Raiders 4×1,500 relay finishes second behind University of Michigan
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March 23, 2003
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.‘ The 51·çÁ÷ men’s track and field team completed the second day of competition at the Florida State.
The highlight of the day came as the Raider’s 4×1,500 relay team of Ian Hill (West Hartford, Conn.), Rob Van Dine (Binghamton, N.Y.), Louis Di Nuzzo (Loudonville, N.Y.) and Kevin Meehan (Bay Shore, N.Y.) led 51·çÁ÷ to a second-place finish with a time of 16:08.30. The time, which beat track powers Air Force and Tennessee, was also the second best time on 51·çÁ÷’s top-ten record board
Senior Eric Hiller (Elizabethtown, Pa.), who placed second overall in the 400-meter dash on the first day of competition, was invited to run in the championship where he placed fifth overall with a time of 48.63.
The Raiders are back in action on Saturday, April 5 as they head to Williamsburg, Va., to participate in the Colonial Relays on the William & Mary campus.
Points Scorers:
Raider | Place | Event | Time/Distance |
Hill, Van Dine, Di Nuzzo, Meehan |
2 | 4×1,500 | 16:08.30 |
Eric Hiller | 5 | 400 | 48.63 |