The AU Men's Track and Field team came out of the blocks flying in the Navy Invitational last Friday night at the Navy Lidlifter meet in Annapolis, Md., taking three individual titles back to D.C. after the first meet of the indoor season.
AU dominated the middle-distance categories, picking up all its individual wins in that area. Senior Sean Duffy won the 3,000-meter run in 8:21.55, beating two pursuing Navy runners by about four seconds, while AU sophomore Rob Hoffman finished fifth. Meanwhile, sophomore Dustin Ermani took the 800-meter title, completing the four laps in 1:55.65, while his teammates finished fourth, seventh and 15th.
But AU's biggest haul came in the mile run. Led by race-winning junior Phil Gaeta's 4:18.83 finish, the Eagles swept the top three spots, with sophomores Conor Lanz and Dan Beardslee finishing second and third, respectively.
Senior Matt Baresi placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run, setting a personal indoor record of 15:00.83. Juniors Will Knox and Phil Turner finished sixth and ninth, respectively.
Along with the hosts Navy, AU competed against runners from Towson, Georgetown, Catholic, Delaware State, James Madison, Virginia Commonwealth and Mount St. Mary's.
