University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
Great Dane Invitational
Huskies Bring Home Great Dane Invitational Title
1/22/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
Jan. 21, 2011
NEW YORK, N.Y. - With six first place finishes and three second place finishes, the University of Connecticut men's track and field team came away victorious at the Great Dane Invitational this evening at the Armory in New York, N.Y. The Huskies finished the meet with 119.5 points, ahead of second place finisher Albany who posted 84 points.
"This was a great meet for us, we didn't run our championship lineup so to say, but we worked hard and we came away with a great victory," head coach Greg Roy said. "We worked on some things throughout the whole meet, experimenting with different athletes. This was a very productive meet for us and we were able to see what we can do against some great competition including BIG EAST teams Villanova and Pittsburgh."
Mike Rutt led the Huskies with two victories on the day, winning the 800m run (1:51.40) and the 1,000m run (2:24.47). Kevin Steinberg also posted a victory in the track events, winning the 60m dash with a time of 6.88, while the distance medley relay team was also victorious, finishing in 10:07.73.
Steinberg followed up his 60m dash victory with an eighth place finish in the 200m dash, crossing the line in 22.32. Tim Bennatan and Kyle Edmonds were the final Huskies to record a top-five finish in track events, with Bennatan placing second in the 1,000m run (2:26.66) and Edmonds placing fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.32).
Noel James and Zachary Meverden posted the field event victories for the Huskies with James winning the high jump with a clearance of 2.11m and Meverden clearing 4.80m to win the pole vault. Tyrone Faverey also had a successful day in the field events, placing second in the triple jump (14.74) and third in the high jump (2.01) for the Huskies.
Cory Duggan, Mike Alleman and Joshua Faboyede rounded out the top-five field event finishers for UConn, each placing second or third in their respective events. Alleman ended the day with a second place finish in the shot put with a mark of 17.61, while Duggan finished third in the pole vault (4.65) and Faboyede finished third in the weight throw (17.90).
The Huskies return to competition next week when they return to New York to participate in the Saturday Night At The Armory meet.
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