Posted: Mar 12, 2021

Bryant opens outdoor season at home

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University track and field team kicks off its outdoor season on Saturday, March 12 in Smithfield. The Bulldogs will host both Long Island University and Merrimack.

The Black and Gold would also like to thank those who supported the track and field program and named an event. Full list of donors below!

THE PARTICULARS
Meet: Bryant Tri-Meet
Date: Saturday, March 12
Time: Field events will begin at 11 a.m. followed by track events at 12 p.m.
Location: Track & Turf Complex (Smithfield, R.I.)
Competing Teams: Long Island & Merrimack
Live Results: 802 Timing
Live Stream: NEC Front Row (there will be three different broadcasts for throws, jumps, and running events)

BULLDOGS NOTES AND NOTABLES

Saturday marks almost a year exactly when Bryant's outdoor season was cut before the team began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bulldogs have not competed in an outdoor track and field event since the spring of 2019.
The Bulldogs and the rest of the Northeast Conference did not compete in an indoor season this year.
The men finished seventh and women ninth in the 2019 NEC Outdoor Championship.
The last time Bryant competed in Smithfield, the men's team posted the most points ever at the Black and Gold Invitational with 90.5 points. The point total helped the men finish fourth.
Senior Noah Tellier broke the 10,000m record with a time of 31:47.59 during the last home outdoor track meet in 2019.
Junior Andrew Canale is the only returning Bulldog who was part of the 4x400 relay team that shattered Bryant's Black and Gold meet record with a time of 3:19.54 in 2019. He was accompanied by Alec Binette '19, Brian Murray '20, and Adam Winiarz '19.
On the women's side, senior Shileigh Martinez enters the outdoor season after earning a bronze medal in pole vault at the 2020 NEC Indoor Championship.
Juniors Julia Ayres, Sarah Freeman, and Jason Dolan enter Saturday coming fresh off a pair of All-NEC performances at the 2021 NEC Cross Country Championship.
Members of both the freshman and sophomore class will debut their outdoor careers in Smithfield.

Thank you to all who named an event for Saturday's meet!

Hall of Fame 2008 Men's 3,000 Steeple Chase

Hall of Fame 2008 Women's 3,000 Steeple Chase

MacSweeney Family Men's 1,500m

Hall of Fame Women's 1,500m

Go Jake Go Men's 400m

Chocolate Milk Women's 400 Hurdles

Blake Fenwick '15 Men's 5,000m

Maggie Mae (in honor of Shawn Nassaney) Men's 4x800m Relay

3:17.64 or Bust Men's 4x400m Relay

235 Seconds of Fun Women's 4x400m Relay

McCabe Family Men's 800m

Ayres Insurance Agency Women's 800m