STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Rider University men's track and field team opened the 2019-20 indoor season at the Fastrack Season Opener on Friday. The one-day event took place at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
 
In his first collegiate meet, freshman Sam Aviles (Palmyra, NJ/Palmyra) had an impressive debut. Aviles won the 60m hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying time of 8.11.
 
In the 400m dash, a pair of Broncs finished in the top-five. Sophomore James Green (Timonium, MD/Dulaney) came in second-place with a time of 49.32 and Noah Rivera-Sharp (Randolph, NJ/Newton) landed in fifth with a mark of 50.06.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was a really good start to the season. We had some really impressive performances today by our new athletes. We were very good in many areas today and this is a very encouraging start for our team." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
 
"Aviles is off to a great start. We have a proud tradition in the hurdles and we believe he has the ability to be a big impact athlete for us. It's always good to get the win and an IC4A mark and to do it in your first collegiate meet is very impressive." – Hamer

- Aviles also finished ninth in the 60m dash with a time of 7.01.
- Derian Stianche came in fifth in the 800 with a time of 1:58.88.
- Devynn Lee finished fifth in the high jump at 1.90m.
- Jakob Morrissey was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 13.53m.
 
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action on Saturday, December 7, as the Broncs are sending student-athletes down Route 206 to compete in the one-day Princeton New Year's Invite.