Men's Indoor Track & Field

Monks Kick off 2021-22 Season at USM

Monks Kick off 2021-22 Season at USM
Posted: Dec 11, 2021

GORHAM, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's and women's indoor track & field teams opened the 2021-22 season with an appearance in the University of Southern Maine Invitational #1, a non-scoring event, on Saturday.

Senior James Benson (Gorham, Maine), in his first season with the Monks, highlighted the event by breaking a pair of team records. Benson shattered the SJC triple jump record with a 12.73m performance (former mark was 12.30m) and topped the former long jump mark of 6.11m with a 6.54m effort. Both records were previously held by Lance Santeusanio III '21.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

  • Benson won the Triple Jump (12.73m), was third in the Long Jump (6.54m), and sixth in the 55-Meter Dash (6.78)
  • Sophomore Ryan Farr (Gorham, Maine) won the 400-Meter Dash with a 51.84 effort and finished fourth in the 200-Meter Dash (23.76)
  • Senior Tyler Nadeau (Farmingdale, Maine) was the top finisher in the 600-Meter Run (1:29.50)
  • Senior Troy Hendricks (Hiram, Maine) was second in the 1000-Meter Run (2:47.27) and seventh in the 1-Mile Run (4:42.37)
  • Freshman Ryan Graham (Hopkinton, N.H.) finished third in the 1000-Meter Run (2:50.10)
  • Junior Devin Abbott (Berwick, Maine) was fifth in the 3000-Meter Run (10:35.64)
  • Senior Cameron Rice (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) placed sixth in the 600-Meter Run (1:46.02)
  • Sophomore Nick Carmosino (Acton, Mass.) finished seventh in the 800-Meter Run (2:17.28)
  • Freshman Ethan Shaw (Scarborough, Maine) was eighth in the 800-Meter Run (2:17.38)

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

  • Senior Samantha VanDeMoere (Thornton, N.H.) placed second in the 600-Meter Run (1:54.91)
  • Senior Emma Allen (Jefferson, Maine) was second in the 3000-Meter Run (12:40.67)
  • Senior Carly Jordan (Turner, Maine) finished fourth in the 1000-Meter Run (3:42.93)
  • Freshman Lindy Hyndman (Auburn, Maine) placed sixth in the 55-Meter Dash (7.97)
  • Junior Caitlin Kendrick (Richmond, Maine) finished third in the 3000-Meter Run (12:41.14) and sixth in the 1-Mile Run (6:04.99)
  • Sophomore Abby O'Brien (Gorham, Maine) finished seventh in the Triple Jump (8.67m) and eighth in the Weight Throw (9.67m)
  • Junior Piper Wetherby (Berwick, Maine) was 10th in the Weight Throw (8.95m)

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's returns to action on Saturday, January 8th with another appearance at University of Southern Maine.

 

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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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