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Segni Qualifies For IC4As At Terrier Classic
Jan. 27, 2008
BOSTON -- Sophomore Girma Segni (Bronx, N.Y.) qualified for the IC4A Championships in the 5,000-meter run to lead the Marist College men's track team at the Terrier Invitational, held Saturday at Boston University. Segni placed 10th in 14:46.38, exceeding the IC4A standard of 14:47.40 by a little more than one second. Segni closed with a 32-second final lap, after falling off qualifying pace in the preceding laps, to ensure his trip back to BU for the IC4As in early March. Four Red Foxes earned personal-best times in the meet-ending 5,000-meter event. Sophomore Conor Shelley (Rockville Centre, N.Y.), running in his first-ever indoor 5,000, placed 16th in 15:00.00. This bettered his outdoor personal-best by a little more than 10 seconds. Senior captain Mike Rolek (Maplewood, N.J.) lowered his best in the event by about seven seconds with a 28th-place time of 15:11.79. Freshman Tim Keegan (Huntington Station, N.Y.) improved seven seconds over his previous best with a 33rd-place time of 15:27.58. Junior captain John Keenan (Centereach, N.Y.) lowered his best time by 12 seconds, finishing in a time of 15:28.78. In other events, freshman John Carabetta (Park Ridge, N.J.) got a personal-best time in the 400-meter dash, placing 47th in 50.89. Sophomore Matt Janczyk (Bristol, Conn.) ran a personal-best time in the 1,000-meter run, placing 26th in 2:35.20. In the mile run, junior David Raucci (Clermont, N.Y.) ran a season-best time of 4:18.81, placing 31st. The men's track team returns to action Friday at the Metropolitan Championships, to be held at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City. BU/Terrier results 55-meter dash: 25. Everett Butler 6.73, 63. Miquel Requena 7.30, 77. Michael Cocca 8.24
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