NEW YORK (Feb. 15, 2025) – The U.S. Merchant Marine men's track and field team participated in the NYU DIII Invitational at the Nike Track & Field Center on Saturday at The Armory. Senior Konnor Bye (Liberty Hill, Texas) posted a top five finish in the Long Jump, and nine other Mariners recorded personal bests on the day.
 
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Bye finished fifth in the Long Jump with a leap of 6.73 (22' 1") on his second attempt.
 
Freshmen sprinters Tommy Tan (Norfolk, Va.) and Holden Collier (Mount Vernon, Wash.) set personal bests in the 200m and 400m with times of 25.40 and 53.60. Plebes Ethan Alliot (Sheridan, Wy.), John Piangozza (Smithtown, N.Y.), and Rory McWeeney (Portland, Ore.) all registered personal bests in the men's mile at the meet. Alliot was the Blue and Grey's fastest runner in the event, crossing the finish line with a time of 4:54.04, while Piangozza and McWeeney ran in 5:18.17 and 5:23.00.
 
Alliot registered another PR in the 800 with a time of 2:10.51, while McWeeney and Piangozza also had personal bests in the 3000m with times of 10:41.21 and 10:45.96.
 
Freshman Garrett Rees (Rising Sun, Md.) and sophomore Logan Ginther (Clovis, Calif.) finished their day in downtown Manhattan with new personal best marks in the shot put and weight throw. Rees had throws of 11.87m (38' 11.5") and 13.36m (43' 10"), while Ginther had tosses of 12.18m (39' 11.5") and 12.34m (40' 6")
 
Merchant Marine returns to competition next Saturday, Feb. 22, at the West Point Tune Up in West Point, N.Y.
 
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