Syracuse kicked off their outdoor season competing across three meets this weekend, highlighted by seniors Paige Stoner and Iliass Aouani’s school record performances in the 10k.

At the Stanford Invitational, competing against professional and collegiate runners, Stoner (32:07.36) beat the 10k record previously held by Margo Malone on her way to a fourth place finish overall, and second among collegiate runners.

In the men’s 10k, Aouani (28:25.36) broke Martin Hehir’s record by two seconds on his way to a ninth place finish. In the men’s 5k, Aidan Tooker placed sixth with a personal best time of 13:48.55. Freshman Michael Phillips (14:20.65) made his outdoor debut in the 5k, finishing 20th. In the women’s 5k Rachel Bonner placed sixth with a time of 16:05.68.

Elsewhere at the Raleigh Relays, Dominic Hockenbury (29:48.05) finished seventh in the men’s 10k. In the women’s 10k, Madeleine Davison placed fourth, crossing the finish line with a time of 35:28.23.

In the men’s 5k, freshman Matthew Scrape (14:06.21) finished 17th. Nathan Henderson (14:15.40), Noah Beveridge (14:15.92) and Simon Smith (14:16.01) placed 43rd, 44th and 45th, respectively.

At the Florida relays, Matt Moore was the standout performer, finishing 10th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.12 seconds. Richard Floyd (14.24) and Andrew Aguilera (14.86) placed 16th and 37th, respectively.

In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Aviana Goode finished with a time of 13.99 seconds, good for 27th. Freshman Alexis Crosby marked her outdoor debut with a 32nd placed finish in the 400-meter dash, crossing the finish line in 55.00 seconds.

The outdoor season continues for the Orange next Friday at the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey.

Published on March 30, 2019 at 2:50 pm

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