St. Thomas Aquinas freshman Mike Abelard took 4th place in both 60 meter dash and 200 meter dash in the Metropolitan Coaches Invitation held at the Armory in NY. Abelard ran a 6.95 in the 60 meter dash which placed him fourth in a very competitive field and was .07 away from provisionally qualifying for nationals. In the 200 meter dash the rookie ran a 21.92 setting a new school record and was one of only two collegiate athletes in this meet to break the 22 second barrier.
Senior Chris Muniz took 8th place in the 400 with a time of 49.78. Einar Brissing and Vinny Modaferri both competed well in the mile in which Brissing ran a 4:40.91 and Modaferri ran a 4:47.24.
On the women's side Sarah Callagy ran a 5:44.33 which placed her 23rd overall in the mile. Chelsea Klinger took29th overall in the 800 with a time of 2:37.70 while teammate Julia Karl, took 30th in a time of 2:37.92.