Men’s Track and Field Races on Final Day of CNU Captain’s Indoor Classic

Chris Parsons Qualifies for IC4As in the Shot

01/24/04 7:41PM

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Bill Tarantino (Woodbridge, VA) and Jason Schoener (Grand Blanc, MI) won events as defending CAA Champion William and Mary men’s track and field competed Saturday on the final day of Christopher Newport’s Indoor Captain’s Classic, held at the Freeman Center in Newport News, VA. The two-day meet featured over a dozen area teams including Richmond, Hampton, Norfolk State, Virginia Commonwealth, Shaw, Virginia State, Bowie State, Johns Hopkins, Roanoke and Bridgewater in addition to host CNU. The Classic did not feature team scoring.

Schoener, a sophomore, won the 3,000m by a blistering 13 second over second-place while freshman Adam Tenerowicz (Blackstone, MA) finished fifth in the race.

In winning the 1,500m, Tarantino, a junior, paced a wealth of Tribe runners who performed well in the event. Junior Paul Costello (Springfield, VA), in fourth, led a pack of five Tribe runners that finished nose to tail. Sophomore Bill Patchak (Newton Square, PA) impressed with a fifth-place showing while freshman Joel Parker (Portsmouth, VA) claimed a solid sixth. Juniors Charlie Hurt (Charlottesville, VA), in seventh, and Jon Healey (Wayne, NJ), in eighth, rounded out the squad’s finishers in the top-10 as senior Scott Ickes (Rochester, NY) just missed the top-10th by placing 11th.

Senior Chris Parsons (Dunkirk, MD), surpassed the IC4A qualification mark in the shot, throwing for a distance of 51’3.75” in a runner-up showing. Junior Nick Hecker-Thompson (Seattle, WA) took sixth in the event.

The College next competes at George Mason’s Patriot Games on Saturday, January 31 in Fairfax, VA.