SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Rider University men's track & field team wrapped up IC4A Championships Sunday, earning seven more All-East honors and finish fourth out of 32 teams. Marques Merriweather, Alix Oge, Kevin Moran, Darnell St. Clair, Justin Gladden and Artie Burgess each earned the honor individually, while the 4x800 relay team of Mike Mazzei, Scott Ruskan, Tamrat Snyder and Kevin Heredia also took the recognition.

Mazzei, Ruskan, Snyder and Heredia ran the 4x800 in 7:40.69 to finish second, the Broncs' top finish on the day, and earn All-East.  

Burgess ran the 200 in 21.62 seconds to finish fourth and earn All-East, while Moran was fifth in the 400 hurdles at 52.81 seconds.

St. Clair finished fourth in the triple jump (14.81m) and was followed in seventh by Gladden (14.79m). Jayson Lee also competed in the triple jump and finished 12^th (13.82m).

Merriweather and Oge both competed in the 110 hurdles, finishing sixth and eighth, respectively. Merriweather (14.61) and Oge (14.72) both posted PR's to earn All-East.

QUOTES
"We had a great Day 3 with so many All-East honors. The sprint hurdle group has been great the last few weeks and that continued today."

"Moran ran a great race today. You could tell he was ready to have a breakout race and today was that day."

"St. Clair has had a great championship season and that continued today in the triple jump."

"Burgess had a great weekend and he has a bright future ahead of him."

"The 4x800 relays closed out the meet in fine fashion. We take a lot of pride in our relays and today they continued that tradition." – Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer