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Track & Field: In All, Warriors Record 19 First-Place Finishes at Edmondson Classic


Bonnie Edmondson '87 Classic
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Eastern women took 1-2-3 in the hammer, with Shannon Burby first (140-7), Samantha Murphy second (113-7) and Kate Malczynsk-Griffin third (110-11);  1-2 in the  triple jump, with Laci Davis first (33-1 1/2) and Nicole Popham second (31-7 1/2); 1-2 in the 200m, with Saige Kirkland first (26.82) and Laci Davis second (27.58).; and  1-2 in the 1500m, with Ali LeClerc first (5:02.65) and Keara Fontaine second (5:15.00).

Eastern women took 2-3 in the discus, with Morgan Tartaglia second (88-5) and Samantha Murphy third (86-4).

Eastern men took 1-2-3 in the high jump, with Aidan Hennessy first (6-2 3/4), Michael Hemmings second (6-1 1/2) and Mike Collins third (5-8 3/4); 1-2 in the 400m, with Cory Bill first (49.96) and James Saint-Jean second (51.83); and 1-2 in the 800m, with Zachary D'Andrea first (1:56.61) and Thomas Stone second (1:57.74).

Eastern men took 2-3 in the hammer, with Jehu Angelo Armonio second (140-8) and Ellis Thompson third (140-6);  2-3 in the  5000m, with Digby Ludlow second (17:39.11) and Ryan Djurkovic third (17:42.20); and 2-3 in the 400m hurdles, with Michael Monty second (1:03.82) and Jacob Boutote third (1:04.25).

Andrew Johnson's winning shot put throw of 40-8 1/4 kept him 19th all-time in that event.

Stephen Hyde recorded the eighth-longest discus throw (126-2) in program history, finishing fourth as Eastern's top finisher in that event

Conor Hennessy's javelin mark of 183-0 moved him from 12th all-time into a tie for fifth. He was second in that event as Eastern's top finisher.

Lucian Parker-Jennings' winning vault of 13-11 1/4 moved him from tenth all-time into a tie for sixth.

in the 800m, Zachary D'Andrea's winning time of 1:56.61 moved him from 14th all-time into fifth place; Thomas Stone's second-place time of 1;57.74 moved him from eighth all-time up two spots to sixth.

Aidan Hennessy's winning time of 15.6 in the 110m hurdles moved him from seventh to fifth all-time.

The men's 4x100 meter relay ran the second-fastest time in program history (42.32) and 4x400 the ninth-fastest (3:22.55)

Five facility records were either tied or broken:
The Eastern men's 4x100 (42.32) and 4x400 (3:22.55) relays set facility records in winning their events. The 4x100 broke Eastern's previous record of 42.63 set in 2009 and the 4x400 broke the University of New Haven's mark of 3:24.23, set in 2021.

Aryianna Garceau of UMass Boston set a facility record of 14.56 in winning the 100m hurdles. Jayci Andrews of Bridgewater State University had held the record of 14.75 in 2018.

Nicholas Silvo of the UConn Track Club team tied the facility record of 49.32 in the 400m. Fred Hewett of Eastern had set the record in 2014.

With her program-record 11- 3/4, Natasha Frisch of Eastern tied the facility record in the pole vault first set by Etta Grover-Silva of Smith College in 2008.
 

First-Place Finishers
 
Alston, Carly 800m 2:31.72
Bill, Cory 400m 49.96
Burby, Shannon Hammer 140-7 (42.84m)
D'Andra, Zach 800m 1:56.61
Davis, Laci Triple Jump 33-1 1/2 (10.35m)
Frisch, Natasha Pole Vault 11-9 3/4 (3.60m)#
Hennessy, Aidan High Jump 6-2 3/4 (1.90m)
110mH 15.66
Hennessy, Conor Triple Jump 42-4 1/4 (12.91m)
Johnson, Andrew Shot Put 40-8 1/4 (12.40m)
Kirkland, Saige 200m 26.82
LeClerc, Ali 1500m 5:02.65
Malczynski-Griffin, Kate Shot Put 34-3 (10.44m)
Parker-Jennings, Lucian Pole Vault 13-11 1/4 (4.25m)
Sirianni, Alyssa 400mH 1:10.42
Yasuda, Kaito 100m 11.03
Emily Jones, Ashley Gentile W 4x400m Relay 4:18.51
Saige Kirkland, Haley Robertson
Adam Schimmelpfennig, Kaito Yasuda M 4x100m Relay 42.32
Sam Klein, Eric Phongsa
Cory Bill, Sam Klein M 4x400m Relay 3:22.55
Eric Phongsa, Kaito Yasuda
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