Men's Track & Field

2012-13 Rhode Island College

Senior Conor McCloskey, Junior Craig Amado and Sophomore Jarell Forbes

The 2012-13 Rhode Island College Men's Track & Field Team

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Front Row (left to right): Austin Pena, Brandon Paulino, Tom DeCristofaro, Shawn Stadnick, Conor McCloskey, Michael Swift, Michael Pecchia, Clarence Walker, Joel Ikuejamofo, Christian Colavecchio, Blest Norris.

Back Row (left to right): Head Coach Kevin Jackson, Cameron Richer, Jarell James, Edward Cummins,Jack Covino, Craig Amado, Kenny Bouchey, Jarell Forbes, Aleno Gomes, Evan Migliore,

Assistant Coach Timothy Rudd, Assistant Coach Nick Palazzo.

The 2012-13 Rhode Island College Men's Track & Field RosterName Year Hgt Wgt Hometown/High SchoolCraig Amado Junior 6-3 175 Providence, RI/CentralKenny Bouchey Freshman 6-0 155 Cornish, ME/Sacopee ValleyKevin Carey * Senior 6-0 175 Wakefield, RI/South KingstownChristian Colavecchio Freshman 5-11 170 Foster, RI/Cranston WestJack Covino Freshman 6-2 275 Cumberland, RI/CumberlandEdward Cummins Freshman 6-4 210 Lincoln, RI/LincolnTom DeCristofaro Junior 5-8 145 Smithfield, RI/SmithfieldJarell Forbes Sophomore 6-0 170 Providence, RI/ClassicalAleno Gomes Sophomore 5-11 145 Providence, RI/CentralJoel Ikuejamofo Freshman 5-7 150 Providence, RI/CentralJarell James Freshman 6-0 175 Providence, RI/E3 AcademyConor McCloskey Senior 5-11 155 Wakefield, RI/South KingstownEvan Migliore Freshman 6-0 240 Closter, NJ/Northern Valley RegionalBrandon Paulino Freshman 5-9 130 Bristol, RI/Mt. HopeMichael Pecchia Freshman 5-11 200 Warwick, RI/Bishop HendrickenAustin Pena Senior 5-10 160 Warwick, RI/Toll GateCameron Richer Junior 6-0 155 Woonsocket, RI/WoonsocketShawn Stadnick Senior 6-0 150 Wakefield, RI/South KingstownMichael Swift Junior 5-9 145 Westerly, RI/WesterlyClarence Walker Freshman 5-6 160 Brockton, MA/Brockton

Head Coach: Kevin JacksonAssistant Coaches: Timothy Rudd, Nick PalazzoCaptains: Craig Amado, Conor McCloskey

* Indoor season only

Meet the Coaches

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Head Coach Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson begins his 12th season as Rhode Island College's men’s and women’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field Head Coach.

He was named the Little East Conference Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2008-09.

Jackson had previously served as the Head Coach of Boys’ Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at Pilgrim High School in Warwick since 1994. Prior to taking the job at Pilgrim, Jackson was the Head Coach of Boys’ Cross

Country and Assistant Coach of Boys’ Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field at Hope High School from 1978-1994. Under his tutelage, Hope won six consecutive cross country titles and he coached a New England Champion (Wayne Newsom) and an All-American (Erik Clinton).

He was named the Rhode Island Boys’ Track and Field Coach of the Year in 1989, 1992 and 1999. He was the President of the Rhode Island Track and Field Coaches Association from 1989-91.

He is the founder and President of the Providence Cobras Youth Track and Field Team. This self-supporting youth program, which started in 1978, works with inner city youth in developing track and field skills.

In addition to his duties at RIC, Jackson is the educational coordinator for the Whitmarsh Corporation. He is also a Providence City Councilman. He earned his bach-elor’s degree in social welfare/psychology from Rhode Island College in 1980. A native of Warwick, he currently resides in Providence.

Assistant Coach Timothy RuddTimothy Rudd begins his seventh year as an

assistant men’s and women’s cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field coach.

He is no stranger to Rhode Island College sports fans, having competed in cross country and indoor and outdoor track for the Anchormen. He was named to Rhode Island College’s All-75th Anniversary Men’s Track Team in 2005. He left RIC as the indoor program's all-time record-hold-er in the 600, 1,000, 1,500 and the 3,000 meters,

as well as the distance medley relay, and the 4x400 meter relay. Rudd still holds the school record for the top 1,500 meter time with a mark of 4:02.01, set in 2001-02. During his indoor career, he earned numerous All-New England, All-ECAC and All-Alliance/Little East honors in several events.

The Warwick, Rhode Island native was also a standout in outdoor track, wrapping up his career in 2004. He earned All-Alliance/Little East honors several times in both the 800 and 1,500 meters over the course of his career and was part of the school-record holding 4x400 meter relay team at the time of his graduation. He also ran two seasons of cross country at RIC in 2002 and 2003. He was named a Distinguished Student-Athlete by the Speaker of the House and the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 2002 and 2004.

Rudd earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rhode Island College in 2004 and is currently work-ing on his master’s degree in public administration at the University of Rhode Island. He is currently a police officer for the City of Providence. He is single and resides in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Meet the Coaches

Assistant Coach Nick Palazzo Nick Palazzo begins his first year as an assistant men’s and women’s track & field coach. He will work

primarily with the team's throwers.“I am very excited to be coaching for my alma mater,” said Palazzo. “I look forward to adding to an already

successful program.”A native of Johnston, R.I., Palazzo was a standout on the men’s indoor and outdoor track & field teams at

Rhode Island College from 2002-2006. He closed out his outdoor career as a senior in 2006 by placing third and earning All-ECAC honors in the hammer with a distance of 54.15 meters at the ECAC Championships. Palazzo earned All-ECAC honors in the hammer earlier in his career as a sophomore in 2004, while also pick-ing up All-New England honors in the hammer during his freshman and sophomore seasons and earning N.E. Alliance honors in the hammer for four consecutive outdoor seasons.

Palazzo’s indoor track & field career was highlighted by a sixth-place performance at the 2003 N.E. Div. III Championships as he earned All-New England honors after posting a distance of 164’10.00” in the hammer. Palazzo also earned N.E. Alliance honors in the weight throw as a senior in 2006 and as a junior in 2005, while also earning N.E. Alliance honors in the hammer as a freshman in 2003.

A 2002 graduate of Classical High School, Palazzo was a three-time All-American during his time with the Purple.Palazzo earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Rhode Island College in 2007 and currently resides in North Providence.Since his graduation he has worked in carpentry and has worked also worked as a track & field coach for four years, spending three

seasons at Central Falls High School and one season at Hope High School. During that span, Palazzo coached four All-Americans, five State Champions and one state record holder in the field.

