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Huskies Wrap Weekend at UVA, UGA and SCSU
5/1/2021 10:58:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
STORRS, Conn. - The UConn men's track and field team closed out a weekend where they had athletes competing at three meets at the University of Virginia, University of Georgia and Southern Connecticut State. Â
UConn had 11 PR performances on the weekend in what was their final tune-up before heading into the championship portion of the spring slate. The Huskies will next compete in the 2021 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship on May 14 and 15 at Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
"We came into the weekend to get the final touches in before we head into championship season," stated assistant track and field coach Lindsay Crevoiserat. "I love seeing personal bests all around and we have great momentum from everyone going into Big East!Â
"Both the men and women went into the races with a game plan in mind and for the most part we executed very well," commented Crevoiserat. "I'm proud of them today and I'm looking forward to starting the championship season."
At the Virginia Grand Prix
On the track…
- In the steeplechase, sophomore Kevin Cawley (Massapequa, N.Y.) ran the event for the third time this spring and set another new PR. Cawley clocked in at 9:01.50 and finished 11th overall in the race.
- Senior Eric Van Der Els (Norwalk, Conn.) was the Huskies top runner in the 5,000 meters, posting a big PR on Saturday. Van Der Els finished eighth overall and clocked in at 14:03.73, topping his previous best time of 14:19.78 set back at UVA earlier in April.
- Sophomore Stephen Sutton (Tolland, Conn.) posted a new PR and finished sixth in the 800 meters. Sutton came in at 1:48.96. Also in the 800, freshman Mahamed Sharif (Westbrook, Maine) also recorded a new PR, clocking in at 1:49.85, taking 11th place.
- Senior Joshua Bedard (Tolland, Conn.) set a new PR in the mile, clocking in at 4:10:93.
At the Torrin Lawrence Memorial
On the track…
- The Huskies' 4x100 team of junior Josiah Thompson (Jamaica, N.Y.), sophomore Joseph O'Brien (Shrewsbury, Mass.), junior Aaron Hackett (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and junior Noah Woodman (Hampstead, N.H.) ran the fastest time in the BIG EAST this season, taking second in the event at 39.95 seconds.
- Woodman came back in the 400 meters and turned in a PR with a clocking of 46.47 seconds, good for a third-place finish.
- Freshman Terrel Williams (Maplewood, N.J.) just missed a new PR with a 14.02 time in the 110-meter hurdles while classmate Donovan Wright did set a new PR mark with a time of 14.50 seconds. The duo finished fourth and sixth, respectively.
In the field…
- Senior Todd Stueber (Toms River, N.J.) set two new PRs on the weekend. On Friday, he got his first in the discus to finish second, eclipsing his previous top throw from 2019 with a toss of 52.91 meters. On Saturday, he took third in the shot put when he posted a throw of 18.49 meters on his final attempt of the day.
- Senior Matthew Brady (Biddeford, Maine) took fifth in the discus and also set a new PR with a throw of 49.29 meters. Brady was fifth in the shot put at 16.93 meters.
- The Huskies took three of the top-five spots in the pole vault led by sophomore Travis Snyder (Saco, Maine) who for the second-straight week set a new PR. Snyder cleared a height of 5.28 meters to come in second.Â
- Junior Tyler Hrbek (Northvale, N.J.) and senior Devon McShane (Madison, Conn.) were fourth and fifth, respectively. Hrbek posted a height of 4.93 meters on his first attempt with McShane getting 4.93 on his second, setting a new PR in the process.
- Junior Chris Keegan (West Hartford, Conn.) was fourth in the hammer at 59.01 meters followed by senior Cameron Thompson (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) was fifth at 56.70 meters.
- Senior Daniel Claxton (Nesconset, N.Y.) was fourth in the high jump, clearing a height of 2.12 meters.
At Jack Maloney Invite
On the track…
- Junior Joseph Pearl (Manchester, Conn.) and senior Tyler Gleen (Shelton, Conn.) finished 1-2 in the 800 meters, posting times of 1:56.94 and 1:57.05.
In the field…
- Junior Kevin Cetin (Massapequa, N.Y.) took second in the hammer throw with a new PR throw of 55.81 meters. He was third in the discus at 40.68 meters.
- Freshman Tyler Lyon (Albuquerque, N.M.) was fourth in the discus at 40.44 meters and third in the shot put at 14.60 meters, a new PR.
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