NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Trinity College Men's Track team kicked off the 2023-24 season with four first-place finishes at the Mary Grinaker Invitational, hosted by Smith College Saturday afternoon.
Junior Ethan Wilkie recorded a pair of first-place finishes, taking first in the Shot Put (17.11m) and the Weight Throw (16.75m). Both marks set new records at Trinity, besting the prior records set by Wilkie. Junior Jonathan Lischetti claimed first in the 1 Mile Run with a time of 4:38.83, while classmate Dylan Idleman took first in the 3000 Meter Run (9:47.48).
In the 200 Meter Run, sophomore Nolan McKenna placed second with a time of 23.21, while first year Luke Weiler grabbed second in the 400 Meter Run at 54.09. The Bantams dominated the 1 mile run, taking the top five spots on the leaderboard. Lischetti was followed by first year Charles Howes (4:48.14), first year Sam Benham (4:49.57), first year Teddy Salamone (4:50.86) and sophomore Evan Farnan (4:53.09). Trinity's 4x400m Relay team placed second with a time of 3:43.57. First year Dylan Bigs placed fourth in the 200 Meter Run (23.88) and seventh in the 60 Meter Run (7.27). Junior Pedro Mateo grabbed fifth in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:14.33.
In the Long Jump event, first year Donovan Koukal-Kollie finished fifth (6.27m), while sophomore Emanuele took 12th at 5.45m. In the shot put event, first year Pete Passaro placed fourth with a throw of 12.35m, followed by first year Andrew Williams at 8th (11.47), first year Noah Falvey at 11th (10.93), and sophomore Emanuele Chiappinelli in 12th at 10.61 meters.
"I was very happy today with the energy of the team today in the season opener. The coaching staff was looking to see how people handled competition and took care of all the small things that put athletes in a position to compete well. And then when not competing, we were looking to see how folks supported their teammates. They did a great job and there were some great early season performances!"
The Bantams will be back in action on January 12th at Wheaton College.
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