LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ  - Rider men's Track and Field would take first place overall winning six events as they hosted the Rider Invitational at the Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex Saturday.

On the track, Rider was led by Artie Burgess and Gobi Thurairajah who both won in the 200m and 800m for the Broncs. Burgess would win the 200m with a time of 21.78 while Thurairajah would win the 800m with a time of 1:56.00 in his first appearance in the 800m in the outdoor season. 

In the jumps, Rider would see a pair of excellent performances from Zach Manorowitz, and Javier Santiago as the pair would take home first in the long jump and the pole vault respectively. Manorowitz would jump 7.64m in the pit tying a career-best that he set at last year's Metro Atlantic Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Santiago would jump 4.25m resulting in his first event win of his career. Marques Merriweather would also have a strong showing finishing 2nd in the high jump with a 1.94m mark.

In the throwers pit, Abraham Ohiokhai-Benson and Jayden DuBard would both get event wins in the discus and shot put. Ohiokhai-Benson would post a 49.22m mark which is his second-best of the outdoor season. DuBard would also get a first-place finish in the shot put, winning the event with a 14.84m mark. 


QUOTES AND NOTES

""Zach put a monster jump out on his last attempt that will help improve his mark for NCAA Regionals.  He's really been starting to find his groove the last few weeks and he's put together 4 really impressive meets in a row."-Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey

"Artie ran really well today in some very challenging conditions.  Winning the 200m in 21.78 into a -3.6 wind is super impressive. He's ready to run something big in the coming weeks."-Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey

"Javier came off shoulder surgery this winter and has delivered a string of really great meets.  It's been great seeing him gain confidence and start to become the jumper we know he can be.  He's a great kid and is finally getting some well deserved success."-Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey

"Gobi let others do the work in the wind in the 800m and timed his kick perfectly to get a nice win.  He is running really well right now."-Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey

"Abe has had a breakout season and he backed up a great meet in Miami a few weeks ago with another really nice discus performance today."- Rider Associate Head Coach Brett Harvey

Rider will turn their attention toward the 127th Penn Relays and the TCNJ Invite starting on Thursday April 27th