meter run
5-Dennis Love 8:55.02
Kilometer splits: 2:59.44, 5:58.15, 8:55.02
7-Mason Mayer 8:57.61
Kilometer splits: 2:59.84, 5:59.91, 8:57.61
11-Alexander Pattison 9:07.46
Kilometer splits: 3:00.80, 6:03.03, 9:07.46
5,000-meter run
5-Jeremy Mbogo 15:13.01
Kilometer splits: 3:03.05, 6:03.42, 9:03.47, 12:06.65, 15:13.01
8-Ryan Wisker 15:40.64
Kilometer splits: 3:06.15, 6:11.78, 9:17.89, 12:30.84, 15:40.64
10-Jack Dovaras 15:43.12
Kilometer splits: 3:06.13, 6:11.48, 9:17.58, 12:31.34, 15:43.12

Triple jump

5-Kevin Lee 13.13 meters (43 feet, 1 inch)
Team results
10^th of 14 with 19 points

Metro Championships: Women's results

Big win for Adele Alexander in the 3,000-meter run, strong PRs/days for Sierra Fisher (1,000), Julia Kropo (400), Cailin Horton (400/200), Alyssa Dapont (60/200). Overall good day for the ladies!

Metropolitan Championships
Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
Friday, February 2, 2024
Women’s results
60-meter dash
26-Alyssa Dapont 8.49
200-meter dash
21-Cailin Horton 27.40
26-Alyssa Dapont 27.83
37-Madison LaCreta 28.79
41-Grace LaCapra 29.06
400-meter dash
16-Julia Kropo 1:01.09
19-Cailin Horton 1:01.38
28-Grace LaCapra 1:04.46
800-meter run
15-Raven Stanet 2:23.75
Mile run
4-Parker O’Brien 5:03.94
5-Sierra Fisher 5:11.37
20-Emily Litke 5:35.82
3,000-meter run
1-Adele Alexander 10:14.04
Kilometer splits: 3:23.80, 6:51.50 (3:28.70), 10:14.04 (3:22.50)
11-Samantha Kehler 11:10.33
3:32.37, 7:10.91 (3:38.54), 11:10.33 (3:59.41)
13-Paige McCaul 11:18.23
3:36.06, 7:24.71, 11:18.23
60-meter hurdles
16-Madison LaCreta 9.98
Team scores
10^th place of 14 teams with 19 points