2003 Rhode Island College Men s Outdoor Track & Field Team

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1 The 2003 Rhode Island College Men s Outdoor Track & Field Team Front Row (l to r): Josh Precourt, Joe Parenteau, German Cardona, Emmanuel Karngar. Middle Tow (l to r): Rob Wahnon, Chris Puleo, James Peluso, Tim Rudd, Nick Heufelder. Back Row (l to r): Head Coach Kevin Jackson, Charles Kuti, Chris Fernandes, Brian Carney, Joe Padykula, Marc Piette, Assistant Coach Jamey Vetelino 2003 Rhode Island College Men s Outdoor Track & Field Team Name Year Hgt. Wgt. Hometown (High School) Mike Basilico Junior Johnston, RI (Johnston) German Cardona Sophomore Pawtucket, RI (Tolman) Brian Carney Senior Barrington, RI (Barrington) Matt Faria Sophomore Seekonk, MA (Seekonk) Chris Fernandes Sophomore Cumberland, RI (Cumberland) Derek Freitas Freshman North Kingstown, RI (North Kingstown) Nick Heufelder Sophomore Falmouth, MA (Falmouth) Mike Januario Freshman Bristol, RI (Bishop Connolly) Emmanuel Karngar Freshman Providence, RI (Shea) Charles Kuti Junior Providence, RI (Feinstein) Joseph Padykula Junior Seekonk, MA (Tri-County) Nicholas Palazzo Freshman Providence, RI (Classical) Richard Palazzo Freshman Providence, RI (Classical) Joe Parenteau Sophomore Smithfield, RI (Smithfield) James Peluso Junior Johnston, RI (Bishop Hendricken) Marc Piette Sophomore Woonsocket, RI (Woonsocket) Josh Precourt Sophomore Woonsocket, RI (Woonsocket) Chris Puleo Senior Barrington, RI (Barrington) Tim Rudd Senior Warwick, RI (Pilgrim) Rob Wahnon Senior Framingham, MA (Ashland) Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Captains: Kevin Jackson Jamey Vetelino, Liz Legault Joe Parenteau, Chris Puleo, Tim Rudd 51

2 Mike Basilico 5-4, 122, Junior Johnston, RI (Johnston) Ind oor Se ason: P l a c e d 27th in the 3,000 meters at th e Alliance Championships...placed fifth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:14.23 at the Southern Ma in e 2002 Cross Country Se ason : Placed 154th with a time of 28:21 at the New England Div. III Championships... placed 101st at the ECAC Div. III Championships with a tim e of 29:33...placed 62n d at the Alliance Championships with a time of 29:41...placed 118th at the James Early Invitational with a time of 28:45...placed 11th at the Roger Williams Invitational with a time of 29:30...placed 13th at the Tri-State Invitational with a time of 30:09...placed 83rd with a season-best time of 28:03 at the UMass-Dartmouth High School: Lettered in cross country and wrestling while at Johnston High School graduate...named All-League in cross country in German Cardona 5-6, 155, Sophomore Pawtucket, RI (Tolman) 17th in the 200 meters with a time of a t the A l l i a n c e Championships...placed 11th in the 200 meters with a time of at the Southern Maine Fre shman Y ear (2002): P l a c e d 14th as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay tea m w ith a tim e of at the ECAC Championships...placed 13th as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team with a time of at the New England Championships...earned All-Alliance honors as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team, which placed fifth, with a time of High School: Lettered in soccer while at Tolman High School in Pawtucket graduate. P e r s o n a l : Born October 7, gr ap hic arts ma jor... a r t minor...also a midfielder on the RIC men s soccer team. Personal: Born April 6, communications major...transfer from UMass-Amherst...also competes for RIC s cross country and indoor track and field teams. the same meet. Brian Carney 6-3, 175, Senior Barrington, RI (Barrington) Junior Year (2002): Posted a season-best time of 1:01.03 in the 400 mete rs, p la cin g 13th at th e RIC..placed 17th in the long jum p with a sea son -be st leap of at the Husky Spring Open. Sophomore Year (2001): Named All-Alliance as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team, which placed sixth with a time of placed 15th in the long jump at and 20th in the 200 meters with a time of at Freshman Year (2000): Placed 16th in the long jump with a leap of at the Alliance Championships...placed 18th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:05.77 at the same meet. High School: Lettered in track and field while at Barrington High School graduate. P e r s o n a l : Born N ove mber 25, crimina l ju stice major...also participates in both cross country and indoor track and field at RIC. Matt Faria 5-11, 150, Sophomore Seekonk, MA (Seekonk) tenth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.32 at the Harvard 2002 Cross Country S eason: