Army Completes First Meet of 2018

Friday, January 5

Staten Island, NY

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Army West Point

Wagner College

Army Completes First Meet of 2018

January 05, 2018 | Men's Track and Field

WEST POINT, NY – The Army West Point men's track and field team competed at the Wagner Invitational Friday afternoon.

Army Head Coach Mike Smith
"Today's meet was a good rust buster for our men's and women's teams," said head coach Mike Smith. "We only brought half of our team today because the winter storm wreaked havoc on a lot of travel plans, and we weren't able to get everybody back in time to compete today."

"The people we did bring did a nice job of competing. We had some improvements and some breakthroughs. Now we can collect the rest of our team and return to our normal rhythm and routines."

"I thought Andre Vaughn ran a nice 60 today. He ran right at his personal best in the prelims and then had a big breakthrough in the final. He is a good competitor."

"We have a lot to work on in the next few weeks as we prepare for the championship meets and I know the guys are ready to put in the work. We will get back to business tomorrow and get ready for the challenges that lie ahead at Texas A&M next weekend."

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

Track Events

In the men's one mile event, Jackson Sullivan ran a time of 4:22.80 which was good for 16^th place.
Andre Vaughn had an impressive finish in the 60-meter dash, placing second with a time of 6.90 seconds.
Army took 16^th place in the men's 400-meter dash. Conner Russell clocked a time of 52.07 in this event.
In the men's 500-meter dash, Tyrell Maddox timed in at 1:05.78 which was good for second place overall.
The Black Knights took the 12^th and 13^th spots in the men's 800-meter run. Jeffrey Price timed in at 1:58.24, while Ben Boswell followed close behind with a time of 1:58.24.
The squad took two of the top three spots in the men's 200-meter dash. Kedrin Jefferson Jr. placed first with a time of 22.24 seconds and Marcus Denham placed third with a time of 22.47 seconds.
Army took four of the top 10 spots in the 3000 meter run, with Ben Petrella taking second with a time of 8:26.72. John Valeri placed sixth with a time of 8:41.85, and was followed closely by Robbie Santoyo in eighth with a time of 8:45.94. Daniel Horoho closed out the top ten, clocking in at 8:47.59.
The 4x400 team of Patrick Bowen, Denham, Maddox, and Christian Wright took third place in that event, timing in at 3:18.65.

Field Events

Army took three of the top six spots in the weight throw event. Kenneth Brinson placed second with a distance of 17.44m, Wyatt Doughty threw 15.98m which was good for fifth place, and Michael Renard finished in sixth with a distance of 15.93m.
Joseph Price tied for seventh in the pole vault with a height of 4.00m, while Luke Barstow placed ninth in that event with a height of 3.70m.

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will head to the Ted Nelson Invitational hosted by Texas A&M, as well at the Leonard Hilton Invitational hosted by the University of Houston. Both meets will be held on January 12^th.

For more information on Army West Point men's track and field, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_TrackXC on Twitter.