Men's Track and Field | 2/24/2023 11:59:00 PM
MONTREAL –
Matthew Beaudet of NDG, Que., won a pair of gold medals to pace the McGill men's track and field team on Day 1 of the RSEQ university championships, held at Tomlinson Fieldhouse, Friday.
Laval leads the eight team men's division with 77 points, followed by Montreal (67), McGill (44), Sherbrooke (35), Carleton (29), UQTR (14), Concordia (12) and UQAC (8).
Beaudet, an electrical engineering junior who turns 23 on Feb. 28, had returned earlier this week from a whirlwind trip to Australia where he helped Canada finish eighth at the world cross-country championships. He finished first in the 1500-metre race and ran the anchor leg of McGill's winning 4x800 relay. His time in the 1500m was three minutes, 50.35 seconds, a bit shy of his school record 3:48.01 set last month at the McGill Team Challenge.
The winning relay foursome also featured
Sebastian Danson, a computer science senior from Toronto in the leadoff spot, followed by De Paul University transfer
Jules Gueguen, an economics major who hails from France, and
Markus Geiger, a management junior from Toronto. They crossed the finish line in 7:40.03, which missed the team record by 1.07 seconds.
The McGill Redbirds also posted a pair of silver medal finishes. Sophomore
Olivier Gregoire of St. Aubert, Que., tied for first in the pole vault but settled for second after requiring more jumps to clear a height of 4.30 metres. The other podium was in the 4x200m relay, which was clocked in 1:30.72 seconds. That quartet included sophomore
Ricardo Percopo of Boisbriand, Que., in the leadoff leg, followed by junior
Paul Mandelos of TMR, Que., freshman Montrealer
Alexander Crooks and
Jules Barrieu, a senior from Manhattan Beach, Calif.
The RSEQ championship meet concludes on Saturday (
SEE COMPLETE SCHEDULE ).
LINK TO ARTICLE ON WOMEN'S RESULTS
COMPLETE DAY 1 RESULTS IN PDF
LINK TO LIVE RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL U SPORTS NATIONAL RANKINGS
HOW McGILL'S BEST FARED ON DAY 1 AT THE RSEQ CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
| (DAY 1 of 2) |
|
|
BEST RESULT |
|
|
TOMLINSON |
UNIVERSITY |
| EVENT |
REDBIRDS |
RANK |
(FINAL) |
(PRELIM) |
McGILL RECORD |
FIELDHOUSE RECORD |
RSEQ RECORD |
| 60m |
Ricardo Percopo |
10th |
|
0:07.19 |
0:06.78 |
0:06.56 |
0:06.58 |
| 200m |
(event not held at meet) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 300m |
|
|
|
|
0:34.14 |
0:32.95 |
0:33.40 |
| 600m |
Sebastian Danson |
8th |
1:23.48 |
|
1:19.15 |
1:16.90 |
1:17.26 |
| 1000m |
|
|
|
|
2:24.76 |
2:21.02 |
2:21.01 |
| 1500m |
Matthew Beaudet |
GOLD |
3:50.35 |
|
3:48.01 |
3:43.21 |
3:43.21 |
| 3000m |
|
|
|
|
8:18.79 |
8:00.09 |
7:51.37 |
| 5000m |
(event not held at meet) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 60m hurdles |
|
|
|
|
0:08.19 |
0:07.75 |
0:07.85 |
| 4x200m |
Ricardo Percopo, Paul Mandelos, Alexander Crooks, Jules Barrieu |
SILVER |
1:30.72 |
|
1:27.92 |
1:24.85 |
1:26.01 |
| 4x400m |
|
|
|
|
3:14.98 |
3:14.12 |
3:14.98 |
| 4x800m |
Sebastian Danson, Jules Gueguen, Markus Geiger, Matthew Beaudet |
GOLD |
7:40.03 |
|
7:38.96 |
7:30.83 |
7:35.00 |
| High Jump |
|
|
|
|
2.07m |
2.27m |
2.27m |
| Pole Vault |
Olivier Gregoire |
SILVER |
4.30m (J) |
|
4.86m |
5.40m |
5.50m |
| Long Jump |
|
|
|
|
7.20m |
7.63m |
7.64m |
| Triple Jump |
(scratched; no McGill entries) |
|
|
|
14.90m |
16.15m |
15.89m |
| Shot Put (7.26 kg) |
Nicholas Sabelli |
7th |
10.90m |
|
16.35m |
18.33m |
17.93m |
| Weight Throw (35 lbs) |
|
|
|
(n/a) |
23.61m |
20.09m |
| Pentathlon |
(event not held at meet) |
|
|
|
3,669 pts |
3,877 pts |
3,685 pts |
| Heptathlon |
Kilty McGonigal |
GOLD |
2,570 pts |
|
4,739 pts |
4,957 pts |
5,267 pts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (J) tied for 1st but placed 2nd with more jumps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
@EarlZukerman (twitter)
