January 18, 2008 - Rider at Gotham Cup
January 18, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
College Track & Field
Rider at Gotham Cup
Kajunski Qualifies for ECAC in Jump
NEW YORK, NY—The Broncs competed in the NYC Gotham Cup Friday night, held at the 168th Street Armory. “They went out and competed after three weeks of two-a-days,” said Rider head coach Rob Pasquariello, “and probably did as well as they could have in this stage of our training. There were over 50 teams here and that makes it tough. Events take so long and some athletes are warming up for an hour waiting for their event, so that makes it tough to have quality performances.”
For the Rider women, junior Kelly Kajunski (Glenmore, Pa./Downington East) qualified for the ECAC Championships in the high jump (5’7”), placing third. “Kelly did well,” Pasquariello said. “She was the highlight of the meet. She jumped well.”
Junior Tabatha Haskins (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) placed sixth in the triple jump (37’ 2.5”) and 12th in the 60m hurdles (9.32). “Tabby jumped well, especially being her first week back from studying abroad in the Gallipolis Islands for three weeks,” Pasquariello said.
The men’s 4 x 800m relay of freshman Peter Wandell (State College, Pa./State College), senior Ryan Donohue (Freehold), freshman Mike Soroko (Kinnelon) and senior Jeff Stead (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) placed third (7:56.79).
Sophomore Kevin Breen (Langhorne, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) placed fifth in the pole vault (14’ 9”). “Kevin had an excellent day,” Pasquariello said. “That was the second best indoor jump ever for us.”
Sophomore Phil Capaldi (Woxall, Pa./Souderton) placed fifth in the 5,000m (15:53.44). “That beat his PR (personal record) by about 10 seconds,” Pasquariello said, “and he raced well. He has a good head on his shoulders when it comes to racing and tactics, and he showed it today.”
Freshman Christian Gonzalez (Somerset/Franklin Twp.) placed ninth in the mile (4:17.51).
Also for the Rider women, junior Kelly Wojciehowski (Fair Haven) placed seventh in the 5,000 (18:56.87) and freshman Chelsea Callan (Hazlet/Raritan) placed seventh in the mile (5:16.09). “Wojo had a solid race, as did Callan in the mile,” Pasquariello said.
Sophomore Alicia Price (Voorhees/Eastern) placed seventh in the wt. throw (44’ 11.75”) and eighth in the shot put (39’ 11.25”), senior Rebecca Clatch (Drums, Pa./Hazelton Area) placed 10th in the pole vault (9’10”) and sophomore Kelsey Kohler (Southampton, Pa./St. Basil's Acad.) placed 10th in the 3,000m (11:00.29).
Senior John Smith (Cliffwood Beach/Matawan) placed 11th in the 5,000m (15:22.16), junior Tom Planer (Cranford) placed 12th in the high jump (6’ 3.25”), Jeff Stead placed 13th in the mile (4:26.43), freshman John Clark (Pennsville) placed 14th in the wt. throw (46’ 1.5”) and 17th in the shot put (44’ 2.75”), freshman Chris Dollinger (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) placed 15th in the 60m (7.18), sophomore Brandon Wolf (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) placed 17th in the wt. throw (43’ 0.5”) and 22nd in the shot put (41’ 0.25”).
Freshman Brian Leggett (Old Chatham, N.Y./Chatham) placed 17th in the pole vault (12’ 9.5”) and sophomore Bob McCullough (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./La Salle) placed 20th in the 3,000m (9:15.24).
The women’s 4 x 400 relay of sophomore Karlise Cureton (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.), freshman Shaylah Counts (Newark/Malcoln Shabazz), freshman Courtney Melvin (Pennsauken) and freshman Tiera Rice (Tappan) placed 18th (4:15.06).
Sophomore Kelly Dissinger (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) placed 12th in the women’s 800m (2:29.10), Karlise Cureton placed 15th in the 60m hurdles (10.18) and 24th in the 400m (1:01.24), freshman Elizabeth Spokony (Woodstown) placed 15th in the triple jump (35’ 9.25”) and 27th in the long jump (15’ 5.5”), sophomore Lauren Lester (Schenectady, N.Y./Mohanosen) placed 16th in the 1,000m (3:07.48), sophomore Jennifer Alksmant (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township) placed 19th in the shot put (33’ 7.5”), freshman Ashley O’Brien (Edison/John P. Stevens) placed 21st in the 3,000m (12:07.09), junior Megan Crowe (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert's) placed 27th in the mile (5:38.84), Shaylah Counts placed 32nd in the 400m (1:02.09) and freshman Johanna Clarke (Laurelton, N.Y./Mary Louis Academy) placed 33rd in the 1,000m (3:24.17).
Junior Matt Dahl (West Keansburg/Raritan) placed 34th in the mile (4:41.66) and Ryan Donohue placed 49th in the 1,000m (2:45.96).
Tiera Rice placed 54th in the women’s 400m (1:07.17)
Rider returns to the Armory January 25 for the Great Dane Classic, hosted by the University at Albany.
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