Richard Grudzwick
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- Hometown:
- New Milford, CT
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- Position:
- Distance
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- New Milford
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
500 Meter Run: 1:04.37
800 Meter Run: 1:49.90
2017 Indoor: Was the IC4A 800 meter champion clocking in a time of 1:50.38...Helped set the school distance medley relay record of 9:46.12 while taking first place at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational...Set a new personal best mark in the 800 meter run, 1:49.90, taking fourth place overall at the NEICAAA Championships...Placed fifth at the NEC Finals in the 500 meter run with a time of 1:07.32...Ran a collegiate best time in the 500 meter run at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite with a time of 1:04.37...Won the 800 meter and DMR events at the URI Coaches Tribute.
2016 Cross Country: Placed 28th at the Northeast Conference Championships, finishing the 8k course in 30.11.3 at Saint Francis U...Placed 21st overall at the 14th Annual Ted Owen Invitational...Finished in 22nd placed in the St. Francis Father Bede 5K with a time of 17.39.3.
2016 Outdoor: Ran a season best 800 meter run time at the Larry Ellis Invite (1:52.56)...Placed sixth in the Northeast Conference 800 meter run championship race, clocking in a time of 1:56.64...Competed on the 4x8 relay team that won the NEC Championship (7:46.31)...Also ran on the NEC Championship 4x4 relay team that took bronze (3:23.16)...Represented CCSU in the IC4A Championship 800 meter race...Won the 800 meter run at the CCUS Invite and Mark T. Young Invite.
2016 Indoor: Competed at the IC4A Indoor Track and Field Champioships in the 800 meter run...Took sixth place in the 500 meter run at the NEICAAA Championships with a time of 1:05.41...Ran on the NEC Championship 4x4 relay team that placed fourth, running a time of 3:31.90...Placed third at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet in the 800 meter run (1:55.63).
Before Central: Competed on both cross country and track at New Milford High School... Helped his cross coutnry team win the SWC champhionship and Class L Championship in 2014... Earned 1st team All-Conference in cross country (2014)... Earned second team All-Conference in the 4x400m relay in 2012... Was an honorable mention in the SMR in indoor (2013)... received an honorable mention for the 400m dash in outdoor (2013)... Earned 1st team All-Conference and All-State for the 600m dash in indoor track as a Junior... Awarded MVP for New Milford in indoor (2014)... Earned honorable mention for 400m dash in outdoor (2014)... 1st team All-Conference in the 600m and SMR in indoor (2015)... Honorable mention for the 4x400m relay (2015)... Holds the SWC record for the 600m and SMR in indoor...1st team All-Conference for the 800m and 2nd team All-Conference for the 400m dash and 4x400m relay in outdoor (2015)... Holds a total of six school records and two conference records in track and field.
News mentions
Grudzwick won the finals on Sunday in 1:50.38.
Latham accumulated 2,867 points through the first four events of the men's heptathlon, placing him in second heading into Saturday.
Grudzwick breezed through the 800 meter run prelims in first place.
60 meter hurdle CCSU school record holder, Edwin Alston, will take his talents to Albuquerque, New Mexico to run in the USA Indoor National Championships.
Sophomore Richard Grudzwick won the preliminary 800 meter run Friday at the New England finals.
Alston won the 2017 New England 60m hurdle championship, Grudzwick snaps CCSU 800m record at NEICAAA's.
CCSU takes fifth at NEC Indoor Championships
Senior Tyler Raymond led the way for Central, taking home bronze in the 3,000 meter run final on Friday.
The Blue Devils look to one-up their second place finish in last season's finals on Friday-Saturday in Staten Island, NY.
Sophomore Richard Grudzwick recorded the top finish for the Blue Devils, placing fifth in the 500 meter run with a PR of 1:04.37, putting him at first in the conference rankings.
The rest of the men's indoor track and field team will compete at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational Saturday, Feb. 11.
Blue Devils compete in two separate events over the weekend
Sophomore Edwin Alston set the CCSU school record in the 60 meter hurdles at the Boston University Terrier Classic on Saturday.
The Central Connecticut men's indoor track and field team participated at the Joe Donahue Invitational Friday.
Freshman Richard Grudzwick ran the 800 meter event in 1:56.46 to take top honors at the Wagner Invitational on Friday, held at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.