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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Hoya Men Reach Cloud Nine

Hoya Men Reach Cloud Nine

By Sean P. Flynn Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown’s men’s indoor track and field team dominated this weekend, en route to winning its ninth Big East title under Head Coach Frank Gagliano.

The Hoyas finished in sixth place in the women’s field, 49 points behind first place Pittsburgh, which won its second league title 10 years after winning its first.

The Hoya men easily won their fifth conference crown in six seasons with 166.5 points, 65.5 points ahead of second-place Notre Dame. Connecticut grabbed third place with 80 points.

Georgetown was powered by a strong final day on Sunday, winning five events. Senior Matt Kalwinsky was honored as the meet’s ost Outstanding Track Performer after winning the 500-meter run and anchoring the Hoyas’ first-place 4-x-400-meter relay squad. Kalwinsky’s 500-meter time of 1:03.05 earned him his third consecutive Big East title in that race and his fourth individual title in three years.

The Hoyas also earned individual track wins in the mile run, which senior John Jordan took with a time of 4:05.44, and the 400-meter dash, which freshman Jeff Reinhardt won after running a time of 48.80 seconds.

Along with the 1600-meter relay, the Hoyas earned first place in the 4-x-800-meter relay with a time of 7:36.02. The Hoyas also took first place in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:58.84, one second ahead of second place West Virginia.

In field events, Georgetown picked up a pair of wins. Senior France Davis took first place in the long jump with a leap of 24 feet 2.25 inches. In the hammer throw, junior Sean Flynn’s toss of 61 feet 9.75 inches earned him the victory.

The Hoyas had several other men place in the top five at the tournament, held in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

Sophomore Ky Adderley placed fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.20. In the 1,000-meter event, junior Isidro Pimenttel and senior Tim Brennan finished second and third with times of 2:28.72 and 2:28.94, respectively. In the mile run, senior Sam Gabremariam followed seven seconds behind Jordan’s first place time to earn third place.

Sophomore Josh Rollins had a pair of top-three finishes, jumping 50 feet 2.5 inches in the triple jump for second place and leaping 6 feet 7 inches in the high jump for third place. Senior Stephen Baldi took fourth place in the triple jump with a leap of 48 feet 3.25 inches.

In the shot put, senior Doug Epps took second with a throw of 58 feet 2.5 inches.

For winning another title, Gagliano and his coaching staff were honored as the Coaching Staff of the Year.

The women did not fare as well, finishing in sixth place behind Pittsburgh (119 points), Miami (110.5), Notre Dame (100), Villanova (84.5) and Seton Hall (76).

In the 500-meter dash, three Hoyas finished in the top four spots as sophomore Sasha Spencer took first with a time of 1:12.86. Senior Katrina DeBoer took second place with a time of 1:13.75, while sophomore Nickay Penado took fourth place with a time of 1:14.24.

DeBoer won the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:55.16. Sophomore Heather Blackyard followed four seconds behind for fifth place.

Sophomore Kristen Gordon took third in the 5,000-meter to round out Georgetown’s top-five showing.

 

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