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The Raiders set several personal bests and had several strong performances at the first meet. Senior Mike Saunders won the 800 meter run in a time of 1:56.35, while teammate Ian Hill took second place honors in 1:58.56.
Senior Louis DiNuzzo was second in the 1500 meter run with a personal best performance of 4:01.35. Hill came in fourth in 4:03.42 and was followed closely by John Gillespie with a personal best time of 4:05.28. Saunders time of 4:06.70 was good enough for sixth place in the event. Mike Hanlon and Luke Merkel also posted personal bests with times of 4:06.79 and 4:09.76 respectively.
Nate Rosenthal took second in the steeplechase with a personal record of 9:58.37. Sean Curran and Andrew Isabel had strong showings in the 5000 meters. Curran finished third in 15:45.90 and Isabel finished in a career best time of 15:48.40.
Alden Ellis finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 20’04.25” and fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.02 meters. Andrew Bloom took top honors in the javelin throw with a toss of 55.27 meters. Ethan Dodge came in fourth in the same event with a mark of 42.11 meters.
Alex Fuller-Young came in fourth in the 400 meters in 58.72 seconds and vlog’s 4×400 meter relay took home the bronze in 3:25.77. Don Boyajian finished sixth in the 400 meter dash in 51.68 seconds and Dan Ellis set a personal best mark in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.32 seconds.
At the Florida State Relays, Saunders won the garnet division of the 800 meter run in 1:53.13. Ian Hill and Kyle Barrett each had personal record performances in the event with times of 1:54.74 and 1:55.66 respectively.
DiNuzzo posted an IC4A qualifying time of 9:14.70 en route to a third place finish in the gold division of the 3000 meter steeplechase. Bloom threw 57.07 meters in the javelin for a personal-high that placed him second on the vlog record board.
Rosenthal came in eighth in the garnet division 1500 meter run with a personal best time of 4:02.45. Mike Hanlon set a new first-year record and posted the sixth best mark on the vlog record board with a time of 15:05.00 in the 5000 meter run.
The Raiders are back in action on March 27 as they head to