Track Gears Up for Pair of Weekend Meets

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

4/6/2018 10:29:00 AM | Track and Field

The Syracuse track and field team head to Princeton and Miami this weekend to compete at the Sam Howell Invitational on Friday and the Hurricane Alumni Invitational on Saturday. The Orange are coming off a strong trio of meets this past weekend at the Stanford Invitational, Raleigh Relays and Florida Relays.

Last Week

Paige Stoner finished sixth in the 10k at the Stanford Invitational against a loaded field of some of the nation's best, finishing in 32:34.38. Her time is one of the five-fastest in the nation thus far,
Shannon Malone took 12th with a time of 33:55.68 in the 10k
Philo Germano led the men's 5k with a second place finish in 13:50.48, Aiden Tooker placed fourth (13:52.92) and Colin Bennie took seventh (28.37.04)
At the Raleigh Relays, Simon Smith placed 17th in the 1500-meters with a time of 3:48.34.
At the Florida Relays, Matt Moore took eighth in the 110-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 14.00.
Danielle Delgado finished ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.39.

Previewing Sam Howell

Ryley Higgins and Emma Wilson will kick the day off at 4:30 in the open 1500-meters. Later in the evening, Rachel Bonner, Madeleine Davison, Olivia Elston, Kelsey Potts and Sydney Leiher will race in a second section of the event.
The men will be represented by Nathan Henderson, Andy Paladino and Simon Smith in the seeded 1500.
Laura Dickenson will compete in the 3000-meter steeplechase for the women, while Declan Kottmeier, will race for the men.
Matt Cavallaro will compete in the 5k.
Randall Johnson is set to compete in the long jump and high jump.

Last Time Out: Sam Howell Invitational

Sydney Leiher finished second by 0.04 seconds to Columbia's Nell Crosby in the 3000m steeplechase
Paul Lovell [1:52.36] had a first place finish in the 800m event, and was followed closely by teammate Adam Palamar, who finished second with a time of 1:52.92.
Kevin James [14:46.37] and Griff Molino [14:49.28] both cracked top ten in the men's 5K event, with James finishing third and Molino finishing seventh.
Nick Ryan placed 31st overall in the men's 1500m event, with a time of 4:11.44.

Last Time Out: Miami

Syracuse women's track team finished second just behind Miami in the 4x100m relay with a time of 45.39; runners included Justice Richardson, Kadejhia Sellers, Victoria Parker, and Dasia Pressley.
Pressley [11.94] finished ninth in the women's 100m relay, followed by teammates Parker and Richardson, who finished 18th and 20th respectively.
Danielle Delgado finished fifth in the 100m hurdles, with a time of 13.61 seconds.
Randall Johnson hit a mark of 6.56 meters in the long jump.
The 200 meter dash ended with a 9th place finish for Sellers [24.26], a 10th place finish for Pressley [24.27], and a 21st place finish for Parker [24.71]