GIONFRIDDO PLACES WELL FOR PRIDE AT HUSKY OPEN
The Regis College outdoor track and field team opened up its season this Saturday at the Northeastern Husky Spring Open. Training through the event, the squad used the meet as a hard practice. But, even while competing through fatigue, windy conditions, and temperatures in the 50’s, a few athletes posted solid opening performances.
WESTON, Mass. - The Regis College outdoor track and field team opened up its season this Saturday at the Northeastern Husky Spring Open. Training through the event, the squad used the meet as a hard practice. But, even while competing through fatigue, windy conditions, and temperatures in the 50's, a few athletes posted solid opening performances.
The Pride started the day with a solid performance from freshman Paul Gionfriddo (Burlington, Conn.). As the team's current indoor shot-put record holder, Gionfriddo continued to boost his stats by opening with a new personal best and new outdoor record. His mark of 39' 7" (12.06meters) with the 16-lb implement bettered the mark of 38' ¼" set by Bobby Ryan a year ago. The performance stands as Gionfriddo's first toss past the 12-meter barrier and signals a stellar outdoor season to come.
The squad's second school record was posted by fellow-freshman Owen McQuaid (Marlborough, Mass.) in the 5,000meter run. McQuaid already owns the indoor record, and managed to shave 3 second off for the men's inaugural outdoor record (17:53.06min).
Other top marks for the team included a 15th placing by freshman Ryan Manning (Hanover, Mass.) in the 400-meter dash (53.79s) and sophomore Sarah Schow (Northborough, Mass.) in the 5,000meter run, running her 2nd fastest outdoor 5k with a performance of 21:58.57.
The Pride will be back in action this Saturday at Tufts.
Full results available at: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/12/ma/Mar24_HuskyS_set1.shtml