SBU Sports: Men’s Track and Field opens outdoor season with four event wins

The Stony Brook men’s track and field team opened its outdoor season with an impressive showing at the Stony Brook Snowflake Classic on March 15. The Seawolves totaled 13 top-three finishes, and four event wins coming from Ryan Scarry, Collin Gilstrap, Michael Hawkes, and Mario Xerri on the day.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Scarry raced to victory in the 400m hurdles (1:01.60).
• Gilstrap took first with a strong run in the 3000m event (8:15.13).
• Hawkes won the mile run with an impressive clocking of 4:24.20.
• Xerri crossed the finish line first in the 800m race (1:55.83).
• Ryan Hesler finished second in the 800m (1:55.88), setting a new PR in the event.
• David Onovo placed second in the 400m (51.55).
• Thomas Burfeind took home a second-place finish in the mile (4:24.34).
• Steven Struk finished second in the 3000m (8:19.47), setting a new PR in the event.
• Scarry placed second in the 110m hurdles (17.10).
• The team of Michael Ye, Luke Clackett, Onovo, and Walesky Nowak finished second in the 4×200 relay (1:31.64).
• Luca Maneri placed third in the mile run (4:28.34.).
• Walesky Nowak finished third in the 800m (1:58.00), setting a new PR in the event.
• Clackett took third in the 400m (51.93), setting a new PR in the event.

“It was nice to have a home meet to start the outdoor season. Both men’s and women’s teams enjoyed the opportunity to compete on home turf,” head coach Andy Ronan said. “For the start of the season, we produced some solid performances that we can build on as the season progresses.”