Ewing, NY - Manhattan track and field's
Ryan Addlesberger (Cinnaminson, NJ / Cinnaminson) won the men's shot put at the TCNJ Lions Invitational on Saturday, April 27, hitting an outdoor career-best mark of 17.64 meters.
Addlesberger's performance lands him in 36th place in the NCAA Division I East Region, setting him up for possible qualification for the NCAA preliminaries in May.
Highlights:
- Senior Eric Waugh (Wheatley Heights, NY / Half Hollow Hills West) also secured a win at TCNJ Saturday, recording a distance of 50.64 meters in the men's discus throw.
- In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Nick Matson (Clifton Park, NY / Shenendehowa) won first with a time of 9:58.06. Jack Consolini (Darien, CT / Darien) earned second place with a personal best time of 10:06.68.
- Erin Spadaccini (Wilmington, Delaware / Padua Academy) won the women's 1,500-meters, clocking in at 4:45.40.
- Anu Awonusi (Dublin, Ireland / Kilkenny College) placed second in the men's shot put, throwing a distance of 16.99 meters. He also earned fourth place in the men's discus, hitting 45.02 meters.
- Chris Emerson (Westbury, NY / Kellenberg Memorial) and Michael Hennelly (Suffern, NY / Suffern) went two-three in the men's 5,000-meters. Emerson recorded an outdoor personal best time of 15:53.65. Hennelly also secured a PR with a time of 15:55.45.
- Sam Hoagland (Colt's Neck, NJ / Colt's Neck) placed second in the women's 5,000-meters with a time of 19:13.65. Teammate Caitlin Hartnett (Tappan, NY / Tappan Zee) earned a top-five finish in the race, recording a time of 19:56.81.
- Senior Chris Woodhouse (Staten Island, NY / Staten Island Technical) finished fourth in the men's pole vault, reaching a height of 4.40 meters.
- Lisa Warfvinge (Varberg, Sweden / Peder Skrivares School) earned fourth in the women's 200-meters with a time of 25.74.
- Wrapping up the Lions Invitational, Cassie Riley (Fair Haven, NJ / Redbank Catholic) finished fourth in the women's high jump, hitting 1.60 meters.
- On the final day of the Penn Relays, Enrique Martinez (San Salvador, El Salvador / Barton CC) finished 11th in the men's hammer throw, Championship Division with a 57.21-meter throw. Teammate Nicholas Kocienda (Seaford, NY / Seaford) finished 17th in the men's hammer throw, College Division, hitting a distance of 52.95 meters.
Up Next:
Manhattan will compete in the 2019 MAAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The two-day meet will begin on Saturday, May 4th.
