LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University men's track and field team finish first overall at the Rider 5-Way Meet at the Michael P. Brady Track on campus on Saturday Afternoon. The one-day event featured six teams on the men's side and the Broncs finished with 248 points over 19 scored events to win the team title by nearly 100 points.

Rider won seven events on Saturday and saw 11 different IC4A-qualifying performances.

The highlight of the day for Rider came in the javelin throw as freshman Anthony Ragusa (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) won the event with an IC4A-qualifying and new program record mark of 64.74m. The Broncs got two other IC4A-qualifying marks in the event as Chris Bagnell (Newtown, PA/Council Rock HS North) finished second at 58.82m and Greg Poloso (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) ended up in third with a mark of 58.58m.

The Broncs got a strong showing in the 400 as four different harriers recorded IC4A-qualifying mark. Senior Russell Malko (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) won the event with a time of 48.36. Tahkwan Ingraham (Union, NJ/Union) finished in third-place at 48.93, Jerome Boyer was fourth with a time of 48.93 and James Green (Timonium, MD/Dulaney) landed in fifth-place thanks to finishing at 49.01.  

Shaq Boyd (Mays Landing, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 17.46.

The Rider 4x100 quartet of Mike Cephas (Vineland, NJ/Vineland), Benjamin Aidoo (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville), Marcquis Smallwood (Budd Lake, NJ/Mt. Olive) and Julian Santana (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) won with an IC4A-qulaifying time of 41.27.

The Bronc 4x400 relay of Green, Noah Rivera (Randolph, NJ/Newton), Ingraham and Boyer finished first overall with a time of 3:17.22.

Matt Kraemer (Budd Lake, NJ/Mt. Olive) finished first in the hammer throw with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 55.79m.

Michael Horn (Plainfield, NJ/Saint Joseph (Metuchen)) won the triple jump with a leap of 14.36m.

Tom Long (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) finished second in the 800 with an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:53.73.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It was a really good day for the men and the women today. We were able to win both sides with a total team effort. We were spurred on by some outstanding individual efforts and it was an exciting day in many events." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer

"The highlight was Ragusa's new Rider record in the javelin. It was a huge PR and a IC4A qualifier as well. It is also a mark that gives him a great shot to qualify for the NCAA First Round. Ragusa has been great so far this year. He is a guy who has worked so hard this year to better himself at his craft. He didn't really have an event indoors, but he showed up every day to put in the work so he could shine when it matters the most." – Hamer

"The throws got some really good results in many areas today. We are counting heavily in every group to contribute and they have some standout performers that can really help out the team." – Hamer

"Today was a great step forward in the early part of the outdoor season and we need to carry this forward next weekend." – Hamer

- Rider returns to action next weekend competing at both the Colonial Relays and the Sam Howell Invite.
- Scott Ruskan was second in the 3,000 Steeplechase with a time of 9:55.31.
- La,Shan White and Noah Rivera tied for second in the 400m hurdles at 55.59.
- Soham Kolli came in second-place in the high jump with a mark of 1.94m.
- Vijesh Jadoo landed in third in the pole vault thanks to clearing 3.95m.
- Ethan Dowie ended up in third in the long jump with a leap of 6.88m.
- Allen Killiebrew finished in second-place in the triple jump with a mark of 13.97m.
- Adam Maid came in second in the shot put with a throw of 15.21m.
- Cody Campbell was third in the discus throw at 38.81m.
- Kyle Poetsch landed in second-place in the hammer throw with a mark of 49.05.