Courtesy of UR Athletics
This past weekend, the UR Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed at Ithaca College. The meet was highlighted by junior R.J. Morrow, who set the school record in the 60-meter dash with an impressive time of 6.13 seconds. The men’s team also tallied three first-place winners.
“This was definitely our best meet of the season,” head coach Sam Albert said. “R.J.’s school record was an exciting surprise, seeing as he hadn’t run the 60-meter dash in two years. He is also approaching the record in the hurdles.”
The men’s team also did well in the field areas, highlighted by long jumpers Jon Kuberka and Boubacar Diallo, who earned second and 3rd places, respectively. They third both coming off injuries, but were able to get right back into the mix.
On the women’s side, there were seven first-place finishers, led by senior Becky Galasso, who won both the triple jump and the 400-meter run. “The mid-distance runners showed improvement in their races,” women’s team head coach Barbara Hartwig said.
This was the third consecutive week that Victoria Stepanova has qualified for ECACs in a different event. This week, she qualified in the one-mile run; she has already qualified for the 3000- and 5000-meter runs as well.
Hartwig commented, “She is progressing nicely after spending the previous semester abroad.”
For women’s field, sophomore Alex Goldman set a new personal best in the shot put with a 40’5” throw, missing the school record by less than six inches.
This weekend, both teams will be heading to Boston for a two-day meet. It will be a wonderful opportunity for both teams to continue to put up great results.
Kinder is a member of the class of 2015.