Placed 216th at the New England C hampion sh ips with a time of 30:18...pla ced 136th at the ECAC C hampion sh ips with a time of 30:30...placed 64th at the A l l i a n c e Cha mpionship s with a sea son-best time of 29:45. Freshman Year (2002): Placed 18th in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 2:07.86 at the Little East A l l i a n c e Championships...placed tenth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.44 at the Rhode Island College High School: Lettered in track and field while at Seekonk High Sch ool...na me d A l l - A rea as part of the 4 x 800 meter re l a y team graduate. Personal: Born July 2, elementary education major with a concentration in social studies...also competes in both cross country and indoor track for RIC. 52

3 Chris Fernandes 6-0, 190, Sophomore Cumberland, RI (Cumberland) Ind oor Season: P l a c e d 15th in the 200 meters with a time of a t the A l l i a n c e Championships...placed tenth in the 200 meters with a time of at the Southern Maine..placed 19th in the 200 meters with a time of at the Harvard..placed fourth in the 300 meters with a time of at the Brown Fresh man Y ear (2002): P l a c e d 14th as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team with a time of at the ECAC Championships...placed 13th as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team with a time of at the New England Championships...earned All-Alliance honors as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team, which placed fifth, with a time of High School: Named All-State, All-Division and qualified for the New England Championships as a sprinter at Cumberland High School graduate...named to the Woonsocket Call s All- Track Team...captained the track and soccer teams while in high school. Derek Freitas 5-7, 160, Freshman North Kingstown, RI (North Kingstown) 14th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.77 at the A l l i a n c e Cha mp ionship...placed 17th in the mile with a time of 5:19.67 and 19th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.89 at the Southern Maine 2002 Cross Country Season: P la ced 97th at the A l l i a n c e C hampion ships with a time of 32:08...pla ce d 236th a t the James Early Invitational with a season-best time of 31:41...placed 62nd at the Roger Williams Invitational with a time of 33:59...placed 59th at the Tri-State Invitational with a time of 34:16...placed 206th with a time of 33:49 at the UMass-Dartmouth High School: L e t t e red in cross countr y while at North Kingstown High School graduate. Personal: Born August 2, secondary education major with a concentration in history. Personal: Born March 11, physical education major. Nick Heufelder 6-1, 190, Sophomore Falmouth, MA (Falmouth) 11th in the long jump and 13th in the triple jump with leaps of and a t the A l l i a n c e Championships...placed eighth in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump with leaps of and at the Southern Maine High S chool: T h r ee-tim e Cape and Islands All-Star in track and field while at Falmouth High School g r a d u a t e... O C L All-Star in 98, 99 and 00...received Coaches Award in football as a senior. Personal: Born August 15, secondary education major. Mike Januario 5-4, 144, Freshman Bristol, RI (Bishop Connolly) 24th in the 200 meters with a time of a t the A l l i a n c e Championships...placed 17th in the 200 meters with a time of at the Southern Maine..placed 22nd in the 200 meters with a time of at the Ha rvard..placed 18th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:04.19 at the Brown High School: Lettered in basketball while at Bishop Connolly High School graduate...captained his high school golf team in both his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Born May 11, communications major. 53

4 Emmanuel Karngar 5-11, 160, Freshman Providence, RI (Shea) Indoor Season: Earned All-ECAC honors in the 800 meters, placing sixth w ith a time of 1: narrowly missed qualifying for the NC AA Division III Champ ionships... ear ned A l l - N e w England honors in the 800 meters, placing fir st with a tim e of 1: earned All-New England honors as part of the men s distance medley relay team... ear ned A l l - Alliance honors in both the 400 and 800 meters, placing first and second, with times of 50:04 and 1:58.08 respectively...established new RIC indoor records in the 400 and 800 meters, as well as the mile Cross Country Season: Placed 146th at the New England Div. III Championships with a time of 28:01...placed 33rd at the ECAC Div. III Championships with a time of 28:08...placed 54th at the Alliance