Smith, 4x400 Relay Finish Fourth At Dr. Sander Scorcher

The Central Connecticut men's track and field team traveled to New York City to take part in the final day of the Dr. Sander Columbia Scorcher. 

The Blue Devils performances on Saturday were highlighted by fourth-place finishes from Tristan Smith in the shot put and the 4x400 relay. 

Dr. Sander Columbia Scorcher | RESULTS 

Location: NYC Armory | New York, NY 

TRACK HIGHLIGHTS 

• The 4x400 relay of Jayden Brown, KyMoy Phillip, Maxwell Czarnecki and Lucas Figuieredo ran 3:18.84 and earned fourth place, just .29 seconds out of third 

• Mark Rodiguez was the Blue Devils top individual finisher on the track on Saturday, placing 11th in the 5000m, running 14:37.99 - 10th fastest among collegiate runners 

• Phillip was the fastest of the Blue Devils in the 200m, placing 22nd in the seeded event at 22.66, just in front of Lucas Figuieredo in 23rd at 22.68 

• Maxwell Czarnecki and Jayden Brown ran 23.07 and 23.08 in the open 200m, good for 25th and 26th place respectively 

• Aidan Budge ran 4:09.27 and earned 20th place in the mile 

FIELD HIGHLIGHTS 

• Smith threw 16.25m on his first throw, one of two efforts of 16.15m or more, to place fourth in the open shot put, while Greyson Golda was sixth with a 15.92m effort 

• Alexander Figueiredo and Rashann Rankins both cleared 1.95m in the high jump, spotting into 13th and 14th place 

• Figueiredo finished sixth in the long jump, with a jump of 6.72m 

UP NEXT 

• The Blue Devils are back in action on Friday, travelling to the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, MA.