LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Nathan Armstrong, Tamrat Snyder, Marques Merriweather, Jerome Boyer, Ethan Przygoda and Christopher Bagnell won their events as the Rider Men's Track and Field team finished in 1^st with 289 points at the Rider 5-Way Saturday at the Michael P. Brack Track & Field Complex.

On the track, Armstrong won the 3000 steeplechase with his time of 9:51.06. Shortly after at 10:04.29, Mike Laskowski finished second. Snyder took the win in the 1500 in 3:58.83, while Ben Woodward took second in 4:00.89. Merriweather finished first with an IC4A qualifier in the 110 hurdles with his time of 14.76. Boyer's 48.39 time earned him a first-place win and an IC4A qualifier in the 400 dash along with and an IC4A qualification for James Green with his time of 48.78, which earned him a third place finish. In the 100 dash, Artie Burgess and Freddie Haynesworth took second and third with times of 11.03, and 11.21 respectively. Przygoda took first in the 400 hurdles in 57.85, while Merriweather finished second in 1:00.94. Boyer's time of 22.18 (22.172) earned him a second-place finish in the 200 dash and Burgess finished third in 22.18 (22.175). In the 1600 relay, the team of Sekai Lyken, Kevin Heredia, Snyder and Armstrong finished in 3:25.41 for second place.

For the field events, Bagnell won the javelin throw with his 57.89m mark, while Sam Gephart finished second with his 47.16m mark. Devynn Lee took third in the high jump with his 1.99m mark. Jayden DuBard and Alen Del Valle took second and third with their respective marks of 14.42m and 14.34m in the shot put. Brian Murphy took second with a 3.95m mark in the pole vault while Justin Thomas took third with his 3.80m mark. For the long jump, Zach Manorowitz's mark of 7.53m earned him a second-place finish. DuBard finished third in the discus throw with a mark of 40.00m. DuBard took second in the hammer throw with a mark of 47.61m, while Jakob Morrissey took third with a 46.34m mark. Jayson Lee and Justin Gladden claimed second and third place with their 13.76m and 13.44m marks in the triple jump.

Quotes and Notes
"We had a really nice day with both teams getting the win. It is important for us as a program to win meets and this is a big step toward us continuing to build a championship program."
"Manorowitz had a big day finishing second in the long jump with a new PR of 7.53 meters. It is an IC4A qualifier and a likely NCAA First Round qualifying mark. It is really nice to see him get a big mark early to get his season off on the right foot. He has big goals this year and this is a big early step in that process."
 
"Boyer winning the 400 meters in 48.39 and Merriweather winning the hurdles in 14.76 were nice races for both of them, especially since they were able to get the IC4A mark in those events. They both had very strong indoor seasons and we always talk about getting on a roll and keeping it going. These guys are doing it." -Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer

- Merriweather, Boyer, Green, and Manorowitz earned IC4A qualifications for their efforts during Saturday's events.