KINGSTON, R.I. (January 15, 2022)- Patrick Garratt had a strong showing for Stonehill today as the sophomore took home first in the 3000-meter race and was one of five Skyhawks to finish within the top-10 at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational hosted by URI on Saturday.
Highlights:
- Garratt earned his first collegiate win in the 3,000-meter race by posting a blistering time of 8:53.10 which was a solid eight seconds ahead of second place. His time in the race also topped a previous career-high of 9:17.39 set back in April. Not far behind him was fellow Skyhawk, Colin Black who finished fourth with a time of 9:06.17.
- Jacob Pacheco had another strong outing when he placed sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters. In the high jump this season, Pacheco has finished within the top-10 each time.
- Continuing in the field events, Cody DeAngelo set a new career-high in the pole vault at 4.20 meters for sixth place. DeAngelo topped his previous career-high of 4.00 meters set back in May 2021.
- In the long jump, Sean Theurer rounded out the top-10 finishes for Stonehill as he placed eighth in the long jump with a mark of 4.73 meters.
Other Performances:
- Robert Lisi led the throwers today with a top-20 finish in the weight throw (18th) with a toss of 12.72 meters. Right behind Lisi was teammate, Ethan Peck who had a throw of 12.69 meters. So far this season, both he and Lisi have finished within the top-20 each time they have competed in the weight throw event.
- In shot put, Michael Gozzo finished 24th while he set a new career-high with a throw of 11.85 meters which topped his previous best of 11.76 meters set last week at Harvard University. Lisi finished not far behind Gozzo (26th) with a toss of 11.57 meters.
- Ian Cann also set a new personal best tonight in his collegiate indoor debut after an eighth-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:27.90. Tonight also marked the first time he has competed in the mile collegiately as well.
Up Next
Stonehill heads back to URI next week when the squad will compete in the Coaches Tribute Meet for a 10 a.m. start.
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