STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Dec. 13, 2024) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy men's track & field team took part in Seahawk Shootout hosted by Wagner College at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex on Friday. The Mariners had six top-30 finishes at the heavily Division I attended event, including two each by seniors Konnor Bye (Liberty Hill, Texas) and Alex Burita (Annandale, Va.).
 
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Bye placed 12th in the triple jump with a mark of 13.32m (43' 8.5"). The senior also came in 14th place in the long jump with a leap of 6.76m (22' 2.25").
 
Burita finished 22nd in the mile run in 4:35.55 and was 27th in the 3000 meter run with a time of  9:35.96.
 
A pair of freshmen rounded out the top-30 finishers, as Ethan Alliot (Sheridan, Wy.) placed 25th in the 1000 meter run in  2:55.07 and Garrett Rees (Rising Sun, Md.) came in 30th in the shot put with a toss of 11.28m (37' 0.25").
 
A number of personal best marks were achieved on the day as well. They are listed below.

• Alliot's time in the 1000m was over an eight second improvement from last week's time at Army
• Burita ran his best mile and 3000m times in his three years running track
• Freshman John Piangozza (Smithtown, N.Y.) bested his times from last weekend in the mile (5:23.29, a three second improvement) and the 3000m (10:46.76, a 26.5 second improvement)
• Freshman Rory McWeeney (Portland, Ore.) shaved off over a second in the mile (5:33.06)
• Freshman Thomas Bailey (Hartville, Ohio) in the mile (5:35.79, a 3.5 second improvement) and the 3000m (11:27.78, a 13.5 second improvement)
• And sophomore Logan Ginther (Clovis, Calif.) in the weight throw (11.48m – 37' 8, a 1.3m improvement from February) 

The Mariners are off from competition for the upcoming winter break and return to action in the New Year on Friday, Jan. 23, 2025, right back at Ocean Breeze for the Wagner Invitational.
 
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