May 4, 2008

AMHERST, Mass. - The Saint Joseph's men's track squad finished eighth in the 2008 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by UMass this weekend. Although the Hawks earned no All-Conference honors, SJU had four fourth-place showings, including a season-best run by the 4x800m Relay. URI won the event for the eighth time in nine years.

The 4x800 squad ran its best time of the season by six seconds, finishing fourth in a time of 7:37.27. The relay was one of four events that saw the Crimson and Gray finish fourth.

Steven Philbrook ran a time of 55.18 in the 400m Hurdles, Steve Young ran 3:54.64 in the 1,500m and Kyle Murray completed the 5,000m in 14:35.50.

Other impressive performances were put together by Drew Brandt (49.10) in the 400m and Will Rowland (30:43.93) in the 10,000m. Both Brandt and Rowland were fifth place finishers.

200m Dash
14. Matt Weaver 23.49
15. Christopher Lau 23.57

400m Dash
5. Drew Brandt 49.10
18. Mike Tatara 52.25

400m Hurdles
4. Steve Philbrook 55.18

800m Run
10. Brendan Kearney 1:54.26
22. Jesse Brooks 1:57.21
30. George Arcarola 2:00.84

1,500m Run
4. Steve Young 3:54.64

3,000m Steeplechase
13. Jimmy Jennings 9:40.58

5,000m Run
4. Kyle Murray 14:35.50
15. Jonathan Sclafani 15:10.66
21. Justin Heinze 15:43.81

10,000m Run
5. Will Rowland 30:43.93

4x100m Relay
7. Saint Joseph's 44.23

4x400m Relay
8. Saint Joseph's 3:21.39

4x800m Relay
4. Saint Joseph's 7:37.27

Final Rankings
1. Rhode Island 224
2. Charlotte 206
3. La Salle 136
4. UMass 62
5. Duquesne 56
6. Temple 49
7. Fordham 37
8. Saint Joseph's 31
9. Richmond 28
10. Saint Louis 15
11. Xavier 11