KINGSTON, R.I. – For the second year in a row, Saint Louis'
Toby Gillen was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Most Outstanding Performer at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, which were held this weekend at Mackal Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Rhode Island.
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Gillen captured the gold medal in both the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters. He ran a time of 8:10.66 in the 3,000 meters, breaking the meet record en route to earning the gold. Gillen also repeated as the A-10 champion in the 5,000 meters, finishing in a time 14:13.89.
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Also earning a medals at the A-10 Championships were
Harrison Martinenko and
Matt de Haas, who both brought home silvers. Martinenko was the A-10 runner-up in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:26.95. De Haas finished second overall in the 800 meters, crossing the line in 1:55.42.
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Madi Person just missed the podium in the Pentathlon as she placed fourth with a school-record 3,452 points.
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As a team, the Billiken men placed fifth overall, while the women's team finished 13th.
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The following Billikens scored in their respective events:
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MEN
Toby Gillen – First – 3,000 meters (8:10.66)
Toby Gillen – First – 5,000 meters (14:13.89)
Harrison Martinenko – Second – 1,000 meters (2:26.95)
Matt de Haas – Second – 800 meters (1:55.42)
Diego Collado – Fourth – weight throw (18.16 meters)
James Baker – Fourth – Heptathlon (4,802)
Malik Stewart – Fifth – 800 meters (1:56.27)
Will Stewart – Sixth – 200 meters (22.50)
Evan Bruenderman – Sixth – triple jump (14.48 meters)
Alex Blickhan – Sixth – Heptathlon (4,024)
Jayden Kouadio – Seventh – triple jump (14.40 meters)
4x400-meter relay – Sixth – 3:26.76
4x800-meter relay – Sixth – 7:43.89
Will Stewart – Eighth – 60 meters (7.13)
James Baker – t-Eighth – pole vault (4.16m)
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WOMEN
Madi Person – Fourth – Pentathlon (3,452)
Carly Sear – Seventh – 5,000 meters (17:17.09)
4x400-meter relay – Eighth – 4:00.12
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