Championships with a time of 29:13...placed 24th with a season-best time of 26:29 at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational which was the 12th fastest time in RIC history. High School: First Team All-New England, All-State, All-City, All-Class and All-Division in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track while at Shea High School graduate. Charles Kuti 5-11, 170, Junior Providence, RI (Feinstein) Indoor Season: Earned All-Alliance honors in the long jump, p lacing sixth with a leap of place d 16th in the 200 meters with a time of Sophomore Year (2002): Named the team s MVP...placed 14th as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team with a time of a t the ECAC Championships...placed 13th as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team with a time of at the New England Championships...earned All-Alliance honors as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team, which placed fifth, with a time of earned All-Alliance honors in the 100 meters, placing sixth with a time of recorded a season-best time of in that event during the preliminary run...r ecorded a season-best time of in the 200 meters and a distance of in the long jump at the Alliance Championships. High School: 1999 graduate of Feinstein High School. Personal: Born October 21, computer information systems major. Personal: Born August 17, undecided about a major. at the Yale Joseph Padykula 6-4, 255, Junior Seekonk, MA (Tri-County) 19th in the shot with a throw of and eighth in the weight throw with a distance of at the Alliance Championships...placed 12th in the shot and eighth in the weight throw with distance of and at the Southern Maine..placed tenth in the weight throw with a dista nce of a t the Gr e a t e r Boston Tra ck Invita tiona l...p laced 21st in the weight throw at High School: Named an All-Star, to the All-Mayflower League and captained his high school golf team at Tri-County High School (MA) graduate. Personal: Born August 13, psychology major...transfer from St. Joseph s College of Maine...competed for RIC s men s golf team during the 2002 spring season...averaged a score of 92.8 in the team s six meets...shot a season-low score of 84 vs. Johnson & Wales. Joe Parenteau 5-10, 140, Sophomore Smithfield, RI (Smithfield) Indoor Season: Earned All-New England honors as part of the distance medley relay team, which placed second with a time of 10: earned All-Alliance honors in the 1,500 meters, placing fourth with a time of 4: placed fifth in the mile with a time of 4:31.21 and seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 2:01.79 a t the Southe rn Maine In vitational...placed fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:09.95 at the Harvard Freshman Year (2002): Placed seventh in the 1,500 meters and 19th in the 800 meters with season-best times of 4:10.14 and 2:08.46 respectively at the Alliance Championships. High S chool: Na me d All-New Engla nd, All-State, A l l - Division and All-Class in cross country while at Smithfield High School graduate. Personal: Born June 14, physical education major...also competes for both RIC s cross country and indoor track and field teams. 54

5 James Peluso 5-11, 165, Junior Johnston, RI (Bishop Hendricken) Sophomore Year (2002): Earned All-Alliance honors in the pole vault, placing four th with a season-best height of placed fourth in that event with an effort of at the Bridgewa ter Sta te Colle ge Fresh man Year (2001): P l a c e d eighth in the pole vault at at the 2001 A l l i a n c e Championships...placed fifth in the pole vault a t at th e Fitchburg State..placed second in the pole vault at , a season-best effort, at the RIC..placed ninth in the pole vault at at the Silfen High School: Earned three varsity letters in track and field while at Bishop Hendricken High School graduate. Personal: Born August 6, computer informations systems major. Josh Precourt 5-8, 140, Sophomore Woonsocket, RI (Woonsocket) 12th as part of the distance medley relay team with a time of 10:24.19 at the ECAC Champ ionships... ear ned All-New England honors as part of the distance medley relay team, placing second with a time of 10: p laced 12th in the 400 meters with a time of at the Allia nce Cham pionship s...p la ced tenth in the 400 meters with a time of at the Southe rn Maine 2002 Cross Country Season: Placed 227th at the New England Championships with a season-best time of 30:53...placed 199th at the ECAC Championships with a time of 32:47...placed 94th at the Alliance Championships with a time of 31:53...placed 54th at the Roger Williams