Meet Results

Kingston, R.I. - Just minutes after an emotional ceremony to commence the inaugural Charles Torpey Invitational, a very talented distance core of Wayne Bartholomew, David Laratta, Terrence McPeak and Paul Reilly set the tone in honor of their late coach with a convincing victory in the 4x800 relay.

“It was a nice tribute to Torp,” said head coach Dan Ireland.  “It got everyone fired up.”

It was the first event of the day as La Salle attempted to break the track record of 7:39.

“We fell a little short of that at 7:43 but it was still a nice victory,” said Ireland.

Just minutes later, the women's team followed it up with another strong victory in the 4x800.

“The girls backed it up with their best time of the year and qualified for ECAC's,” Ireland said.

Nick Crits also continued his strong indoor season with a victory in the 1000.  His missed the school record by .8 seconds.

“That was a tremendous run for him,” said Ireland.

Paul Reilly won the 800 with a time of 1:55.03, just seconds before teammate Brett Sheppard. Sheppard crossed the finish line in second place with a less then a half second behind his teammate.

A one, two, three punch combo of Alfredo Santana, Nick Ross, and Vince Perozze all crossed the finish line ahead of the pack in the mile race. Santana won the race with a time of 4:11.29, just seconds before second place finisher Nick Ross. The sophomore crossed the finish line with a time of 4:11.83. Perozze clocked in with a time of 4:17.11.

Before the meet, Charles Torpey was honored with a moment of silence. Several members of the track and field spoke about Torpey, including Rhode Island head coach John Copeland. After Copeland spoke, two La Salle alums, Temple head coach Eric Mobely and Providence College assistant coach Kevin Myles.

The Explorers will be back in Kingston in two weeks for the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships held at Mackal Field House.

“It was nice to do so well at a track that we will be back at in two weeks for the conference championships,” said Ireland.  “It will really raise our confidence for A-10's.”