PRINCETON, NJ and LEWISBURG, PA -The 4x100 relay team of Braeden Haines, Freddie Haynesworth IV, Jerome Boyer, and Artie Burgess would break the all-time school record as Rider University men's Track and Field would continue their weekend at the Larry Ellis Invitational and start action at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic.
Haines, Haynesworth IV, Boyer, and Burgess would run a 41.01 which would break the previous Rider record of 41.11 set nearly two decades prior back in 2004 by the team of David Payne, Anthony Reid, Jamaal Harris, and Brandon Hicks. The new record would lead the Broncs to a 4th-place finish at the competitive meet in Princeton.
Jayden DuBard would continue to dominate in the throwing events with a 16.13m mark to take home 7th at the Larry Ellis Invitational.
Marques Merriweather would have a strong showing in the 110m Hurdles reaching the finals with a 14.46 time however didn't get to compete in the finals due to the weather.
Elsewhere in Lewisburg, Noah Taylor would shine running a 3:50.57 in the 1500m en route to a new PR. Taylor would break his previous best of 3:57.38 which he set at last year's Bison Outdoor Classic. Nick Strain would also have an impressive performance running a 14:56.97 in the 5000m to round out the Broncs distance runners on the day.
QUOTES AND NOTES
"We had a really strong tonight with many breakthrough performances and strong efforts from the athletes. Noah Taylor was outstanding tonight. He put himself in the race and really went for it. It was very exciting to watch him have a big performance in the 1500. He is having a great season. The young guys in the 5000 meters tonight had some really great efforts and results. They have been working really hard and it was fun to see them rewarded. "- Rider Head Coach Bob Hamer
""The men's 4x100 was outstanding today. We've wanted that record for a long time and today the guys delivered big time to get it. Braeden has had an awesome freshman year and he continued that today with a great leadoff leg. Freddie is a guy who hit a rough patch and kept battling and battling. He endured a lot of difficult moments this winter but on the other side of that are great moments like today. He's had a lot of momentum the last couple weeks and he delivered big today. Jerome has been a steady and strong presence for the team the last few years. He ran a great 3rd leg to set us up for the record. I'm really glad we could get it for him and Artie today. Artie ran an exceptional anchor leg. You really saw on display not just his talent but his heart and he came really close to getting us all the way to 2nd. I'm really proud of these guys."-
Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey
"Jayden has really locked in some strong performances the last few weeks and he put another nice one out there today. He's on a good roll in the shot put right now."-Rider
Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey
Rider will be continuing the weekend in Lewisburg at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic tomorrow April 16th.
