MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The returns, obviously, are early (first meet), but the Eastern Connecticut State University women's and men's track & field team made a statement in their opening outdoor meet of the season, recording the top marks so far in the Little East Conference a total of 25 times at the Wesleyan University J. Elmer Swanson Spring Classic at the K. Tucker Anderson '63 Track Sunday.
The men and women posted the best marks in the conference in all three relays, with the men registering the top marks thus far in the LEC in ten individual events and the women in nine. In addition to more than two dozen top LEC marks, two men won individual events and two of the men's three relays claimed gold while one woman and one women's relay were first in their respective fields.
Two men and three women each posted the best LEC marks thus far in two events: for the men, sophomore
Adam Schimmelpfennig (Pomfret), who set both indoor hurdles records this year, ran the fastest times in two events this year in the LEC in winning the 110 hurdles (15.05) and placing second (57.46) in the 400 hurdles. His time in the 110 hurdles was .05 seconds shy of the program record held by current assistant coach Andre Reynolds. First-year runner
Sam Klein (Shelton) established the best times in the LEC on the opening weekend of the outdoor season by placing second in the 200 (22.59) in a field of 42 and fifth in the 100 (11.32) in a field of 31.
In addition to Schimmelpfennig's win in the 110 hurdles, indoor and outdoor 5000 meter recordholder
Ryan Escoda (Newtown) won the 5000 (15:41.92) for the fourth time in five career outdoor meets in the fastest time in the LEC this year. Escoda had broken his 5000 meter indoor record earlier this year at Wesleyan.
Competitors in the winning men's 4x100 (43.07) – which posted the eight-best time in program history -- were sophomore
Eric Phongsa (Pomfret), Klein, junior
Kaito Yasuda (Columbia) and Schimmelpfenning; combining to capture the 4x800 (8:37.04) were first-year runner
Josh Maddox (Broad Brook), sophomore
Liam Stafford (Alexandria, VA), junior
Thomas Stone (Glastonbury) and first-year runner
Jake Thompson (Portland).
Led by Klein, Eastern runners ran the five fastest times thus far in the conference in the 200, and led by Stone's second-place finish in a field of 38 in the 1500, recorded seven of the top eight fastest times in the LEC in that event. Stone's time of 4:12.09 was the 13
th-fastest in program history.
Posting two No. 1 marks in the LEC this year were seniors
Wendie Stewart (Hartford) and
Mackenzie Dunn (Middletown) and junior
Alyssa Sirianni (Vernon). Stewart won the discus (119-6) by over six feet in a field of 28 and was third in the shot (39-5 ¼) among 29; Dunn was third in the long jump (16-5 ¾) and seventh among 36 participants in the 200 (27.49) and Sirianni was second in the 400 hurdles (1:09.73) and fourth in the 100 hurdles (16.70).
In addition to Stewart, the 4x800 relay also claimed a first place finish (10:42.60). The relay was comprised of junior
Carly Alston (Franklin, MA), sophomore
Iris Bazinet (Pomfret), junior
Elisabeth Rodil (Milford, NH) and first-year runner
Kayla LaMalfa (Portland).
Eastern travels to Springfield to compete in the 11-team AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational Saturday at 10 a.m. at the John G. Hoyt Track & Field Complex. The meet includes four Division II and Division I institutions.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY J. ELMER SWANSON SPRING CLASSIC
Sunday, March 26, 2023 |
| WOMEN |
Event |
Finish |
Time/Mark |
| Carly Alston |
1500m |
21st (38) |
5:32.65 |
| Iris Bazinet |
800m |
8th (13) |
2:41.46 |
| Isabel Bellport |
SP |
5th (29) |
35-8 3/4 |
|