2012-13 Rhode Island College Men's Track & Field Schedule

Date Invitational TimeDecember 1 at Springfield Invitational 11 a.m.December 8 at Harvard Invitational 11 a.m.January 5 at Southern Maine Invitational 10 a.m.January 12 at Coast Guard Invitational 10 a.m.January 19 at Wesleyan Invitational 10 a.m.January 25-26 at B.U. Terrier Invitational 2:30 p.m./10:45 a.m.February 1-2 at Tufts Invitational 5 p.m./9 a.m.February 9 at Alliance Championships (at Southern Maine) 10 a.m.February 16 at N.E. Div. III Championships (at Southern Maine) 11 a.m.February 22-23 at N.E. Open Championships (at B.U.) 5 p.m./10 a.m.March 1-2 at Tufts Last Chance Meet 10 a.m.March 8-9 at NCAA Championships 10 a.m.March 30 at Coast Guard Invitational 11 a.m.April 6 at UMass Dartmouth Invitational 10 a.m.April 13 at Brown Invitational 10 a.m.April 20 at Silfen Invitational (at Connecticut College) 9 a.m.April 27 at Alliance Championships (at Bridgewater State) 10 a.m.May 4 at N.E. Div. III Championships (at Colby) 10 a.m.May 10-11 at N.E. Open Championships (at Stonehill) 10 a.m.May 16-17 at ECAC Div. III Championships (at Springfield) 10 a.m.May 24-25 at NCAA Championships (La Crosse, Wisc.) 10 a.m.

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Date Invitational Results

Dec. 3 at Springfield Invitational 4th Place (5 Teams); 82.0

Dec. 10 at Harvard Invitational No Team Scoring

Jan. 7 at Southern Maine Invitational No Team Scoring

Jan. 14 at Coast Guard Invitational 2nd Place (4 Teams); 166.0

Jan. 21 at Wesleyan Invitational No Team Scoring

Jan. 28 at B.U. Terrier Invitational No Team Scoring

Feb. 11 at Alliance Championships 5th Place (10 Teams) Overall; 64.0

4th Place (6 Teams) Little East; 71.0

Feb. 17-18 at N.E. Div. III Championships 22nd Place (24 Teams); 3.0

Feb. 24-25 at N.E. Open Championships 25th Place (34 Teams); 5.0

Mar. 2-3 at ECAC Div. III Championships 56th Place Tie (62 Teams); 3.0

Mar. 31 at Coast Guard Invitational 4th Place (9 Teams); 68.0

Apr. 7 at Corsair Invitational 6th Place (14 Teams); 57.0

Apr. 14 at Husky Invitational No Team Scoring

Apr. 21 at Silfen Invitational 3rd Place (12 Teams); 120.0

Apr. 28 at Alliance Championships 6th Place (11 Teams) Overall; 76.0

3rd Place (6 Teams) Little East; 91.0

May 5 at N.E. Div. III Championships 7th Place (27 Teams); 39.0

May 11-12 at N.E. Open Championships 28th Place (38 Teams); 6.0

May 17-18 at ECAC Div. III Championships 42nd Place Tie (63 Teams); 7.0

2011-12 Men's Track & Field Results

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Meet the Team

Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Placed 11th in the triple jump (14.58m) at the NCAA National Championships on May 26...earned All-ECAC honors in the triple jump with a third place fin-ish (14.54m) and was 10th in the 400m (49.57) at the ECAC Championships on May 18...placed third in the triple jump (14.99m), a new program record, and fin-ished 10th in the 400m (49.77) at the N.E. Open Championships on May 11-12...earned All-New England honors in two

events, placing first in the triple jump (14.43m) and seventh in the 400m (49.69), at the N.E. Div. III Championships on May 5...earned four N.E. Alliance honors, placing first in the triple jump (13.97m), fourth in the 400m with a season-best time (48.95) and seventh in the long jump (6.37m) at the 2012 Alliance Championships on Saturday, April 28...was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that earned N.E. Alliance honors with a first place finish and new program record time (3:19.21), while also placing 10th in the 200m with a season-best time (22.89)...placed second in the triple jump (13.85m), second in the 400m (50.40), seventh in the 200m (23.37) and ninth in the long jump (5.76m) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...finished second in the triple jump (14.42m) and fourth in the 400m (49.63) at the Bernard Solomon Husky Invitational on Saturday, April 14...placed seventh in the 200m (23.70) at the Corsair Classic on April 7...finished second in the long jump with a season-best effort (6.38m) and seventh in the 800m with a season-best time (2:01.50) at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on March 31...was named the Little East Field Athlete of the Week once on the season.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Placed 13th in the triple jump (13.64m) at the 2012 NCAA Div. III Championships on March 10...placed 10th in the triple jump (13.93m) and 17th in the 400m (51.14) at the ECAC Championships on March 3...broke his own program record in the triple jump after placing fourth (14.86m) and also finished 14th in the 400m with a season-best time of 49.47 at the NEICAAA Championships on Feb. 25...placed ninth in the triple jump (13.49m) and 20th in the 400m (53.01) at the N.E. Div. III Men’s Track and Field Championships on Feb. 18...earned N.E. Alliance honors in three events, as he placed fourth in the long jump with a season-best 6.67m, fifth in the triple jump (13.44m) and third as part of the 4x400m relay (3:27.96) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 11...also placed seventh in the 400m (51.53)...took sixth in the triple jump (14.31m), 32nd in the 400m (50.34) and 97th in the 200m with a season-best time of 23.70 at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...placed first in the triple jump (14.32m), as well as the 400m (52.60), finished fifth in the 200m (24.83) and helped establish a new program record in the 4x200m relay with a first-place finish (1:35.41) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...placed first with a season-best performance in the 600m (1:23.41), first in the long jump (6.62m) and first in the triple jump (14.01m), while also taking third place in the 200m (24.28), at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...was named Little East Conference Track Athlete of the Week once on the season and named Little East Conference Field Athlete of the Week once on the year as well.

Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Named the Little East Conference Rookie Field Athlete of the Year and team MVP...earned two All-ECAC hon-ors, placing fifth in the 400m with a season-best time (48.98) and seventh in the triple jump (13.71), as well as placing 17th (3:22.20) as part of the 4x400m relay, at the ECAC Div. III Championships on May 19-20...helped break the

Craig Amado6-3, 175, Junior

Providence, R.I./Central

program record in the 4x400m relay with an eighth place finish (3:19.84), while also placing ninth in the triple jump (13.95m) and 14th in the 400m (49.54), at the N.E. Open Championships on May 13-14...earned All-New England honors in three events, placing second in the triple jump with a sea-son-best effort (14.25m), fifth in the 400m (49.62) and second as part of the 4x400m (3:19.89) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on May 7...earned N.E. Alliance honors in five events by placing first in the triple jump (13.82m), first as part of the 4x400m relay (3:22.19), third in the 400m (49.50), fourth in the long jump with a season-best effort (6.42m) and sixth in the 800m with a season-best time (1:58.98) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on April 30...finished second in both the 400m (50.09) and the triple jump (13.14m), while placing fourth in the long jump (6.06m) and seventh in the 200m (23.96), at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...won the 400m (49.42), placed third in the triple jump (13.16m) and sixth in the long jump (5.92m) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...helped establish a new program record with a third place finish in the 4x100m relay (43.68), finished third in the triple jump (13.23m), fourth in the long jump (6.23m) and eighth in the 200m with a season-best time (23.66) at the Coast Guard Spring Invitational on April 2...won the 800m (2:01.18) and placed sixth in the long jump (5.98m) at the Jerry Gravel Classic on March 26.

Indoor Track & Field (2010-11): Finished 11th in the preliminaries of the 400m (50.13) at the NCAA Div. III Championships, hosted by Capital University on March 11...earned All-ECAC honors in the 400m with a fourth place finish (49.29), while also placing ninth in the triple jump (13.89m), at the ECAC Championships on March 5...broke his own record in the 400m, placing sixth (48.76), and equaled his own program mark in the triple jump with a fifth place effort (14.32m) at the NEICAAA Championship Meet on Feb. 26....earned All-New England honors for his second place finish in the 400m (50.69), eighth place effort in the long jump (6.44m) and fourth place effort as part of the 4x400m relay (3:24.88) at the Div. III New England Championships on Feb. 19...also placed ninth in the triple jump (13.26m) at the meet...impressively won N.E. Alliance honors for his top-eight finishes in four events at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 12...won the 400m (50.16), placed second in the triple jump with a new program record (14.32m), took third with another program record in the long jump (6.68m) and finished sixth in the 200m (23.33)...finished sixth in the triple jump (13.86m), 13th in the 400m (49.03) and helped establish a new program record (3:18.84) in the 4x400m relay at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 29...placed fifth in the triple jump (12.94) and seventh with a season-best performance in the 200m (23.28) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22...claimed victory in the 400m (51.86), while placing second in both the long jump (6.35m) and the triple jump (13.80m), at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...won both the 600m (1:24.83) and the triple jump (13.68m), while finishing second in the long jump (6.14m), at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...won the triple jump (14.28m) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...won the triple jump (13.90m), placed second in the 400m (52.28), third in the long jump (6.64m) and fifth in the high jump (1.76m) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4...named Little East Conference Rookie Track Athlete of the Week three times and the LEC Rookie Field Athlete of the Week on two other occasions.

High School: Received the Coaches and Sportsmanship Awards while at Central High School...2010 graduate.

Personal: Born April 15, 1991...community health major.6

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Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Was part of the 4x800m relay team that broke their own record with a 14th-place finish (7:52.55) at the NEICAAA Championships on Feb. 25...finished 20th in the 600m (1:30.54) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 11...finished 54th in the 500m (1:11.16) at the Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...finished 12th in the 600m (1:28.19) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...took second with a season-best effort in the high jump

(1.76m) and third with a season-best performance in the 800m (2:06.50) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...finished sixth in the high jump (1.66m) and 12th in 600m (1:32.66) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...finished 17th in the 500m with a season-best time of 1:10.54 at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10...placed fifth with a season-best effort in the 600m (1:29.85) and 12th in the high jump (1.66m) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

Indoor Track and Field (2010-11): Helped establish a new program

Kevin Carey6-0, 175, Senior

Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown

Kenny Bouchey6-0, 155, Freshman

Cornish, Maine/Sacopee Valley 2012 Cross Country Season: Finished 244th with a time of 30:04.99 at the 2012 N.E. Div. III Championships on Nov. 10...placed 201st with a time of 31:45 at the 2012 ECAC Div. III Championships on Nov. 3...finished 90th with a time of 29:52.75 at the 2012 N.E. Alliance Championships on Oct. 27...post-

ed a 75th place finish and a season-best time of 29:08.25 at the WNE Golden Bear Invitational on Oct. 13...registered a time of 30:26.37 to finish 216th at the James Earley Invitational on Oct. 6...finished 153rd with a time of 30:41.20 at the Pop Crowell Invitational on Sept. 29...posted a 73rd place finish and a time of 31:56.40 at the Wesleyan Invitational on Sept. 22...finished 242nd with a time of 30:56 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 15.

High School: A 10-time medalist and two time champion at the Maine State Championships while at Sacopee Valley High School...2012 graduate...two-time track team MVP. Personal: Born November 1, 1993...film studies major.

record in the 4x800m relay (7:55.99) at the NEICAAA Championship Meet on Feb. 26...placed 12th with a season-best performance in the 600m (1:28.85) and 12th in the high jump (1.71m) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 12...finished 20th in the high jump (1.78m) and 33rd in the 500m (1:08.91), both of which were season-best performances, at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 29...placed sixth in the high jump (1.76m) and 14th in the 600m (1:29.00) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22...finished fourth in the high jump (1.71m) and sixth in the 600m (1:29.41) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...finished fourth in the high jump (1.78m) and fifth in the 1,000m (2:53.22), both of which were season-best performances, at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed 44th with a season-best performance in the 800m (2:10.41) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed ninth in the 600m (1:29.00) and 11th in the high jump (1.71m) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4.

Indoor Track & Field (2009-10): Placed ninth as a part of the 4x400m relay (3:26.83) at the ECAC Championships on March 6...placed 17th as part of the 4x400m relay with a new program record and season-best time of 3:24.06 at the N.E. Open Championships on Feb. 27...earned All-New England honors by placing eighth as a part of the 4x400m relay (3:30.31) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 20...also placed 16th in the 600m (1:27.11)...placed 10th in the high jump (1.76m), fourth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:31.58) and sixth as part of the 4x800m relay with a season-best time of 8:30.78 at the N.E Alliance Championships on Feb. 13...placed 16th in the high jump with a season-high effort of 1.78m and 15th in the 500m with a season-best time of 1:07.41 at the Boston University Invitational on Jan. 29...placed 11th in the high jump (1.73m) and 13th in the 400m with a season-best time of 53.67 at the Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 23...placed first in the 600m (1:26.62), second as part of the 4x400m relay (3:42.71) and third in the high jump (1.76m) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 16...at the Yale Classic on Jan. 9, Carey placed 45th in the 400m (53.96) and 11th as part of the 4x800m relay (8:31.74)...finished ninth in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:00.97 and helped establish a new RIC record as part of the 4x440-yd relay (3:32.50) with a seventh place finish at the Harvard Open on Dec. 12...finished first in the 600m with a season-best time of 1:24.88 and third in the high jump (1.76m) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 5...named the Little East Rookie Track Athlete of the Week once.

