BOSTON – Sophomore Petrina Ofori, junior Finleigh Simonds, and senior Brianne Rett of the Saint Anselm College track teams all took home first-place finishes at the RCC Tigers Open hosted by Roxbury Community College at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center on Friday. 

 

• Sophomore Leo Sheriff and freshman Gavin Lombara took home third and fourth place, separated by only one-thousandth of a second, recording 8.612 and 8.613, respectively, in the 60m hurdles.  

• Lombara recorded a new PR in the 60m at 7.00 recorded a new PR in the 60m at 7.00, posting a second-place finish, followed by sophomore Joseph D'Angelo, who took third place, clocking in at 7.12. 

• Freshman Nolan Finn recorded his best time of the season in the mile run, posting a time of 4:53.79. 

• Sophomore Sam Scala recorded his best time this season in the 400m, posting a time of 52.57, closely followed by junior Brady Ash, who finished in 52.58. 

• Freshman Gavin Carey took home third place while placing his best time of the season in the 800m, crossing the line at 2:02.28.  

• D'Angelo took home a close second place with a time of 23.07 in the 200m, followed by junior Stephen Quinn, finishing at 23.17. 

• Two seniors, Andrew Keene and Brandon LeBlanc, set PRs in the 3000m race, timing in at 9:29.15 and 9:39.92. 

• Sophomore Colin Burns took home second place in the men's weight throw, hitting 15.32m. 

• Freshman Aidan Ryan recorded a 13.90m throw in shot put, earning a fifth place finish. 

• Sophomore Petrina Ofori earned a first place finish in 60m hurdles, recording a time of 9.32.  

• Freshman Samantha DiFonte recorded a new PR of 8.30 in the 60m. 

• The Hawks had a strong showing in the women's 800m with junior Finleigh Simonds finishing in first with a time of 2:27.75, followed by freshman Brenna Woodbury, timing in at 2:32.92, followed by sophomore Erica Korowski, recording a PR and clocking in at 2:35.56.  

• Freshman Sarah Allen reached a new PR in the 200m, running a 28.24, closely followed by DiFonte who crossed the line at 28.28. 

• Senior Cara Morris and juniors Abby Bemis and Kylin Frenkiewich all set PRs clocking in at 11:35.03, 11:51.33, and 12:16.13. 

• Junior Ava Houle had a strong showing in the long jump, reaching 5.13m. 

• Senior Brianne Rett took home two first place finishes in weight throw and shot-put, reaching 13.87m in weight throw and setting her best distance this season in shot-put hitting 11.77m.  

• Freshman Greta Hartung recorded a PR in high jump, clearing 1.49m. 

• Sophomore Tija Dilba and junior Chloe Lawrence both recorded their best performance of the season in pole vault, reaching 2.75 and 2.45, respectively. 

The Saint Anselm men's track & field team will close out its weekend competing in the second day of competition at the John Thomas Terrier Classic on the campus of Boston University at the BU Track & Tennis Center with events beginning at 10 a.m. 

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