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Men's Track & Field Collects Five First-Place Finishes At Spartan Invitational

2020 Spartan Invitational Results
 
Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College men's indoor track & field team collected five first-place finishes on Friday at the 2020 Spartan Invitational, held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

Senior Jonathan Besselink and Thomas Corel each posted IC4A qualifying marks in the 1000m and the 500m, respectively.  Freshman Miyaz Baynes took first in the 60m finals while junior Trausti Thorstein took top honors in the 800m. Robert Guidicipietro crossed the finish line first in the 3000m.  

Track Results
1000m
  • Besselink turned in an IC4A qualifying mark of 2:28.04 in the 1000m in taking first overall. 
    • For Besselink, his time at the Spartan Invite is good for seventh-best among all IC4A competitors. 
500m
  • Corel took top honors in the event, posting a time of 1:04.58.
    • With his performance at the Spartan Invite, the second-year Seahawk moved to sixth on the IC4A list while currently sitting in third-place on the NEC Performance List. 
  • Senior Rob Ruspantini crossed the finish line among the top-20 with a time of 1:09.28.
60m
  • Baynes and sophomore Joshua Cadet bookend the top-three finishes in the 60m with Baynes turning a time of 7.05 while Cadet was .01 off the pace to place third overall at 7.06. 

800m
  • Running in his first event of 2020, Thorstein turned in a time of 1:55.50 in the 800m in capturing first-place honors.
    • As of Friday, Thorstein's time is the second-fastest in the NEC. 
  • In addition to Thorstein's strong performance, senior Nick Velez rounded-out the top-five finishers with a time of 1:59.57 while sophomore Mahmoud Abdalla finished ninth at 2:00.01. 

3000m
  • The Seahawks finished 1 & 2 in the event, as Guidicipietro clocked in at 8:29.60 while teammate Ben Finnigan checked in at 8:31.54. 
    • Guidicipietro moved up to eighth on the NEC Performance List in the event while Finnigan remains tenth after his performance at the 2019 Seahawk Shootout. 
200m
  • Wagner had three competitors place among the top-ten in the 200m, led by Joshua Cadet, who finished second with a time of 22.43.
  • Sophomore Cyril Babcanec was fifth at 22.63 while Baynes rounded out the top-ten finishers with an eight-place performance, clocking in at 22.80. 
400m
  • Babcanec competed in the 400m, finishing ninth overall with a time of 51.19.

Mile
  • Sophomore Sean Weir and freshman Dominic Palermo finished 12th and 13th, respectively, with Weir checking in at 4:30.17 while Palermo posted a time of 4:31.73. 
 
Field Results
Shot Put
  • Sophomores Corey Durden and Michael Pepe placed in the top-10 of the event.
  • Durden launched the shot put 14.45m while Pepe was able to post a toss of 13.70m. 
High Jump
  • Two Seahawks competed in the high jump, led by junior Andrew Ramsammy, who cleared 1.88m to place sixth. 
  • Junior Keegan Reidy soared 1.78m to rank among the top-15 in the event. 
Long Jump
  • Ramsammy continued his day in the long jump, leaping 6.32m for an eighth-place showing. 
Weight Throw
  • Pepe and freshman Adrian Pocesta were among the top-15 individuals to compete.
  • Pepe posted a throw of 14.74m while Pocesta finished at a 12.64m.  
Relay Results
  • The Seahawks elected to have two groups run the 4x400.
  • The foursome of Abdalla, Cuthbertson, Thorstein, and Velez finished fourth overall at 3:26.67
  • The second quartet of Palermo, senior Alvin Sime, Weir and Ruspantini clocked in at 3:39.29. 
The men's team will be back in action on Saturday, January 18 as they compete at the Penn 8-Team Select, which will be held at Ocean Breeze.

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Players Mentioned

Mahmoud  Abdalla

Mahmoud Abdalla

Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Cyril Babcanec

Cyril Babcanec

Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jonathan  Besselink

Jonathan Besselink

Distance
6' 1"
Senior
Joshua Cadet

Joshua Cadet

Sprints
5' 11"
Sophomore
Thomas  Corel

Thomas Corel

Distance
6' 2"
Sophomore
William  Cuthbertson

William Cuthbertson

Distance
6' 3"
Sophomore
Corey Durden

Corey Durden

Throws
6' 0"
Sophomore
Robert Guidicipietro

Robert Guidicipietro

Distance
6' 0"
Senior
Michael  Pepe

Michael Pepe

Throws
Sophomore
Andrew Ramsammy

Andrew Ramsammy

Jumps
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Mahmoud  Abdalla

Mahmoud Abdalla

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance
Cyril Babcanec

Cyril Babcanec

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprints
Jonathan  Besselink

Jonathan Besselink

6' 1"
Senior
Distance
Joshua Cadet

Joshua Cadet

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sprints
Thomas  Corel

Thomas Corel

6' 2"
Sophomore
Distance
William  Cuthbertson

William Cuthbertson

6' 3"
Sophomore
Distance
Corey Durden

Corey Durden

6' 0"
Sophomore
Throws
Robert Guidicipietro

Robert Guidicipietro

6' 0"
Senior
Distance
Michael  Pepe

Michael Pepe

Sophomore
Throws
Andrew Ramsammy

Andrew Ramsammy

6' 2"
Junior
Jumps

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