2008 Woodie Awards
Foxes track stars qualify for IC4A championships
Alex Panagiotopoulos
Issue date: 3/4/04 Section: Sports
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It looks like Eli Bisnett-Cobb will have some friends at the IC4A Championships next weekend.
The 3,200 meter relay team of Justin Harris, Sean Prinz and Brian DeMarco qualified for the prestigious 83 Annual Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America, with a school record time of 7:49:63, making the cut with more than a second to spare. They placed first in their event at last weekend's New York University Last Chance Invitational, which gave all of the participants a final shot at making the IC4As.
Pete Colaizzo, the Marist Men's track coach, said last weekend's performance was only a taste of what is to come.
"They beat the school record by four seconds," said olaizzo. "Hopefully they [will] keep getting better and better. Brian Demarco was sick all week, so he couldn't even work out with the team before the meet. And there is still room for improvement with the other guys."
Bisnett-Cobb qualified for the IC4A in the 55-meter hurdles at the Fastrack Invitational at Boston University.
Senior shot-putter Adam Waterbury beat his former school record of 14.58 meters by .06 seconds.
"Adam Waterbury went out with a bang," Colaizzo said. "It was his last indoor meet and he'd had that record for two years already."
Colaizzo also lauded the performance of Jeff Belge, who competed in the 5,000 meter dash with a time of 15:29:82.
"Jeff had the second best time we've ever had from a freshman in that event, and it was his first time running it," said Colaizzo.
The team entered the Last Chance Invitational mainly looking for their 3,200 meter relay team to qualify for the IC4As, with the rest of the team trying to improve their personal bests. Steve Hicks, Mike Schab and Charlie and Matt Williams, all set personal records.
The IC4As will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and end with an awards ceremony at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
The 3,200 meter relay team of Justin Harris, Sean Prinz and Brian DeMarco qualified for the prestigious 83 Annual Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America, with a school record time of 7:49:63, making the cut with more than a second to spare. They placed first in their event at last weekend's New York University Last Chance Invitational, which gave all of the participants a final shot at making the IC4As.
Pete Colaizzo, the Marist Men's track coach, said last weekend's performance was only a taste of what is to come.
"They beat the school record by four seconds," said olaizzo. "Hopefully they [will] keep getting better and better. Brian Demarco was sick all week, so he couldn't even work out with the team before the meet. And there is still room for improvement with the other guys."
Bisnett-Cobb qualified for the IC4A in the 55-meter hurdles at the Fastrack Invitational at Boston University.
Senior shot-putter Adam Waterbury beat his former school record of 14.58 meters by .06 seconds.
"Adam Waterbury went out with a bang," Colaizzo said. "It was his last indoor meet and he'd had that record for two years already."
Colaizzo also lauded the performance of Jeff Belge, who competed in the 5,000 meter dash with a time of 15:29:82.
"Jeff had the second best time we've ever had from a freshman in that event, and it was his first time running it," said Colaizzo.
The team entered the Last Chance Invitational mainly looking for their 3,200 meter relay team to qualify for the IC4As, with the rest of the team trying to improve their personal bests. Steve Hicks, Mike Schab and Charlie and Matt Williams, all set personal records.
The IC4As will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and end with an awards ceremony at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.