DT |
18th (28) |
75-2 |
|
HT |
16th (24) |
85-7 |
| Shannon Burby |
JT |
2nd (28) |
104-9 |
| Mackenzie Dunn |
200m |
7th (36) |
27.49 |
|
LJ |
3rd (21) |
16-5 3/4 |
| Keara Fontaine |
10,000m |
3rd (7) |
41:47.54 |
| Natasha Frisch |
PV |
t-4th (6) |
8-2 1/2 |
| Ashley Gentile |
400m |
2nd (15) |
1:03.54 |
| Meghan Georgescu |
1500m |
20th (38) |
5:31.55 |
| Lindsey King |
JT |
14th (28) |
76-6 |
| Kayla LaMalfa |
1500m |
34th (38) |
6:11.91 |
| Jill McGahan |
10,000m |
5th (7) |
45:18.35 |
| Daniela Morales |
DT |
23rd (28) |
61-8 |
|
HT |
6th (24) |
103-6 |
| Analiese Poisson |
100mH |
10th (11) |
18.54 |
|
400mH |
12th (12) |
1:22.01 |
| Nicole Popham |
TJ |
3rd (14) |
34-9 1/2 |
| Elisabeth Rodil |
800m |
5th (13) |
2:38.27 |
| Alyssa Sirianni |
100mH |
4th (11) |
16.70 |
|
400mH |
2nd (12) |
1:09.73 |
| Wendie Stewart |
SP |
3rd (29) |
39-5 1/4 |
|
DT |
1st (28) |
119-6 |
|
HT |
5th (24) |
106-9 |
| Kelsey Zator |
5000m |
5th (5) |
21:17.96 |
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| Relays |
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| Alyssa Sirianni, Mackenzie Dunn |
4x100m |
2nd (6) |
52.62 |
| Nicole Popham, Haley Robertson |
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| Kayla LaMalfa, Ashley Gentile |
4x400m |
7th (7) |
4:32.71 |
| Nicole Popham, Haley Robertson |
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| Carly Alston, Iris Bazinet |
4x800m |
1st (3) |
10:42.60 |
| Elisaberth Rodil, Kayla LaMalfa |
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| MEN |
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| Jehu Angelo Armonio |
DT |
7th (28) |
113-8 |
|
HT |
17th (20) |
95-5 |
| Cory Bill |
200m |
3rd (42) |
22.67 |
|
400m |
2nd (21) |
51.47 |
| Jacob Boutote |
400mH |
4th (11) |
1:00.32 |
| Muneeb Butt |
DT |
22nd (28) |
89-7 |
| Charles Coccoli |
1500m |
33rd (38) |
5:03.24 |
| Ryan Djurkovic |
1500m |
27th (38) |
4:41.25 |
| Ryan Escoda |
5000m |
1st (8) |
15:41.92 |
| Emmanuel Flores |
SP |
14th (18) |
31-11 1/4 |
|
JT |
15th (20) |
113-7 |
| Jake Haddad |
1500m |
22nd (38) |
4:27.85 |
| Aidan Hennessy |
200m |
13th (42) |
23.38 |
|
100mH |
5th (14) |
16.54 |
|
HJ |
4th (18) |
6-0 3/4 |
| Conor Hennessy |
LJ |
4th (23) |
21-2 |
|
JT |
7th (20) |
147-10 |
| Elijah Johnson |
200m |
31st (42) |
24.26 |
| Sam Klein |
100m |
5th (31) |
11.32 |
|
200m |
2nd (42) |
22.59 |
| Ethan Lambert |
HJ |
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| Noah LInton |
3000m |
8th (12) |
9:25.58 |
| Ian Loehmann |
JT |
12th (20) |
122-2 |
| Josh Maddox |
800m |
9th (17) |
2:12.43 |
| Michael Monty |
110mH |
7th (14) |
16.80 |
|
400mH |
7th (11) |
1:02.48 |
| Lucian Parker-Jennings |
PV |
10th (12) |
11-7 3/4 |
|
LJ |
10th (23) |
19-6 |
| Michael Parzych |
1500m |
21st (38) |
4:27.37 |
| Eric Phongsa |
200m |
5th (42) |
22.70 |
| Adam Schimmelpfennig |
110Hm |
1st (14) |
15.05 |
|
400mH |
2nd (11) |
57.46 |
| Liam Stafford |
1500m |
5th (38) |
4:14.79 |
| Thomas Stone |
1500m |
2nd (38) |
4:12.09 |
| Ellis Thompson |
SP |
12th (18) |
32-5 1/2 |
|
HT |
11th (20) |
117-5 |
| Jake Thompson |
3000m |
10th (12) |
10:29.03 |
| Tyler Wright |
1500m |
10th (38) |
4:17.53 |
| Kaito Yasuda |
200m |
7th (42) |
22.93 |
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| Relays |
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| Eric Phongsa, Sam Klein |
4x100m |
1st (6) |
43.07 |
| Kaito Yasuda, Adam Schimmelpfennig |
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| Cory Bill, Jacob Boutote |
4x400m |
3rd (9) |
3:34.78 |
| Elijah Johnson, Eric Phongsa |
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| Josh Maddox, Liam Stafford |
4x800m |
1st (3) |
8:37.04 |
| Thomas Stone, Jake Thompson |
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