The Principia Track and Field Team competed with 7 schools at Illinois College Friday night in the Hilltop Invite. Principia had strong performances in 11 different events, ranging from
Chris Puduski in the shot put to
Nick Lynch in the mile.
Recap of Men's Performances:
Zach Matthiesen and
Abe Ott competed in the men's mile. It was a slow start for Matthiesen who was sitting in 10
th place at the 200-meter mark. Â Matthiesen moved up to 3
rd at 400-meters and took the lead at 800-meters. He continued to increase his lead over the next four laps and finished in 1
st in a time of 4:20. Ott started out quickly, coming through in 3
rd at the 200-meter mark. The race shifted and Ott found himself in 7
th at the 800-meter mark. He fought back over the next four laps and finished in 5
th place with a time of 4:31.
Elliot Hummel led the Principia men through the first 400 meters of their 800-meter race. Then
Chris Hronek took over at the 600-meter mark and finished first for the principia men in a time of 2:14.
Elliot Hummel finished in 2:16 and
Jeff Lewis finished in 2:18.
Mitchell Gill was the top finisher for the principia men in the 200-meter dash, running a time of 23.5. Gill also ran a strong first leg for the men's 4 x 400-meter relay team. After completing his leg of the race, Gill passed the baton to
Dean Colarossi who ran the second leg in the relay. Colarossi handed the baton to
Corey Carter, at that point the men were in third place. Carter took the baton and made a run for the lead. He first passed the Monmouth team who was in second and then with 100 meters left in his leg, passed Wash U, putting Principia in 1
st place going into the final leg. Jon Ansumana ran a fast final leg to secure the lead and help the relay team finish in 1
st place. Â
Corey Carter ran a 49 second 400-meter split for his leg of the relay. This time in an open 400-meter race would make him competitive at a national level. Carter also ran in the 60-meter dash and finished 7
th out of 37 runners.
Jon Ansumana placed second overall in men's long jump with a mark of 21' 4 ¾.
Kai Fisher finished 1
st in his heat of the 60-meter-high hurdles in a time of 10.67.
Recap of Women's Performances:
The women started out the night with a 4,000-meter DMR. Brie Burns, Tara Adhikari, Cha Cha Fisher, and Afton Leslie made up the DMR team and later Adhikari, Fisher, and Leslie ran together with Elsa Heath on the 4x 400-meter relay team to close out the night.
Leslie ran in the 400-meter dash, a different race from her usual 3k or mile run. She finished ahead of her seed time, coming through the finish in a 1:07.Â
Adhikari, Fisher and Heath also competed in the 800 meters. Heath had a strong performance, finishing ahead of her goal pace and in a time of 2:58. Adhikari ran a 2:43 and Fisher ran a 2:49.
Devon Marunde was the top finisher for the Principia women in the 200-meter dash, running a time of 28.4. Valentina Bueno finished 2
nd in her heat of the 200-meters and in her heat of the 60-meter dash.
Up-next:
The Principia track and field team competes at home in the Principia Multi Meet. If you are in the area, be sure to come by and check it out! The field events start at 10 am on Saturday and the running events begin at 1:30 pm.
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