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Men's Track and Field

Ephs Begin Their Season at BU Opener and New Balance Invitational

Boston, MA - The Men's Track and Field team opened their indoor season at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Colville Season Opener and the New Balance Early Bird Invitational on Saturday, December 7th, 2024. This time is especially difficult for the Ephs as finals are on the horizon, but today they showed they could compete well despite the stressors.

At the BU Opener, our sprinters kicked off the meet strong and had impressive performances. In the 400m, Oscar Newman '25 and Jackson Davis '25 placed 3rd and 4th with times of 48.67s and 48.80s. Colin Stone '27 and Nathan Corrielus '27 finished with times of 51.69s and 52.77s, respectively. Moving over to the 60m hurdles, Alfonso Pimentel '28 placed 5th with a great finish of 8.97s for his first college race. In the 200m, Yanni Kakouris '27 placed 5th  and obtained a new college PR with a time of 22.58s.

In the 300m, Davis '25 finished 7th with a time of 34.35s. Jacob Cohen '24.5, in his last ever collegiate meet, raced well and finished with a respectable time of 36.98s. In the shot put, Jordan Davis '28 and Osegie Osayimwen '27 placed 9th and 12th, with throws of 11.12m (36' 5.75") and 8.96 (29' 4.75"). Over in the weight throw, the stellar trio of Ephs, Michael Fay '27, Davis '28, and Osayimwen, all achieved college PRs with throws of 13.35m (43' 9.75"), 12.20m (40' 0.5"), and 11.70m (38' 4.75"), placing them 4th, 7th, and 9th, respectively. The lone Eph to compete in the 5000m at BU was Chuckie Namiot '25, finishing with a time of 14:29.42.

Now moving over to the New Balance invitational, the meet kicked off with Oak Sullivan '28 running 9.41s in the 60m hurdles. In the 60m, Devesh Khamitkar '28 ran a time of 7.24s. In the 1 mile run, Keiyu Mamiya '28 placed 3rd, achieving a time of 4:20.35. Nikhil DeNatale '26, Henry Reinke '28, and Luke Rostan '27 also had strong showings in the mile, with times of 4:30.14, 4:39.23, and 4:45.87. In the 800m, Charles Dybala '28 finished 3rd with a time of 1:56.84.

In the 5000m, Malcolm Oakes '28 and Alex Kemp '28 finished 1st and 2nd, with times of 14:40.28 and 14:40.36. Rick Yanashita '27 finished 6th with a new PR of 14:51.94. Also running in the 5k were Emil Nelson '28, Eli Welch '28, and Avery Allen '27, finishing with respectable times of 15:21.45, 15:23.30, and 15:38.23. Another herd of Ephs competed in the 3000m. Ethan Striff-Cave '27, Victor Cazabal '25, Duncan DeProfio '27, Rex Bedwick '28, and Blake Biever '26 ran well to finish with times of 8:57.71, 9:06.79, 9:11.06, 9:14.75, and 9:15.07. 

Over on the field, pole vaulter Vincent VanMaaren '27 finished 1st clearing 4.55m (14' 11"). Finishing off the meet, in the long jump, Sullivan placed 6th jumping 6.62m (21' 8.75"), and Khamitkar finished with a mark of 5.86m (19' 2.75"). 

The Ephs will compete next at the Ramapo Invite at the Armory in New York, NY, on January 17th, 2024. To conclude, here are a few thoughts from head coach Ethan Barron, "All things considered, it's hard not to be pleased with today. Even more so, I see it as an extension of an amazing first semester of work.  December track is tough.This team has put in a ton of work over the last 6 months. Leveled up in so many ways. Some people got to feel that today. Others will reap those benefits next term. Either way, I like where this team is at right now."

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Players Mentioned

Avery Allen

Avery Allen

Distance
Sophomore
Blake Biever

Blake Biever

Distance
Junior
Victor Cazabal

Victor Cazabal

Distance
Senior
Nathan Corrielus

Nathan Corrielus

Sprints
Sophomore
Jackson Davis

Jackson Davis

Sprints
Senior
Duncan DeProfio

Duncan DeProfio

Distance
Sophomore
Yanni Kakouris

Yanni Kakouris

Sprints
Sophomore
Oscar Newman

Oscar Newman

Sprints
Senior
Colin Stone

Colin Stone

Sprints
Sophomore
Ethan Striff-Cave

Ethan Striff-Cave

Distance
Sophomore
Vincent VanMaaren

Vincent VanMaaren

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Emil Nelson

Emil Nelson

Distance
First Year

Players Mentioned

Avery Allen

Avery Allen

Sophomore
Distance
Blake Biever

Blake Biever

Junior
Distance
Victor Cazabal

Victor Cazabal

Senior
Distance
Nathan Corrielus

Nathan Corrielus

Sophomore
Sprints
Jackson Davis

Jackson Davis

Senior
Sprints
Duncan DeProfio

Duncan DeProfio

Sophomore
Distance
Yanni Kakouris

Yanni Kakouris

Sophomore
Sprints
Oscar Newman

Oscar Newman

Senior
Sprints
Colin Stone

Colin Stone

Sophomore
Sprints
Ethan Striff-Cave

Ethan Striff-Cave

Sophomore
Distance
Vincent VanMaaren

Vincent VanMaaren

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Emil Nelson

Emil Nelson

First Year
Distance