Spring Break
Men's, women's track compete during Valentine's weekend
Kyle Towne
Issue date: 2/19/09 Section: Sports
02/19/09 - The University of Rhode Island men and women's track and field teams competed in their final tune-ups before the Atlantic 10 Championships.
The men's team traveled to the Armory Track and Field Center, for the second consecutive week, competing in the 2009 Armory Winter Games.
"We had a really great meet," men's assistant coach Kyle Poland said. "It was our first meet that we really came together. It serves as a great confidence booster before A-10s."
The meet featured talent from schools across the country, such as the University of Connecticut, Duke University and the University of Delaware.
"The competition wasn't as tough as it was at the New Balance Invitational," Poland said. "We still performed well against some good track schools."
Senior Alex Reid participated in the 60-meter hurtles, finishing fifth in a time of 8.29 seconds
Sophomore David Kennedy finished second in the 400-meter dash with a season-best time of 48.81. The time qualified him for Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Championships.
With his performance, Kennedy shared Co-Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors with University of Massachusetts senior Pete Fortunato.
"David Kennedy has really been running great for us all season," Poland said.
Sophomore Nick Sanborn and freshman Justin Ellison each posted seventh place finishes in the 500-meter run and 1,000-meter run, respectively. Sanborn finished with a time of 1:04.98, while Ellison clocked a time of 2:31.13.
"[Sanborn] ran one of his best races," Poland said. "He really gave us a boost in the middle distance area."
In the field, senior John Carstensen led the way for the Rams, finishing in second place in the pole vault with a performance of 4.95 meters.
Sophomore Jacob Keeling finished fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 16.54 meters.
"We graduated a lot of guys from our team last year," Poland said. "So we need these new guys to step it up this weekend. We've been tapering our workouts toward this meet [A-10s], and I think we are ready."
The men's team traveled to the Armory Track and Field Center, for the second consecutive week, competing in the 2009 Armory Winter Games.
"We had a really great meet," men's assistant coach Kyle Poland said. "It was our first meet that we really came together. It serves as a great confidence booster before A-10s."
The meet featured talent from schools across the country, such as the University of Connecticut, Duke University and the University of Delaware.
"The competition wasn't as tough as it was at the New Balance Invitational," Poland said. "We still performed well against some good track schools."
Senior Alex Reid participated in the 60-meter hurtles, finishing fifth in a time of 8.29 seconds
Sophomore David Kennedy finished second in the 400-meter dash with a season-best time of 48.81. The time qualified him for Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Championships.
With his performance, Kennedy shared Co-Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors with University of Massachusetts senior Pete Fortunato.
"David Kennedy has really been running great for us all season," Poland said.
Sophomore Nick Sanborn and freshman Justin Ellison each posted seventh place finishes in the 500-meter run and 1,000-meter run, respectively. Sanborn finished with a time of 1:04.98, while Ellison clocked a time of 2:31.13.
"[Sanborn] ran one of his best races," Poland said. "He really gave us a boost in the middle distance area."
In the field, senior John Carstensen led the way for the Rams, finishing in second place in the pole vault with a performance of 4.95 meters.
Sophomore Jacob Keeling finished fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 16.54 meters.
"We graduated a lot of guys from our team last year," Poland said. "So we need these new guys to step it up this weekend. We've been tapering our workouts toward this meet [A-10s], and I think we are ready."
