American University announces Track Opens 2023 at STAC Spartan Invitational
WASHINGTON – The American University track team will open its 2023 indoor slate this weekend with a trip to Staten Island where the Eagles will compete at the Spartan Invitational hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas College on Friday.
MEET INFORMATION
- Location: Staten Island, N.Y.
- Facility: Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex
- Live Stream: ECC Network
NOTES
- The Eagles will send 32 student-athletes to the all-day meet in Staten Island, scheduled to begin at noon with a rolling schedule of events to follow.
- Although the first meet of the New Year, the Spartan Invitational will be the second outing of the season for AU after the squads opened in early-December at the Bison Opener (Dec. 3).
- At the Opener, two athletes on the men's team, sophomore Oscar Counsell and junior Ethan Puc both earned IC4A qualifications with their finishes in the men's mile run and the men's 800m run.
- Freshman Fernando Ibarra also cemented himself into the American record books with his finish in the men's 200m dash(22.89s), earning the second spot overall in his debut in an American jersey.
- Counsell saw the first win of the day at the Bison Opener, pacing the field in the men's mile run with a time of 4:17.30. He was followed closely by Nathan Reeves who came in second at 4:19.09.
- In the women's one mile, freshman Sophia Staiger crossed the finish in second place with a time of 5:25.28. Two classmates, Kate Riley and Annie Ripol joined her as top-10 finishers.
- Puc was the next first place finisher of the day, coming across the line in the men's 800m run in 1:55.37. He was followed closely by freshman Kaden Kluth who came in second at 1:58.16.
- In the men's 3000m event, two Eagles, Row Sullivan and Alex Murphy, split the top spot with identical times of 8:51.78. They were followed by three more teammates, Michael Dua, Carver Morgan, and Cooper Michaud in the third, fourth, and fifth spot respectively.
- June Mwaniki took second the women's 3000m.
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