Indoor Track Heads to Youngstown, Ohio for Mid-Major Invite

MEET 3: Youngstown State Mid-Major Invite
Date: Friday, Jan. 31 - Saturday, Feb. 1
Time: Friday - 1 p.m. | Saturday - 8:30 a.m.
Location: Youngstown, Ohio | Watson and Tressel Training Site
Social Media: @GriffsRun

The Golden Griffin indoor track program will head back to Ohio for the second-straight weekend when they travel to Youngstown, Ohio for the Youngstown Mid-Major Invite on Friday and Saturday. Competition is scheduled to begin Friday at 1 p.m. in the Watson and Tressel Training Site.

Record Breaking Performances
• The SPIRE Midwest Open was highlighted by freshman Sylvea Cleary and senior Rachel Joachimi setting program records in the women's 60 meter and 600 meter, respectively.
• Cleary clocked in at 9.09 seconds, 0.07 seconds faster than the previous 60m record which was set by teammate Jackie Lamica last season.
• In the women's 600, Joachimi crossed the finish line first in her heat with a time of 1:44.48. That time was nearly ten seconds faster than the previous record.

Last Time Out – SPIRE Midwest Open
• Junior Leah Wardner also ran in the 600, finishing with a time of 1:48.08.
• In the men's mile, freshman Tyler Clark placed seventh overall with a time of 4:23.95, followed by teammates Nick Neamtu and Matt Beveridge who recorded times of 4:24.02 and 4:24.33, for 13th and 14th overall.
• Track newcomer, senior Madeline Beaulieu finished first in her heat of the women's 800 with a time of 2:26.35, good enough for eighth overall.
• In the men's edition of the 800, junior Connor Doran finished 11th overall with a time of 1:57.21, a top-15 time in program history.
• Senior Kayla Leo placed 26th overall in the women's seeded 3K, crossing the finish line with a time of 11:09.00.
• The Blue and Gold had six members of the men's team run in the seeded 3K, all of which recorded top-25 finishes.
• Sophomore Michael Peppy and freshman Tom Appenheimer recorded strong times of 8:49.30 and 8:49.92, respectively.
• Junior Turner Dirrigl clocked in at 8:58.98, followed by senior Austin Oetinger at 9:02.13. Freshman Andrew Perreault edged out senior Anthony Belfatto, 9:04.72 to 9:04.73.
• Canisius had two teams compete in the men's 4x400 relay. Canisius' A team of Nicholas Spinosa, Sam Viggiani, Clark and Marcus Brown finished ahead of the B team comprised of Richard Moore, Neamtu, Beveridge and Doran by eight-tenths of a second, 3:34.17 to 3:34.99.

Up Next
Canisius will head to Rochester, N.Y. for the RIT Mid-Season Invitational on Friday, Feb. 14. Competition is set to begin at 4 p.m. from the Gordon Field House.

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Players Mentioned

Anthony Belfatto: 5' 6"; Senior

Marcus Brown: 6' 0"; Senior

Turner Dirrigl: 5' 11"; Junior

Connor Doran: 5' 7"; Junior

Rachel Joachimi: 5' 4"; Senior

Jackie Lamica: 5' 4"; Senior

Kayla Leo: 5' 4"; Junior

Richard Moore: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Nick Neamtu: 6' 2"; Senior

Austin Oetinger: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Anthony Belfatto
: 5' 6"; Senior

Marcus Brown
: 6' 0"; Senior

Turner Dirrigl
: 5' 11"; Junior

Connor Doran
: 5' 7"; Junior

Rachel Joachimi
: 5' 4"; Senior

Jackie Lamica
: 5' 4"; Senior

Kayla Leo
: 5' 4"; Junior

Richard Moore
: 5' 11"; Sophomore

Nick Neamtu
: 6' 2"; Senior

Austin Oetinger
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior