Giannettino Claims IC4A High Jump Crown

Sunday, May 15

Princeton, NJ

All Day

Army West Point

ECAC/IC4A Championships

Giannettino Claims IC4A High Jump Crown

May 15, 2016 | Men's Track and Field

Results

PRINCETON, N.J. – Jeff Giannettino stole the show for the Army West Point men's track and field team on Sunday afternoon. The freshman tied the Academy record with a best jump of 2.15 meters. It was a record that is also held by Brian Smith who set the mark in 1994 at the Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

"Jeff really stepped up today," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Mike Smith said. "He has struggled at times this year in competition but has really trained very well. I think it just took him some time to put it all together. His clearance today at the school record was well clear of the bar and he had some nice attempts at 7'2". Jeff is a special kid and he gets the big picture and his improvement today makes it seem like he got better all at once, but the reality is, that he has been getting closer.

The 4x100 Meter Relay squad earned a second-place finish, only placing behind LIU Brooklyn. Junior Jose Santana, freshmen Ben Sims and Kevin Dyer, and sophomore Tyler Davis completed the race in a time of 40.27.

The Black Knights had junior Trevor Touchton running in the 800 Meter Run where he added a fifth-place finish (1:52.67).

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