Raiders 4×1,500 relay finishes second behind University of Michigan
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March 23, 2003
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.‘ The Colgate men’s track and field team completed the second day of competition at the Florida State.
The highlight of the day came as the Raider’s 4×1,500 relay team of Ian Hill (West Hartford, Conn.), Rob Van Dine (Binghamton, N.Y.), Louis Di Nuzzo (Loudonville, N.Y.) and Kevin Meehan (Bay Shore, N.Y.) led Colgate to a second-place finish with a time of 16:08.30. The time, which beat track powers Air Force and Tennessee, was also the second best time on Colgate’s top-ten record board
Senior Eric Hiller (Elizabethtown, Pa.), who placed second overall in the 400-meter dash on the first day of competition, was invited to run in the championship where he placed fifth overall with a time of 48.63.
The Raiders are back in action on Saturday, April 5 as they head to Williamsburg, Va., to participate in the Colonial Relays on the William & Mary campus.
Points Scorers:
Raider | Place | Event | Time/Distance |
Hill, Van Dine, Di Nuzzo, Meehan |
2 | 4×1,500 | 16:08.30 |
Eric Hiller | 5 | 400 | 48.63 |