DAYTON, OH (5/5/01) - The St. Joseph's men's track team had an outstanding showing at the Verizon Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing third overall with 170 points. Junior James Scott was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer after claiming gold in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Junior Marc Maccario placed second in the 400 and sixth in the 200 while freshman Nick Carras claimed fourth in the 100. Junior Ben Koch won the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a new meet record of 9:12.1 while sophomore Tim Fisher placed fifth in the event (9:31.6). Koch also placed second in the 5,000 meters with a time 15:05.25. Senior Karl Savage also set a new meet record in the 1,500 with a time of 3:51.62 while also placing first in the 5,000 with a time of 15:02.03. Sophomore Jerry Puryear placed second in the long jump with a leap of 21'6.25" and third in the 400 meter hurdles (53.13) while Brian Rosetti claimed silver in the 1,500 (3:52.69). Junior Bill Hoffman (32:21.48), sophomore Dan Mays (32:29.14) and senior Joe Lanci (32:32.37) placed second, third and fourth, respectively at 10,000 meters. Other scorers for the Hawks include Andy Craycraft and Jim Smith, who placed third and fourth in the 800, respectively and Geoff Valentine, who placed fourth in the 400. The 4x400 and 4x800 relay squads both claimed gold to round out SJU's top performances.