The Salisbury University track & field program wrapped up its 2024-25 indoor regular season with student-athletes competing at the Frank Colden Invitational in Collegeville, Pa., and the Big Apple Invitational in Staten Island, N.Y.

These were the final tune-ups before the teams head to Newport News, Va. for the Coast-to-Coast Indoor Conference Championships on Feb. 21^st and 22^nd.

Frank Colden Invitational Meet Notes

Women

• Emma Smyser finished tied for 1^st in the pole vault with a PR of 10 feet. Smyser also placed 3^rd in the 400-meter race and 5^th in the 200-meter.
• Arieon McKoy placed 7^th in the triple jump with a PR of just over 33 feet.
• Savannah Trice earned an 8th-place finish in the 5000-meter run.
• Leah Snyder took 2nd place in the mile with a time of 5:36.22.
• Hayden Adams placed 6^th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.39.
• Madi Sisson earned 2nd place in the 3000-meter run with a time of 11:23.97.

Men

• Logan Aldridge notched a PR in the shot put with a 9th-place finish.
• Ryan Gorman also earned a PR in the high jump with a 3rd-place finish.
• In the 5000-meter run, Landon Lewicki tallied a PR and a 2nd-place finish with a time of 15:36.41.
• Declan Burke earned a season-best time of 4:30.91 in the mile which was good enough for 4th-place.
• In the 400-meter run, Alexander Nelson took 7^th place with a time of 53.28. Nelson also placed 6^th in the 200-meter.
• Nolan Racette placed 8^th in the 200-meter with a time of 23.54.
• In the 800-meter run, Justin Friscia and Rajan Turner both notched PRs. Friscia placed 5^th with a time of 2:04.69. Turner placed 7^th with a time of 2:05.36.
• Connor Kinch earned a 2nd place finish in the 3000-meter run with a PR of 9:01.00. SU placed three runners in the top eight of this event, all recording PRs. Tristan Dutton had a PR time of 9:06.74 earning him 5th place while Gabe Riling placed 8^th with a time of 9:10.53.

Big Apple Invitational Meet Notes

Women

• Peri Nelson placed 11^th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:26.13.
• Karia Forvil grabbed 8^th place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.88.
• SU placed two top-eight finishes in the long jump with Mia Hill taking 3rd place and Marlyse Haack earning 8^th.

Men

• Cormac Moroney placed 7^th in the mile run with a time of 4:27.40.
• The Sea Gulls dominated the 400-meter dash placing three runners in the top eight. Dominic Roddy placed 3^rd while Isaiah Rivera earned 5^th and Hayden Myers took 8^th.
• In the 800-meter run, Justin Freeman placed 3^rd with a time of 1:56.31 while Graham Schultz finished right behind him in 4^th.
• Kai Smith earned a 1^st place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.82.
• Smith also helped the Sea Gull 4x400 relay team take first place with a time of 3:19.46. Along with Smith on the relay were Rivera, Myers, and Roddy.
• Jadon Gaines finished tied for 3^rd in the high jump while Jon Alicea grabbed 4^th place in the long jump. Alicea went on to finish 3^rd in the triple jump while Gaines took 6^th.
• SU put three in the top 11 of the shot put. Logan Kelsch earned 8^th, Jacob Reeves took 9^th, and JJ McCauley snagged 11^th.
• Mason Breeze earned a 3^rd place finish in the weight throw with a distance of just over 52 feet.

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