Washington, D.C. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's outdoor track and field team travelled to Washington, D.C. to compete at the two-day event United East Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Thomas O. Berg Track hosted by Gallaudet University. The Seahawks earned a 2^nd place team finish with 226 points, competing against 7 other institutions.
 
Rookie of the Year- Pierson Hogue (32 points)
Track Athlete of the Year- Pierson Hogue (32 points)
 
How It Happened:

• Four Seahawks competed at the 100m Prelims. Collin Fitzgerald took 1^st in 11.20. Nicholas Haylock set a personal best of 11.50. And rounding out the finals qualifiers was Mason Layne in 11.71.
• The 100-meter Finals saw Collin Fitzgerald take 3^rd place in 11.27. Nicholas Haylock set a new personal best in a time of 11.40 taking 4^th place. Mason Layne finished in a time of 12.36.
• Two Seahawks earned personal bests in the 110m Hurdles. Nicholas Haylock earned 1^st place in 15.86. Aaron Morales finished behind in a time of 18.29.
• Five Seahawks raced in the 200-meter dash prelims. Collin Fitzgerald ran in a time of 22.64 for a 1^st place finish. Nicholas Haylock followed after with a personal best of 23.36. Also qualifying for the finals were Mason Layne and Moses McRae in 23.53 and 23.63 respectively.
• Collin Fitzgerald earned 2^nd place in the 200m Finals in 22.75. Moses McRae set a personal best in 4^th place in 23.30. Mason Layne rounded out the top three Seahawks in 5^th in 23.42.
• The 400-meter saw four Seahawks compete.  Moses McRae took 1^st place in a personal best of 50.89. Mason Layne took 2^nd place in a personal best of 51.87. Rounding out the top three was Henry Wilcox in 53.90.
• Nicholas Haylock led the three Seahawks in the 400m Hurdles for a St. Mary's school record and a United East conference record in 1^st place in 57.68. Aaron Morales took 3^rd place in a personal record of 59.52. Markell Blake finished after in a time of 1:05.39.
• Six of the seven Seahawks to compete in the 800m event set personal records. Pierson Hogue led the way in 1^st place in 2:02.60. Jake Robey took 3^rd in 2:03.23. RJ Etzler earned 4^th place in 2:06.93. Blake Carberry took 6^th place in 2:07.35. Rounding out the Seahawks were Jonathan Howell and Henry Wilcox in 2:13.61 and 2:15.40 respectively.
• Four Sehawks finished in the 1500-meter run. Pierson Hogue led the Seahawks in 2^nd place in a personal best of 4:16.75. Jake Robey followed after in a personal best of 4:28.18. And Blake Carberry set a personal best of 4:29.44.
• Five Seahawks competed in the 3000-meter Steeple event. Kelly Byrne earned a 2^nd place finish in 10:48.90. Blake Carberry finished 4^th in 11:24.01. Earning personal bests were Nate Norris, Jake Robey, and Bryce Webster in 11:32.28, 11:36.97, and 11:44.27 respectively.
• Pierson Hogue led the Seahawks in the 5K event. Hogue finished 3^rd in 17:40.97. Kelly Byrne followed after in 4^th in 17:46.86. Earning personal records were Blake Carberry and Owen Swisdak in 18:08.83 and 18:53.85 respectively.
• Three Seahawks finished in the 10,000-meter run. Pierson Hogue finished in 37:43.18 in 2^nd place. Kelly Byrne finished in 40:47.44 in 3^rd. Owen Swisdak finished in 42:02.33 for a 4^th finish.
• The men's 4x100m relay squad of Collin Fitzgerald, Nicholas Haylock, Mason Layne, and Jaedon Aso finished in 2^nd with a combined time of 43.61.
• The 4x400m relay squad of Nicholas Haylock, Mason Layne, Moses McRae, and Jake Robey finished in 2^nd with a time of 3:33.20.
• Aaron Morales set a personal best in the Long Jump with a 6^th place finish of 5.69m. Collin Fitzgerald followed after with a jump of 5.26m
• Zack Kralec set a St. Mary's school record in the Triple Jump with a distance of 12.21m on the sixth jump of six attempts. Aaron Morales jumped a distance of 10.96m. Jonathan Howell set a personal best of 10.58 meters.
• Zack Kralec competed at the Pole Vault, earning 1^st place with a height of 4.45m, setting a new United East conference record.
• Luke Schwenk set a personal best in the Shot Put with a throw of 8.38m.
• Zack Kralec led two Seahawks in the Javelin Throw finals with a distance of 46.68m for a 3^rd finish. Jake Robey followed behind with a distance of 42.36m. Luke Schwenk  set a personal best of 30.64m.
• Two Seahawks competed at the Discus Throw. Zack Kralec competed in the finals and took 8^th place with a throw of 32.26m.
• Zack Kralec earned a personal best in the Hammer Throw with a distance of 30.19m.

 
Coming Up 
May 14-15 | AARTFC Outdoor Championships | Williamstown, Massachusetts
 
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