High School: Earned All-State, All-Division and All-Class honors in cross country while at South Kingstown High School...2009 graduate...All-State and All-Division selection in cross country...All-State, All-Division and All-Class in track and field...part of the 4x800m N.E. record-holding relay team...also All-State and All-Division in baseball. Personal: Born March 22, 1991...community health major with a minor in coaching...also plays baseball and competes in cross country for the Anchormen.

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Christian Colavecchio5-11, 170, Freshman

Foster, R.I./Cranston West High School: Served as a team captain while at Cranston High School West...2012 graduate. Personal: Born April 5, 1994...medical imaging major.

Jack Covino6-2, 275, Freshman

Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland High School: Lettered in track while at Cumberland High School...2012 graduate. Personal: Born April 8, 1994...secondary education major.

Edward Cummins6-4, 210, Freshman

Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln High School: Earned All-State and All-Division honors while at Lincoln High School...2012 gradu-ate. Personal: Born November 8, 1993...undecided about a major.

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Jarell Forbes6-0, 170, Sophomore

Providence, R.I./Classical Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Was named team MVP...earned All-ECAC honors in the 400m hurdles (54.26) with an eighth place finish at the ECAC Championship on May 18...placed ninth in the 400m hurdles (54.74) at the N.E. Open Championships on May 11-12...earned All-New England honors in two events, finishing first in the 400m hurdles with a record-breaking time of 53.79 and third in the 110m hurdles with a season-best time (15.17) at the N.E. Div. III

Championships on May 5...earned three N.E. Alliance honors, placing first in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.32 and first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.92 at the Alliance Championships on April 28...Forbes, who also placed 13th in the high jump (1.80m), was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that earned N.E. Alliance honors with a first place finish in a new program record time of 3:19.21...was also part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the program record with a fifth place finish and a time of 43.35..took home the top spot in the 400m hurdles (55.89), placed second in the 110m hurdles (15.70), third in the 400m with a season-best time (50.56) and fourth in the high jump with a season-best performance (1.88m) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...took first place in the 400m hurdles (53.97) and was 16th in the 100m with a season-best time (11.87) at the Bernard Solomon Husky Invitational on April 14...finished second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 57.41 and was also a member of the 1,600m sprint medley relay squad that earned a first place finish and established a new program record with a time of 3:36.75 and the 4x200m relay squad that finished third with a new RIC record time of 1:33.94, at the Corsair Classic on April 7...was named the Little East Rookie Field Athlete of the Week once on the season.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Finished 26th in the preliminaries of the 60m hurdles (8.89) at the NEICAAA Championships on Feb. 25...finished 13th in the preliminaries of the 60m hurdles (8.84) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 18...earned a pair of N.E. Alliance Honors at the N.E. Alliance Championship on Feb. 11 as he took first place in the 55m hurdles with a season-best time of 8.08 and was part of the 4x400m relay team (3:27.96) that also finished third...also placed eighth in the 600m (1:26.31) and 10th in the high jump (1.81m)...finished 43rd in the 60m hurdles (9.21) and 58th in the 400m with a season-best time of 51.43 at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...placed third in the 60m hurdles (8.67), fourth in the 400m (51.83) and sixth in the high jump (1.81m) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...earned a third place finish in the 400m (53.21) and helped establish a new program record in the 4x200m relay with a first-place finish (1:35.41) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...posted a season-best performance in the 600m with a fourth place finish (1:25.88) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...posted a pair of season-bests at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10, finishing seventh in the high jump (1.90m) and 11th in the 60m hurdles (8.73) and was also part of the 4x440m relay squad that helped establish a new program record with a sixth place fin-ish (3:30.32)...placed second in the 60m hurdles (8.85) and fourth in both the high jump (1.86m) and 400m (53.55) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

High School: Named the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at Classical High School...2011 graduate...recipient of the Al Morro Athletic Scholar award. Personal: Born April 20, 1993...justice studies major.

Tom DeCristofaro5-8, 145, Junior

Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Placed 12th in the 3,000m steeplechase with a season-best time (10:34.16) at the Alliance Championships on April 28...placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:53.32) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...finished 21st in the 1,500m with a season-best time (4:30.13) at the Bernard Solomon Husky Invitational on April 14. DeCristofaro finished 31st in the 800m with a season-best time (2:10.64) at the Corsair Classic on April

7...finished 23rd in the 1,500m (4:38.43) at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on March 31.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): inished 19th with a season-best performance in the 1,000m (4:49.65) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 11...finished 26th in the mile (5:02.15) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...finished seventh in the 3,000m (10:15.00) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...earned a 10th place finish in the mile (5:03.57) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...finished 39th in the 3,000m with a season-best time of 9:51.57 at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10...placed 13th in the mile with a season-best time of 4:51.67 at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Finished 20th in the 1,500m with a season-best time (4:34.28) at the N.E. Alliance Championships at on April 30...placed 36th in the 1,500m (4:39.17) at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...placed 14th in the 1,500m (4:37.68) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...placed 50th in the 800m with a season-best time (2:18.16) at the Coast Guard Spring Invitational on April 2...finished 55th in the 1,500m (4:42.26) at the Jerry Gravel Classic on March 26.

Indoor Track and Field (2010-11): Placed 24th with a season-best performance in the 3,000m (10:08.42) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22...finished sixth in the 3,000m (10:19.00) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...placed 19th in the 3,000m (10:32.13) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed 90th with a season-best performance in the mile (5:04.85) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed 18th in the 3,000m (10:15.56) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4.

High School: Three-time All-Division and All-Class selection in cross country while at Smithfield High School...2010 graduate...received Academic All-State Award. Personal: Born July 14, 1992...justice studies major...also competes for RIC's cross country tream.

