Men's Track & Field 2/15/2020 8:11:00 PM

Awonusi Wins Shot Put At BU

Boston, MA - Anu Awonusi (Dublin, Ireland / Kilkenny College) won the men's shot put at the BU Valentine Invitational on Saturday, February 15, hitting 17.62 meters. Awonusi beat UConn's Todd Stueber, his closest competitor, by .76 meters, headlining a day of multiple PRs for the Jaspers.

Highlights:

Nicholas Kocienda (Seaford, NY / Seaford) took home eighth place in the men's weight throw, hitting 17.78 meters in the event.
Kaya Simpson (Edgewood, MD / Harford Technical) placed 12th in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing just off his personal record of 8.60 at 8.68. He was followed in the event by teammate Peter Ackermann (Roslyn, NY / Roslyn), who earned a time of 9.69 (38th place).
Ryan Tierney (Staten Island, NY / St. Peter's) set a PR in the men's 1,000-meter race, recording a time of 2:28.58. Tierney surpassed his previous personal best by more than 15 seconds, achieving 31st overall.
In the men's pole vault, freshman Elijah Sleasman (Loudonville, NY / Shaker) hit a mark of 3.90 meters, good for 32nd place.
Alexander (A.J.) Moore was the Jaspers' top finisher in the men's 400-meters, recording a time of 49.11 and earning 41st place in the race. Teammate Quemarii Williams (Danville, IL / Danville) placed 76th in the event with a PR of 49.87, while Tendai Nyoni (Ossining, NY / Ossining) finished 94th with a time of 50.13, another personal best.
Marc Carrera (Staten Island, NY / St. Peter's) set a PR in the men's 800-meters, finishing 55th with a time of 1:53.90. Freshman Ryan Lindrud (Basking Ridge, NJ / Ridge) competed in his first 800-meter event on Saturday, finishing 70th overall with a time of 1:54.35.
Brandon Raysor (Ossining, NY / Ossining) earned a PR in the 60-meter dash, earning a time of 7.37 and besting his previous personal record by 0.6 seconds. He finished 55th in the event.
Larry McCullum (Piscataway, NJ / Piscataway) recorded a time of 22.25 in the men's 200-meter race, missing his PR by .04 seconds for a 57th-place finish. Noah Jefferson (Ossining, NY / Ossining) set a PR in the event with a time of 22.33, good for 63rd place.
Racing in the 500 meters, Ackermann finished 60th with a time 1:10.06, just .07 off his PR.
Chris Emerson (Westbury, NY / Kellenberg Memorial) set a PR in the men's 3,000-meters (unseeded), recording a time of 8:54.36 and finishing 80th overall.