Ramsey A Double Winner as Saints Finish 2nd in NYSCTC Championship
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Whit HaynesAndrew Goodwin (12) and Terrance Fox (4) had a big day at the NYSCTC Championships
Dan Ramsey was a double winner and the Saints received a big second day performance from the duo of sophomore Andrew Goodwin and senior Terrance Fox, but St. Lawrence University's men's indoor track and field team had to settle for second place in the nine-team New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships at RIT on Saturday.
RPI won the meet with 159 points with the Saints second with 149.75 and Ithaca third with 125,75. St. Lawrence had a streak of three straight team championships snapped with its second place finish. The Saints did not have standout thrower Eric Jones, who was attending an NFL Combine tryout during the weekend and was unable to compete in the meet.
Ramsey and the Saint distance corps accounted for 55 points in the meet as the Saint junior led a 30-point showing in the 5000 on Friday evening and came back to pace the Saints to a 25 points event in the 3000 on Saturday. Ramsey won the race in 8:38.03 with Seth Jackson finishing second, John Johnston fourth and Jeremy Beaudette seventh.
Goodwin won his first NYSCTC individual title with a win in the mile in 4:24.21 with Terrence Fox second in 4:24.79. Goodwin won by .47 of a second with Fox just .11 out of second place. Geoff Millard finished fifth as the Saints picked up 20 points in that event. Goodwin and Fox also helped the Saints to a 4x800 meter relay win as they were joined by Josh LeBlanc and Chris Funch and combined to run 8:01.84 for the victory.
Sean Scott finished second in the triple jump with a 13.45 series and Jacob Fredericks also scored in the event with a sixth place finish. Funch was second in 2:34.36, Terrance Fox third and LeBlanc fifth in the 1000 meters while Leif Frymire was sixth in the 400 meters and ran on the sixth place 4x400 meter relay, joining Brenton Jones, Chris Pugliano and Brad Williams to run 3:30.53. Williams also scored in the pole vault with a sixth place finish and Justin Spalik scored in the 55 meter hurdles with a seventh place finish.