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Aleno Gomes5-11, 145, Sophomore

Providence, R.I./Central Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Earned two N.E. Alliance honors, as he placed seventh in the 400m with a season-best time (50.54) at the Alliance Championships on April 28...was a mem-ber of the 4x400m relay squad that earned N.E. Alliance honors with a first place finish and a new program record time of 3:19.21 and was also part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the pro-gram record with a fifth place finish and a time of 43.35...also finished 18th in the

200m with a season best performance (23.21) and 24th in the preliminaries of the 100m (11.78). Gomes placed fifth in the 400m (51.07) and sixth in the 200m (23.35) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28. He notched a sixth place finish in the 200m (23.63), while also posting a ninth place finish in the 100m with a season-best time (11.54) and third as part of the 4x200m relay squad that established a new program record (1:33.94), at the Corsair Classic on April 7. He placed sixth in the 400m with a time of 52.12 at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on March 31.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Earned N.E. Alliance honors for being part of the 4x400m relay team (3:27.96) that took third place at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 11...as an individual, he placed 10th in the 400m (52.41)...finished 44th in the 400m with a season-best time of 50.98 and 107th in the 200m with a season-best time of 23.86 at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...placed third in the 400m (51.72) and sixth in the 200m (23.76) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...finished second in the 600m with a season-best time of 1:27.55, third in the 200m (24.61), fifth in the 55m with a season-best time of 6.97 and helped establish a new program record in the 4x200m relay with a first-place finish (1:35.41) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...placed fourth in 55m (6.98) and fifth in the 200m (24.42) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...finished 14th in the 400m (51.99) at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10 and was also part of the 4x440m relay squad that helped establish a new program record with a sixth place finish (3:30.32)...placed sixth in the 400 m (53.85) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

High School: Earned All-State honors in the 4x400m and the 300m hurdles while at Central High School...2011 graduate. Personal: Born September 1, 1992...criminal justice major.

Joel Ikuejamofo5-7, 150, Freshman

Providence, R.I./Central High School: Earned All-State honors while at Central High School...2012 graduate. Personal: Born October 25, 1993...justice studies major.

Jarell James6-0, 175, Freshman

Providence, R.I./E3 Academy High School: Two-time New England Champion and five-time Rhode Island State Champion while at E3 Academy..2012 gradu-ate. Personal: Born May 28, 1993...justice studies major.

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Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Placed 15th in the 1,500m (3:58.66) at the ECAC Championships on May 18...placed 17th in the 1,500m (3:59.01) at the N.E. Open Championships on May 11-12...placed 22nd in the 1,500m (4:04.13) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Saturday, May 5...earned a pair of N.E. Alliance honors, placing third in the 5,000m (15:29.15) and fourth in the 1,500m with a season-best time (3:57.59), at the Alliance Championships on April 28...

placed second in the 1,500m (3:59.50) and eighth in the 800m (1:59.19) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...took second place in the 1,500m (3:59.16) at the Bernard Solomon Husky Invitational on April 14...placed second in the 800m with a season-best time (1:58.00) and was also a member of the 1,600m sprint medley relay squad that earned a first place finish and established a new program record with a time of 3:36.75 at the Corsair Classic on April 7...finished first in the 5,000m with a season-best effort (15:27.13) at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on March 31.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Named the team MVP...took 12th in the mile (4:18.90) at the ECAC Championships on March 3...broke his own record with a 20th place finish in the mile (4:11.95) at the NEICAAA Championships on Feb. 25, and was also a member of the 4x800m relay team that broke their own record with a 14th-place finish and a time of 7:52.55...earned All-New England honors in the mile with a seventh place finish (4:18.37) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 18...won the N.E. Alliance Championship in the 3,000m with a season-best time of 8:39.50 at the Alliance Championships on Feb. 11, while also earning N.E. Alliance honors as the Little East Champion with a season-best effort in the 1,000m (2:32.40) and a second place finish...finished 29th in the mile (4:15.41) at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...placed second in the 3,000m (8:40.44) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...placed first in both the 1,000m (2:38.16) and the 3,000m (8:50.78) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...finished first in the mile (4:21.91) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...placed fourth in the mile (4:19.03) at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10...finished first in the 3,000m (8:43.85) and placed second in the 1,000m (2:37.19) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3...was named Little East Conference Track Athlete of the Week once on the season.

Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Placed 17th (3:22.20) as part of the 4x400m relay at the ECAC Championships on May 19-20...placed 22nd in the 1,500m (4:10.25) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on May 7...earned a pair of N.E. Alliance honors by placing fourth in the 1,500m (4:02.84) and sev-enth in the 800m (1:59.18), both of which were season-best times, at the N.E. Alliance Championships on April 30...finished third in the 1,500m (4:04.97) and sixth in the 800m (2:01.71) at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...placed fifth in the 5,000m with a season-best time (16:00.47) and 11th in the 800m (2:05.46) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...won the 1,500m (4:04.36) at the Coast Guard Invitational on April 2...placed 12th in the 5,000m (16:00.77) at the Jerry Gravel Classic on March 26.

Indoor Track & Field (2010-11): Helped establish a new program record in the 4x800m relay (7:55.99) at the NEICAAA Championship Meet on Feb. 26...earned a pair of N.E. Alliance honors by placing sixth in the 1,000m (2:40.37) and seventh in the 3,000m (8:55.78) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 12...placed 55th with a season-best performance

Conor McCloskey5-11, 155, Senior

Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown

in the 3,000m (8:55.76) at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 29...finished ninth with a season-best performance in the mile (4:34.21) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22... placed second with a season-best performance in the 1,000m (2:40.36) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...took second in the mile (4:34:51) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed 16th in the 3,000m (9:06.22) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed third in the mile (4:38.00) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4.

Outdoor Track & Field (2010): Placed 11th in the 1,500m with a season-best time of 4:12.47 at the Alliance Championships on April 24...placed 11th in the 1,500m (4:15.36) at the Silfen Invitational on April 17...placed 10th in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:07.18 at the Swanson Invitational on April 10...placed 13th in the 1,500m (4:22.13) at the Coast Guard Invitational on April 3.

Indoor Track & Field (2009-10): Placed sixth in the 4x800m relay with a season-best time of 8:30.78 at the N.E Alliance Championships on Feb. 13...finished 22nd in the mile with a season-best time of 4:44.61 at the Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 23...placed second as part of the 4x800m (8:47.94), fourth in the 1,000m (2:49.53) and 10th in the mile (4:45.90) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 16...placed 24th in the 800m with a sea-son-best time of 2:04.10 at the Harvard Open on Dec. 12...placed fourth in the 1,000m with a season-best time of 2:40.63 at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 5.

High School: Earned multiple All-State, All-Division and All-Class honors in both cross country and track & field while at South Kingstown High School...2009 graduate.

Personal: Born October 19, 1990...secondary education major with a concentration in history...also competes for RIC's cross country team.

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Evan Migliore6-0, 240, Freshman

Closter, N.J./Northern Valley Regional High School: Earned Honorable Mention All-League Honors while at Northern Valley Regional at Demarest High School...2012 graduate. Personal: Born March 11, 1994...criminal justice major...minor in psychology.

