NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – With the holidays around the corner, the Salisbury University men's and women's track and field teams brought home a fair share of gold, silver and bronze at the CNU Holiday Open on Saturday afternoon at the Vince Brown Track. No team scores were recorded for the meet.
 
"I'm really proud of how our teams competed, especially our freshman competitors who did so well in their first meet," said Sea Gull head coach Jim Jones. "All in all, it was an excellent start to the season and a great way to close out the fall semester."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Men

• Mike Heinz earned a win in the 400-meter run, breaking the tape in 51.51 seconds. Ryan Temple finished second in the event in 52.39 seconds, while Hayden Myers made it a Sea Gull sweep on the podium by taking third in 52.54 seconds.
• Connor Kinch grabbed the gold in the 3,000-meter run in 9:08.67. Jason Cave (9:11.51), Matt Grossi (9:16.83) and Declan Burke (9:40.41) gave SU the top four finishers in the event.
• Sam Bodmer won the 5,000-meter run in 16:03.76, while Luke Petenbrink took third in 16:23.21.
• The 4x400-meter relay team earned a victory in its first run of the season, with Temple, Myers, Heinz and Kai Smith breaking the tape in 3:27.00.
• Andrew McGinley and Dylan Haun each cleared 1.82 meters (5-11.5) in the high jump, good for the second-best mark in the event, with McGinley officially finishing second on a tiebreaker.
• Luis Smith nabbed silver medals in the shot put (13.68m, 44-10.75) and the weight throw (14.97m, 49-1.5).
• Braedon Moyer finished third in the mile run in 4:58.92.

Women

• Maggie Dwire earned a third-place finish in the 800-meter run in 2:50.31.
• Marisa Servis won the mile run by crossing the line in 5:49.43, while Abby Simmons (5:50.26) and Kristen Riddell (5:56.21) finished second and third, respectively.
• Madi Sisson (11:38.37), Maddie Rathmann (11:51.50) and Leah Snyder (12:02.85) took second, third and fourth in the 3,000-meter run.
• Lauren Knapp cleared 2.82 meters (9-3) to finish second in the pole vault.
• The 4x400-meter relay team of Destinee Ekanem, Dwire, Servis and Simmons earned a third-place finish in 4:37.04.

UP NEXT

• After the holiday break, the Sea Gulls return to action with the Patriot Games on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, Jan. 28.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

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