Invitational with a time of 32:52...placed 65th at the Tri-State Invitational with a time of 35:38... placed 201st with a time of 32:59 at the UMass-Dartmouth High School: Named Most Valuable Player during his senior year at Woonsocket High graduate. P e r s o n a l : Bor n Dece mber 15, e lementary e ducation major with a minor in science. Marc Piette 6-2, 265, Sophomore Woonsocket, RI (Woonsocket) 24th in the weight throw with a distance of meters at the ECAC Championships...placed 13th in the w eight throw with a distance of at the Ne w Engla nd Championships...earned All-Alliance honors in the weight throw with a distance of and in the shot pla cing seventh with a throw of at the A l l i a n c e Championships...placed thir d in the shot and fourth in the weight throw with throws of and respectively at the Southern Maine Freshman Year ( ): Earned Second Team All-American honors while competing for the Community College of Rhode Island. High School: Captained football, as well as indoor and outdoor track as a junior and senior at Woonsocket High School graduate...earned Second Team All-Division honors during his senior year. Personal: Born June 15, physical education and health major...transferred from CCRI after spending his fr eshman year at the University of Rhode Island. Chris Puleo 6-1, 185, Senior Barrington, RI (Barrington) Junior Year (2001): Named All- Alliance as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team, which placed sixth, with a time of placed seventh in the 400 meters with a time of and 16th in the 200 meters with a time of a t th e A l l i a n c e Championships...placed 13th in the 400 meters with a time of and 14th in the 200 meters with a time of a t the Fitchbur g State Sophomore Year (2000): Co-captained the team...placed ninth in the 400 meters with a time of at the Alliance Championships...placed 11th in the 200 meters with a time of and 12th in the javelin with a distance of " at the same meet...ran a season-best time of in the 400 meters, placing tenth, at the Connecticut College Freshman Year (1999): Placed ninth in the 200 meters with a time of at the Wesleyan..placed fifth in the 200 meters with a time of at the RIC..placed second in the 400 meters at the RIC Invitational with a time of placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of at the Connecticut College High School: Named All-Division in the 400 meters while at Barrington High School graduate. Personal: Born July 24, criminal justice major. 55

6 Tim Rudd 6-0, 165, Senior Warwick, RI (Pilgrim) Junior Year (2002): Placed 17th as part of the 4 x 400 meter relay team with a time of 3:37.36 at the ECAC Championships...placed 14th in the 1, 500 mete rs w ith a time of 4: placed 14th in the 1, 500 meters with a time of 4:08.79 at the N. E. C hampion ships...earne d A l l - Alliance honors as part of the 4 x 400 meter relay team, which placed sixth with a time of 3: also earned All-Alliance/Little East honors in the 1,500 meters, placing third with a time of 4: placed 15th in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 4:01.80 and placed 17th in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:58.10 at the Husky..placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.79 and first in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:06.35 at the RIC Invitational Sophomore Year (2001): Named All-Alliance/Little East in the 1,500 meters, placing third with a time of 4:13.20 at the 2001 Alliance Championsh ips...wa s also All-Alliance/ Little East in the 800 meters, placing fourth with a season-best time of 2: High School: Lettered in both cross country and track & field while at Pilgrim High School graduate...named All-City, All- Class and All-Division in high school. Personal: Born May 26, political science major...also competes in both cross country and indoor track and field at RIC. Rob Wahnon 6-1, 200, Senior Framingham, MA (Ashland) 14th in the 600 meters with a time of 1: placed 20th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:25.60 at the Southern Maine Junior Year (2002): Ran a seasonbest time of 2:17.52 in the 800 meters at the RIC..posted a season-best distance of in the javelin a t the Br id gewate r State College..posted a season-best time of 1:02.72 in the 400 meters at the Husky Spring Open High School: Lettered in track and field, cross country and basketball while at Ashland High School graduate. Personal: Born May 18, management major...transfer from Framingham State and Mass. Bay Community College. Taylor Heating & Air Conditioning Bruce Young John Benevides 38 Park Street Rehoboth, MA