Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Saint Joseph's Hosts First Annual Monks Track & Field Invitational

Saint Joseph's Hosts First Annual Monks Track & Field Invitational
Posted: Apr 17, 2022

WRITTEN BY TROY HENDRICKS '22 / PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MASON '21

STANDISH, Maine – The Saint Joseph's outdoor track & field teams hosted their first annual Monks Track & Field Invitational on Saturday. The first ever meet hosted entirely by St. Joes at the SJC Athletic Complex held 15 teams from all throughout New England with more than 400 student-athletes competing. In this scored meet the Bates Bobcats took the win on the ladies' side with 299 points, well ahead of runner-up Husson University with 91.5 points. The Lady Monks placed seventh with 44 points. For the men, Southern Maine ended the day with 135 points for first, just 35 points a head of Maine-Farmington (100 points). The Monks placed fourth (80 points) behind Husson and Thomas, two teams that tied for third with 85 points.

To start the meet the Monks recognized their seniors for their dedication and leadership over the years. A few of those seniors then later went to break some school records for the Monks. Senior Troy Hendricks broke his previously held Steeplechase school record (10:19.02) with a 10:18.21 mark which also surpasses the facility record held by Southern Maine's Cody Mathewson (10:36.50, USM-St.Joe's II, April 10 2021). Senior James Benson was back smashing records, again, this time in the Triple Jump with a 12.70m mark. Junior Ashtyn Abbott put his name on the record board with a 1.94 High Jump leap which surpasses Calvin Field's '17 1.93m jump in 2014. Abbott now holds the facility record as well. The Monks also put together a record setting 4x400 Meter Relay team with a 3:36.84 mark to pass the 3:37.66 previous record. Last but not least, Sophomore Brooklyn Goff broke her own 400 Hurdle record for a new mark of 1:11.81.

There were 26 season bests for the Monks and five school records broken in the historic first annual Monks Track & Field Invitational.  

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

  • Senior Troy Hendricks (Hiram, Maine) placed first in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase with a 10:18.21 mark and topped the day off with an eighth-place finish in the 800 Meter Run (2:05.18)
  • Senior Jacob Huberdeau (Atkinson, N.H.) paced it out for 25 laps to place second in the 10,000 Meter Run (34:57.91)
  • Senior James Benson (Gorham, Maine) placed third in the Triple Jump with a 12.70m Mark and sixth in the Long Jump (6.17m)
  • Senior Shawn Breen (Ashland, N.H.) had a set of personal bests in the 110 Hurdles (20.35) and 400 Hurdles (1:12.44) placing third and eighth respectively
  • Senior Cameron Rice (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) stretched it out for a 5:55 mark in the 1500 Meter Run
  • Sophomore Ryan Farr (Gorham, Maine) snagged a pair of fourth place finishes in the 200 Meter dash (23.25) and 400 Meter Dash (52.47)
  • Junior Ashtyn Abbott (Farmingdale, Maine) soared over the 1.94m bar to place first in the High Jump. Abbott also placed seventh in the Triple Jump (11.74m) and placed 12th in the Long Jump with a 5.65m mark
  • Rookie Dylan Dickey (Laconia, N.H.) placed first in the Javelin throw with a 52.28m mark 
  • Junior Devin Abbott (Berwick, Maine) placed sixth in the 5000 Meter Run with a flying time of 17:18.47 setting a stellar personal best in the event
  • Rookie Ryan Graham (Hopkinton, N.H.) took on the 1500 Meter Run again this weekend placing ninth overall with a 4:28.43 mark
  • Rookie Tyler Ricker (Montpelier, VT) placed 10th in the Long Jump with his season debut in the event (5.86m) and 11th in the 800 Meter Run with a personal best of 2:11.08
  • Sophomore Nick Carmosino (Acton, MA) placed ninth in the 400 Meter dash with a 57.28 mark and 26th in the 200 Meter Dash with a personal best (25.97)
  • Kikobo, Benson, Farr, and Ricker placed fifth with a 46.38 in the 4x100 Meter Relay 
  • Farr, Benson, Carmosino, and Ricker placed third in the record breaking 4x400 Meter Relay (3:36.84)

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

  • Senior Julie Unczur (Danvers, Mass.) ran, jumped, hurdled, and threw for a fourth-place finish in the Heptathlon with 1813 points 
  • Senior Samantha VanDeMoere (Thornton, N.H.) placed fifth in the 800 Meter Run with a 2:33.66 Mark. VanDeMoere also stretched it out and ran the 1500 Meter Run with a 5:20.84 mark in her event debut to place 11th
  • Senior Julia Heroux (Albion, R.I.) placed eighth in the 5000 Meter Run with a 21:23.35 personal best. Heroux also placed 16th in the 1500 Meter Run (5:38.03)
  • Senior Kaylee Todisco (Wilmington, Mass.) jumped for a personal best in the High Jump placing ninth with a 1.27m mark. Todisco also sprinted to a 15th place finish in the 100 Meter Dash (14.00) and 16th in the 200 Meter Dash (29.10) 
  • Senior Carly Jordan (Turner, Maine) placed 15th in the 800 Meter Run with a 2:47.4 mark
  • Junior Kelsey Kennedy (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) placed second in the 5000 Meter Run for a college personal best (20:20.16)
  • Sophomore Brooklyn Goff (Biddeford, Maine) had a pair of personal bests in the 400 Hurdles (1:11.81) and 100 Hurdles (17.09) placing second and fifth respectively. Goff also placed sixth in the High Jump with a 1.42m mark
  • Junior Kimberly Moulton (Franklin, Mass.) placed fourth in the Hammer Throw with a 32.18 mark and 19th in the Shot put for a 8.19m mark
  • Sophomore Abby O'Brien (Gorham, Maine) placed tenth in the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 8.79m. O'Brien also placed eighth in the Hammer (28.68m) and 15th in the Discus Throw (27.88m)
  • Junior Piper Wetherby (Berwick, Maine) launched the Hammer for a tenth-place finish (27.24m). Wetherby also had a personal best in the Discus with a 22.42m throw and a 15th place throw in the Shot Put (8.36m)
  • Luiz, Jordan, Kennedy and VandeMoere took sixth in the 4x400 Meter Relay (4:58.05)

NEXT!

The Monks will be traveling to Regis to compete in the Regis Pre-Conference Meet next Saturday.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.

 

 

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