Men’s Track and Field Competes at the Terrapin Invitational

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?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags' />COLLEGE PARK, MD. – The Colgate men’s track and field team competed in the Terrapin Invitational at the University of Maryland on Saturday.  Freshman Michael Hanlon (Ann Arbor, Mich.) was the Raiders top-finisher with a first place performance in the 5,000 meters.  He crossed the finish line in 15:06.61.

Senior Louis DiNuzzo (Loudonville, N.Y.) took second in the steeplechase with a time of 9:34.32.  Senior Ian Hill (West Hartford, Conn.) was tenth in the 1500 meters with a mark of 4:02.61 and tenth in the 800 meters in 1:57.58.

Andrew Bloom (Westport, Conn.) threw 55 meters for fourth place in the javelin, while teammate Ethan Dodge (Chatham, N.Y.) was tenth with a throw of 46.5 meters.

Sophomore Dan Ellis (Pine Valley, N.Y.) finished 17^th in the 100 meter dash, while senior Corey Stirpe (Halifax, Pa.) was 18^th with a time of 11.43 seconds.  Sophomore Alex Fuller-Young came in 13^th in the 400 meter hurdles in 58.56 seconds.

Junior Rob VanDine was 15^th in the 400 meters with a time of 51.50, and Dan Ellis came in 19^th in the 200 meter dash in 23.31.19.

The Raider men are back in action on April 10 as they head West Point, N.Y. to compete at Patriot League foe Army.