Brandon Paulino5-9, 130, Freshman

Bristol, R.I./Mt. Hope 2012 Cross Country Season: Placed 227th with a time of 29:36.51 at the 2012 N.E. Div. III Championships on Nov 10...finished 210th with a time of 31:58 at the 2012 ECAC Div. III Championships on Nov. 3...recorded a time of 28:47.15 to finish 67th at the 2012 N.E. Alliance Championships on Oct. 27...clocked a season-best time of 28:26.38 to fin-ish 40th at the WNE Golden Bear Invitational on Oct. 13...posted a time of 31:02.53 to finish 252nd at the James

Earley Invitational on Oct. 6...recorded a time of 29:45.00 to finish 118th at the Pop Crowell Invitational on Sept. 29...registered a time of 31:14.00 to finish 71st at the Wesleyan Invitational on Sept. 22...posted a time of 28:59 to finish 194th at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 15.

High School: Named team MVP and served as team captain in both cross country and track & field while at Mt. Hope High School...2012 gradu-ate...named the program's Rookie of the Year. Personal: Born March 31, 1994...physical education major.

Michael Pecchia5-11, 200, Freshman

Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken High School: All-Division and All-City Champion while at Bishop Hendricken High School...2012 graduate. Personal: Born February 5, 1994...business major.

Clarence Walker5-6, 160, Freshman

Brockton, Mass./Brockton High School: Earned All-England honors while at Brockton High School...2012 graduate...served as team captain. Personal: Born June 20, 1994...secondary education major.

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Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Finished 11th in the 800m with a sea-son-best time (1:57.69) at the Alliance Championships on April 28...placed 17th in the 800m with a time of 2:04.54 at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...placed 18th in the 800m (2:00.69) on April 14...finished 14th in the 1,500m with a season-best time of 4:26.55 at the Corsair Classic on April 7...finished 10th in the 400m with a season-best time (53.27) at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on

March 31.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Was part of the 4x800m relay team that broke their own record with a 14th-place finish (7:52.55) at the NEICAAA Championships on Feb. 25...finished 12th in the 600m (1:27.03) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 11...finished 26th in the 500m with a season-best mark of 1:07.12 at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...finished eighth with a season-best effort in the 600m (1:26.16) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...placed second with a season-best perfor-mance in the 400m (53.02) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...finished fourth in the 1,000m with a season-best time of 2:47.14 at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...placed 10th in the 500m (1:08.62) at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10, and was also part of the 4x440m relay squad that helped establish a new program record with a sixth place finish (3:30.32)...finished first in the 600m (1:27.00) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Helped break the program record in the 4x400m relay with an eighth place finish (3:19.84) at the N.E. Open Championships on May 13-14...earned All-New England honors as part of the 4x400m relay team, which placed second (3:19.89) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on May 7...earned N.E. Alliance honors with a first place finish as part of the 4x400m relay (3:22.19), while also finishing 11th in the 400m with a season-best time (51.36) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on April 30...placed 17th in the 800m (2:04.23) at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...finished eighth in the 800m with a season-best time (2:03.20) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...finished sixth in the 400m with a season-best time (51.69) at the Coast Guard Spring Invitational on April 2...placed 33rd in the 1,500m with a season-best time (4:23.71) at the Jerry Gravel Classic on March 26.

Indoor Track & Field (2010-11): Placed 18th with a season-best performance in the 500m (1:07.01) at the ECAC Championships on March 5...helped establish a new program record in the 4x800m relay (7:55.99) at the NEICAAA Championship Meet on Feb. 26...finished 19th in the 600m (1:28.24) at the Div. III New England Championships on Feb. 19...placed ninth with a season-best performance in the 600m (1:25.71) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 12...placed 26th in the 500m (1:07.90) at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 29...finished fourth in the 600m (1:28.03) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...finished fourth in the 1,000m (2:50.98) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed ninth in the 500m (1:08.14) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed third with a season-best performance in the 1,000m (2:43.39) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4.

Outdoor Track & Field (2010): Earned All-Little East honors as

Austin Pena5-10, 160, Senior

Warwick, R.I./Toll Gate

a part of the 4x400m relay that finished second (3:28.58) at the Alliance Championships on April 24...also placed 16th in the 800m with a season-best time of 2:01.99... placed 18th in the 800m (2:03.77) at the Silfen Invitational on April 17...placed sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a season-best time of 11.01.05 and 10th in the 1,500m with a season-best time of 4:28.26 at the Swanson Invitational on April 10...placed 20th in the 800m (2:02.35) at the Coast Guard Invitational on April 3.

Indoor Track & Field (2009-10): Placed ninth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:26.83) at the ECAC Championships on March 6...placed 17th as part of the 4x400m relay with a new program record and season-best time of 3:24.06 at the N.E. Open Championships on Feb. 27...earned All-New England honors by placing eighth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:30.31) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 20...placed sixth as part of the 4x800m relay with a season-best time of 8:30.78, fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:31.58), and 16th in the 800m (2:06.03) at the N.E Alliance Championships on Feb. 13...placed 70th in the 800m (2:06.49) at the Boston University Invitational on Jan. 29...placed 27th in the mile with a season-best time of 4:50.86 at the Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 23...placed first in the 800m (2:05.28) and second as part of the 4x400m relay (3:42.71) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 16...placed 37th in the 400m with a season-best time of 53.19 and 11th as a part of the 4x800m relay (8:31.74) at the Yale Classic on Jan. 9...placed 32nd in the 800m (2:05.27) and helped establish a new RIC record as part of the 4x440-yd relay (3:32.50) with a seventh place finish at the Harvard Open on Dec. 12...finished fourth in the 800m with a sea-son-best time of 2:03.65 and fourth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:36.06) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 5.

High School: Earned Third Team All-State honors in track & field while at Toll Gate High School...2009 gradu-ate...two-time indoor and outdoor track team captain.

Personal: Born May 29, 1991...justice studies major...also competes for RIC's cross country team.

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Cameron Richer6-0, 155, Junior

Woonsocket, R.I./Woonsocket Outdoor Track & Field: Finished 11th in the 10,000m (36:12.19) at the Alliance Championships on April 28...placed first in the 10,000m with a season-best performance (35:20.64) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...placed 14th in the 5,000m with a season-best time (16:26.07) at the Bernard Solomon Husky Invitational on April 14...finished 20th in the 1,500m with a season-best time (4:32.98) at the Corsair Classic on April 7...placed 11th in the 5,000m (16:45.86)

at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on March 31.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Finished 26th in the 3,000m (10:07.48) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...finished 16th with a season-best performance in the mile (5:00.31) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...finished sixth in the 3,000m (10:01.78) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...finished 38th in the 3,000m with a season-best time of 9:47.16 at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10...placed 10th in the 5,000m with a season-best time of 17:29.73 at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Finished 17th in the 5,000m (17:09.83) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on April 30...placed 21st in the 5,000m with a season-best time (17:03.63) at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...placed 15th in the 3,000m with a season-best time (10:01.45) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...finished 35th in the 1,500m with a season-best time (4:29.73) at the Coast Guard Spring Invitational on April 2...finished 49th in the 1,500m (4:38.59) at the Jerry Gravel Classic hosted on March 26.

