The St. Thomas Aquinas College Track & Field program squared off with nine other conference members in the annual East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, held at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island on Saturday evening. On the day, the men's squad took a third place finish, while the women's team finished fifth.

The first place finishers in the men's events include Dante Brown in the 60 Meter Dash (6.91), Quazier Dailey in the 200 Meter Dash (21.84), Josh Mallard in the 400 Meter Dash (50.07), Mitch Philistin, Lugduni DesRosiers, Makendy Midouin & Josh Mallard in the 4x400 Meter Relay (3:22.61), DeAndre Smith in the High Jump (2.11 meters/6'11") and Dante Brown in the Long Jump (7.29 meters/23'11").

On the women's side, first place finishers included; Christina Maretzo in the 1000 Meter Run (3:03.37) and Laura Herbes in the Pole Vault (3.20 meters/10'6").

Full Team Results

Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at ECC Indoor Championships

Men's Events

60 Meter Dash: Dante Brown - 6.91 (1st Place), Quazier Dailey - 6.92 (2nd Place), Lavonno Mitchell - 6.94 (4th Place), Elizah Gordon - 6.97 (5th Place), Jarrett Millien - 7.16 (8th Place)

200 Meter Dash: Quazier Dailey - 21.84 (1st Place), Dante Brown - 21.94 (2nd Place), Lavonno Mitchell - 22.61 (5th Place), Jarrett Millien - 22.84 (6th Place), Jaren Scott - 22.97 (9th Place)

400 Meter Dash: Josh Mallard - 50.07 (1st Place), Lugduni DesRosiers - 50:36 (3rd Place), Kiel McKenzie - 54.97 (10th Place)

500 Meter Dash: Brent Allen - 1:06.80 (4th Place), Mitch Philistin - 1:08.05 (6th Place)

800 Meter Run: Nicholas Martello - 1:59.94 (3rd Place), Patrick Gunn - 2:08.27 (9th Place)

1000 Meter Run: Jack Kantor - 2:45.75 (8th Place)

1 Mile Run: Aidan Russell - 4:30.10 (5th Place)

3000 Meter Run: Aidan Russell - 9:12.24 (6th Place), Daniel Agostinho-Vides - 9:24.44 (9th Place) 

5000 Meter Run: Matthew Tina - 15:57.11 (5th Place)

60 Meter Hurdles: Jacob Rojas - 8.85 (5th Place)

4x400 Meter Relay: Mitch Philistin, Lugduni DesRosiers, Makendy Midouin, Josh Mallard - 3:22.61 (1st Place)

Distance Medley Relay: Daniel Agostinho-Vides, Brent Allen, Jimmy English, Patrick Gunn - 10:53.87 (4th Place)

High Jump: DeAndre Smith - 2.11 meters/6'11" (1st Place), Karl Weppler - 1.78 meters/5'10" (4th Place)

Long Jump: Dante Brown - 7.29 meters/23'11" (1st Place), Lukas Moser - 6.59 meters/21'7" (5th Place), DeAndre Smith - 6.28 meters/20'7" (10th Place)

Triple Jump: Lukas Moser - 13.02 meters/42'9" (8th Place)

Women's Events

60 Meter Dash: Kalesha Darisme - 8.04 (6th Place)

200 Meter Dash: Kalesha Darisme - 26.40 (8th Place)

400 Meter Dash: Ruby Pekin-Schlict - 1:04.93 (6th Place)

800 Meter Run: Kayla Cobelli - 2:30.64 (4th Place) & Shannon Thompson - 2:36.65 (6th Place)

1000 Meter Run: Christina Maretzo - 3:03.37 (1st Place)

1 Mile Run: Christina Maretzo - 5:12.51 (3rd Place) & Abagaile Kimbrell - 5:37.21 (5th Place)

3000 Meter Run: Abagaile Kimbrell - 10:47.73 (3rd Place)

5000 Meter Run: Gabriella Mott - 19:39.48 (5th Place)

60 Meter Hurdles: Alicia Porter - 9.44 (5th Place) & Desiree Bermudez - 9.88 (8th Place)

4x400 Meter Relay:  Kayla Cobelli, Kalesha Darisme, Christina Maretzo, Ruby Pekin-Schlict - 4:18.93 (8th Place)

Distance Medley Relay: Laura Herbes, Rachel Spagnola, Shannon Thompson, Aida Torpey - 13:27.86 (2nd Place)

High Jump: Ruby Pekin-Schlict - 1.40 meters/4'7" (5th Place)

Pole Vault: Laura Herbes - 3.20 meters/10'6" (1st Place)

Long Jump: Alicia Porter - 4.72 meters/15'6" (10th Place)

Triple Jump: Alicia Porter - 10.58 meters/34'9" (6th Place)

Next up for St. Thomas Aquinas is an opportunity for athletes who are on the bubble for an NCAA Division II Indoor National Championship bid to take part in the Boston University Last Chance Meet on Friday, February 28th. The event will take place at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center in Boston, Massachusetts.