December 6, 2008
BRYANT INDOOR TRACK TEAMS OPEN SEASON AT BROWN
PROVIDENCE, RI - (12-6-08) -- The Bryant University men's and women's indoor track & field teams opened their indoor seasons Saturday at the Brown University Alden Invitational. The Bulldogs had several fine performances on the afternoon, including a few first-place finishes.
Highlighting the day was the performance of junior Alex Engel (Spencer, MA). Engel took first in the men's 500 meters in 1 minute, 5.84 seconds, edging out Brown's Sean O'Brien who was second in 1:06.43. Teammate Mike DiBella (Upper Saddle River, NJ) was third in 1:07.06 and Ryan Busby took fifth in 1:12.41.
While just a split-second of Hafiz Greigre's school record of 1:05.70, Engel's time is good enough for qualification to the New England Championships later this winter.
John Mitton had an impressive run in the mile. The freshman from North Reading, MA took first in the event in 4:27.34. Tom O'Connor (Westwood, MA) placed first in the men's 300 meter dash. The sophomore crossed the line in 35.58 seconds. Peter Jacques (Gilsom, NH) took fourth in the men's 3000m in 8:59.40.
On the women's side, Joanna Chanaj , a freshman from Peabody, MA placed sixth in the high jump, clearing five feet while Melanie Farbotko (Brookline, NH) was tied for eighth with a mark of 4-10.
Jennifer Denise (East Patchogue, NY) placed ninth in the 1,000 meters in 3:24.30.
"We had a very successful meet, and a great start to our indoor season. There were several first place finishes as well as many more strong runs," said coach Stephanie Reilly.
The Bulldogs will be off for finals and the holidays and will return to action Jan. 16-17 at the University of Rhode Island.