Indoor Track & Field (2010-11): Finished 15th with a season-best per-formance in the 3,000m (9:57.20) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22...took third in the 3,000m (10:00.00) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...placed 11th in the mile (4:59.76) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed 84th with a season-best performance in the mile (4:58.30) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed 16th in the 3,000m (10:05.50) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4.

High School: Earned All-Division honors in both cross country and track & field while at Woonsocket High School...2010 graduate...named to the All-Academic All-State name. Personal: Born February 2, 1992...mathematics major with a minor in finance...also competes for RIC's cross country team.

Michael Swift5-9, 145, Junior

Westerly, R.I./Westerly Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Was part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the program record with a fifth place fin-ish and a time of 43.35 and also finished 30th in the 200m (23.63) at the Alliance Championships on April 28...finished 13th in the 200m (23.75) and 15th in the 100m (11.98) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...finished eighth in the 200m with a season-best time (23.31) and 12th in the 100m with a season-best time (11.75) at the Bernard Solomon Husky

Invitational on April 14...placed 21st in the 400m with a season-best time (55:27), was a member of the 1,600m sprint medley relay squad that earned a first place finish and established a new program record (3:36.75) and the 4x200m relay that finished third with a new program record time of 1:33.94 at the Corsair Classic on April 7...finished 13th in the 100m (11.81) and 15th in the 200m (24.09) at the Coast Guard Bear Invitational on Saturday, March 31. Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Closed out his year with a pair of season-bests as he finished 73rd in the preliminaries of the 60m (7.55) and 101st in the 200m (23.81) at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...finished 22nd in the 200m (24.42) and 36th in the preliminaries of the 60m (7.71) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...finished fourth in the 200m (24.77) and 11th in the preliminaries of the 55m (7.16) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...finished sixth in the 55m with a season-best time of 7.13 and seventh in the 200m (24.79) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...finished 51st in the preliminaries of the 60m (7.57) and 61st in the 200m (24.49) at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10...placed 12th in the 200m (24.98) and 18th in the preliminaries of the 60m (7.63) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3. Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Placed 16th in the 100m with a season-best time (11.63) and 20th in the 200m (24.22) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on April 30...finished 10th in the 200m (24.15) and 17th in the 100m (12.14) at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...finished fourth in the 100m (11.89) and seventh in the 200m with a season-best time (23.49) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...helped establish a new program record in the 4x100m relay (43.68) with a third place finish, while also placing 13th in the 100m (11.81) and 15th in the 200m (24.27), at the Coast Guard Spring Invitational on April 2...finished 20th in the 100m (11.98) at the Jerry Gravel Classic hosted on March 26. Indoor Track & Field (2010-11): Placed 26th in the preliminaries of the 55m (7.06) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 12...finished 63rd in the 60m preliminaries (7.65) and 89th in the 200m (23.85), both season-bests, at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 29...placed 20th in the 200m (24.18) and 27th in the preliminaries of the 55m (7.05) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22...finished sixth in the 200m (24.34) and 10th in the preliminaries of the 55m (7.08) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...finished fourth with a season-best performance in the 55m (6.98) and seventh in the 200m (24.33) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed 70th in the 200m (24.02) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed ninth in the 200m (24.50) and 16th in the preliminaries 55m (7.10) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4. High School: Earned All-State, All-Division and All-Class while at Westerly High School...2010 graduate...Southern Division Champion in the 200m. Personal: Born February 13, 1992...English major with a minor in writ-ing and rhetoric.

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Outdoor Track & Field (2012): Placed 16th in the 800m with a sea-son-best time (1:55.22) at the ECAC Championships on May 18...placed 27th in the 800m (1:56.13) at the N.E. Open Championships on May 11-12...placed 15th in the 800m (1:54.22) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on May 5...earned N.E. Alliance honors in the 800m with a fifth place finish (1:55.07) and was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that earned N.E. Alliance honors with a

first place finish and a new program record time of 3:19.21 at the Alliance Championships on April 28...placed fourth in both the 1,500, a season-best time (4:02.77), and the 800m (1:58.51) at the Silfen Invitational on April 28...took first in the 800m (1:56.52) at the Bernard Solomon Husky Invitational on April 14...finished fifth in the 400m with a season-best time (51.90) and was also a member of the 1,600m sprint medley relay squad that earned a first place finish and established a new program record with a time of 3:36.75 at the Corsair Classic on April 7.

Indoor Track & Field (2011-12): Finished 11th in the 800m with a sea-son-best time of 1:55.49 at the ECAC Championships on March 3...was part of the 4x800m relay team that broke their own record with a 14th-place finish and a time of 7:52.55 at the NEICAAA Championships on Feb. 25...finished 18th (2:02.87) in the 800m at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 18...finished seventh in the 800m (1:59.31) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 11...finished 27th in the 800m (1:56.05) at the BU Terrier Invitational on Jan. 28...finished second in the 800m (2:00.53) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 21...notched a first place finish in the 800m (1:59.54) at the Coast Guard Winter Invitational on Jan. 14...placed sixth with a season-best per-formance in the 600m (1:25.96) at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 7...finished sixth in the 800m (2:00.25) at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 10 and was also part of the 4x440m relay squad that helped establish a new program record with a sixth place finish (3:30.32)...placed fourth in the 800m (2:01.82) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 3.

Outdoor Track & Field (2011): Placed 17th (3:22.20) as part of the 4x400m relay at the ECAC Championships on May 19-20...helped break the program record in the 4x400m relay with an eighth place finish (3:19.84) at the N.E. Open Championships on May 13-14...earned All-New England honors as part of the 4x400m relay team, which placed second (3:19.89) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on May 7...earned N.E. Alliance honors in the 800m with a third place finish and a season-best time (1:57.94) and first as part of the 4x400m relay (3:22.19) at the N.E. Alliance Championships at Fitchburg State on April 30...finished second in the 800m (1:59.21) at the Silfen Invitational on April 23...finished third in the 800m (2:00.16) at the Swanson Invitational on April 9...finished 11th in the 1,500m with a season-best time (4:14.32) at the Coast Guard Spring Invitational on April 2...placed 13th in the 400m with a season-best time (52.54) at the Jerry Gravel Classic hosted on March 26.

