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Iannacone Tops 1500m Field of 106 Runners

Sophomore Thomas Iannacone
FULL RESULTS

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT

West Long Branch, NJ –
Sophomore Thomas Iannacone (Havertown, PA/St. Joe's Prep) led the Wagner Men's Outdoor Track and Field team at the squad's second event – the 15th Annual Season Opener at Monmouth University on Saturday. In the 1500-meter run, Iannacone took first place out of 106 runners with a season-best time of 4:01.67.

Iannacone later claimed 20th place out of 94 athletes in the 800-meter dash with a time 2:01.76. The time is nearly seven seconds better than Wagner's previous season-best of 2:07.14 set one week ago.

Junior Derek Schultz (Ocean Port, NJ/Shore Regional) complimented Ianncone's impressive finishes with two outstanding marks of his own. Schultz took 14th place out of 49 athletes in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.44. He later placed 19th out of 75 athletes in the 400-meter dash. Both time's are season-best for the Seahawks.

Other impressive finishes for Wagner include sophomore Zachary Spector (Yaphank, NY/Longwood), who placed 13 th behind Iannacone in the 1500-meter run and senior Matt Reidy (West Long Branch, NJ/Shore Regional) and Matt Villane (Monmouth Beach, NJ/Shore Regional), who finished 36 th and 37th respectively in the 400-meter dash.

Track and Field will host their annual home invitational on Saturday, April 3rd. The first event are scheduled for 10:00 AM.
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