Indoor Track & Field (2010-11): Helped establish a new program record in the 4x800m relay (7:55.99) at the NEICAAA Championship Meet on Feb. 26...finished 20th in the 800m (2:02.61) at the Div. III New England Championships on Feb. 19...earned N.E. Alliance honors for his second place season-best finish in the 800m (1:59.06) at the N.E. Alliance Championships on Feb. 12...finished 39th with a season-best performance in the 500m

Shawn Stadnick6-0, 150, Senior

Wakefield, R.I./South Kingstown

(1:10.90) at the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Jan. 29...placed fourth in the 800m (2:04.19) at the Wesleyan Invitational on Jan. 22...took second in the 800m (2:05.16) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 15...placed third with a season-best performance (2:47.44) in the 1,000m at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 8...placed 14th in the 800m (2:03.00) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 11...placed second in the 800m (2:01.64) at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 4.

Outdoor Track & Field (2010): Placed fifth in the 800m with a season-best time of 1:59.44 at the Silfen Invitational on April 17...placed 11th in the 800m (2:00.91) at the Coast Guard Invitational on April 3...placed 15th in the 800m (2:01.30) at the Jerry Gravel Classic on March 27.

Indoor Track & Field (2009-10): Placed ninth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:26.83) at the ECAC Championships on March 6...placed 17th as part of the 4x400m relay with a new program record and season-best time of 3:24.06 at the N.E. Open Championships on Feb. 27...earned All-New England honors by placing eighth as part of the 4x400m relay (3:30.31) at the N.E. Div. III Championships on Feb. 20...also placed 13th in the 800m (2:01.40)...placed sixth in the 4x800m relay with a season-best time of 8:30.78, fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:31.58), and ninth in the 800m (2:02.79) at the N.E Alliance Championships on Feb. 13...placed 42nd in the 800m with a season-best time of 1:59.50 at the Boston University Invitational on Jan. 29...placed 13th in the 800m (2:01.72) at the Wheaton Invitational on Jan. 23...placed fourth in the 600m (1:28.86) and second as part of the 4x800m relay (8:47.94) at the Coast Guard Invitational on Jan. 16...placed 15th in the 800m (2:04.80) and 11th as a part of the 4x800m relay (8:31.74) at the Yale Classic on Jan. 9...finished 34th in the 800m (2:05.74) at the Harvard Open on Dec. 12...finished 8th in the 600m with a season-best time of 1:28.71 at the Springfield Invitational on Dec. 5.

High School: Earned All-State, All-Division and All-Class honors in both cross country and track & field while at South Kingstown High School...2009 graduate....part of the 4x800m N.E. record-holding relay team.

Personal: Born June 30, 1991...computer science major...also competes for RIC's cross country team.

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All-Time Rhode Island College Men's Indoor

Track & Field RecordsEvent Participant Time/Distance Year55 Meter Dash Tom Conley 6.52 2000-0160 Meter Dash Blest Norris 6.98 2011-12200 Meter Dash Brandon Aikens 22.80 2010-11300 Meter Dash Chris Fernandes 39.62 2002-03400 Meter Dash Craig Amado 48.76 2010-11500 Meter Dash Manny Karngar 1:05.53 2003-04600 Meter Dash Manny Karngar 1:21.12 2004-05800 Meters Manny Karngar 1:53.13 2004-051,000 Meters Manny Karngar 2:30.08 2005-061,500 Meters Tim Rudd 4:02.01 2001-023,000 Meters Eric Lonergan 8:46.64 2006-075,000 Meters Dionis Camacho 15:49.84 2009-10Mile Conor McCloskey 4:11.95 2011-1255 Meter Hurdles Mike Harrell 8.04 2010-1160 Meter Hurdles Mike Harrell 8.72 2009-104x200 Meter Relay Craig Amado Blest Norris Jarell Forbes Aleno Gomes 1:35.41 2011-124x400 Meter Relay George N'Tow Kyle Duguay Brandon Aikens Craig Amado 3:18.84 2010-114x440 Yard Relay Austin Pena Shawn Stadnick Aleno Gomes Jarell Forbes 3:30.32 2011-124x800 Meter Relay Kevin Carey Austin Pena Shawn Stadnick Conor McCloskey 7:52.55 2011-12Distance Medley Relay Manny Karngar Joe Parenteau Tim Rudd Josh Precourt 10:24.19 2002-03High Jump Dante Lopardo 1.99 Meters 2008-09Long Jump Craig Amado 6.68 Meters 2010-11Triple Jump Craig Amado 14.86 Meters 2011-12Shot Put Tom Conley 14.93 Meters 2000-01Weight Throw Tom Conley 15.77 Meters 2000-01Pole Vault Ian LaPlume 3.95 Meters 2011-12

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All-Time Rhode Island College Men's Outdoor

Track & Field RecordsEvent Participant Time/Distance Year

100 Meters: Blest Norris 10.91 2012

200 Meters: Jose Gonsalves 22.03 1994

400 Meters: Chris Puleo 48.83 2003

800 Meters: Jesus Berrio 1:52.64 1987

1,500 Meters: Jesus Berrio 3:52.58 1988

3,000 Meter Steeplechase: Mark Marino 9:29.9 1983

5,000 Meters: Ron Gillooly 14:37.0 1982

10,000 Meters: Ron Gillooly 30:16.0 1982

110 Meter Hurdles: Scott McCoy 15.1 1991

400 Meter Hurdles: Jarell Forbes 53.79 2012

4x100 Meter Relay: Michael Swift, Blest Norris 43:35 2012

Jarell Forbes, Aleno Gomes

4x200 Meter Relay: Michael Swift, Blest Norris 1:33.94 2012

Jarell Forbes, Aleno Gomes

4x400 Meter Relay: Shawn Stadnick, Jarell Forbes, 3:19.21 2012

Aleno Gomes, Craig Amado

1,600 Meter Sprint Relay: Shawn Stadnick, Jarell Forbes, 3:36.75 2012

Michael Swift, Conor McCloskey

High Jump: Dante Lopardo 2.02 meters 2009

Long Jump: Jamere Wilkins 7.11 meters 1996

Triple Jump: Craig Amado 14.99 meters 2012

Pole Vault: Jim Phillips 4.27 meters 1985

Shot Put: Jeff Shuttleworth 15.09 meters 1992

Discus: Tom Conley 49.53 meters 2001

Hammer: Andy Lemoi 57.61 meters 1991

Javelin: Tom Conley 59.08 meters 2001

Steve Thulier 59.08 meters 1986