QUEBEC CITY –
Kilty McGonigal of Deux Montagnes, Que., and two relay squads were golden as the McGill men's track and field team finished second of 11 schools at the RSEQ championships, a two-day meet that wrapped up Saturday at the Centre PEPS on the campus of Université Laval.
The Redbirds produced a dozen podium finishes, three of them golden, along with five silvers and four bronzes. No McGill records fell. All gold medalists earn first-team all-star honours and automatically qualify for the U SPORTS national championships, while silver medalists merit second team all-star status.
Laval captured the men's title for the tenth consecutive season, finishing first with 236 points. McGill (126) was second, matching their finish from two seasons ago. The Montreal Carabins were third at 107, followed by Sherbrooke (81), UQAC (23), ETS (20), Concordia (19), UQTR (12), Carleton (11), UQAM (10) and College Militaire Royale (5).
McGonigal, a civil engineering junior, collected 4,644 points to win the heptathlon. The Redbirds took two of the three relays, winning gold in the 4x200 (1:31.04) and the 4x800 (7:51.75), while the 4x400 quartet was disqualified.
The 4x200 featured
Ricardo Percopo , a mechanical engineering junior from Boisbriand, Que., in the leadoff leg. He was followed by
Luca Nicoletti, a materials engineering sophomore from Ottawa,
Krescyn Moonsamy, a physiology freshman from Nanaimo, B.C., and
Jules Barrieu, a fifth-year physics senior from Manhattan Beach, Calif.
The 4x800 included leadoff sprinter
Jules Gueguen, an economics sophomore from France. He was followed by
Samuel Hepworth, a psychology freshman from Montreal and two management students from Toronto – junior
Devin Chapple and senior
Markus Geiger.
McGillians to claim silver include Geiger in the 600m, Montrealer
Alexander Crooks (long jump),
David Fitzgerald (triple jump) of Panama City, and
Matthew Beaudet, from Montreal's NDG region, who finished second in both the 1500m and 3000m. Beaudet, whose medals were worth eight points each, ended up as McGill's leading scorer in the meet.
Fitzgerald also won bronze in the high jump. Other third-place finishes were posted by
Luca Nicoletti (300m) of Ottawa,
Ernest Bragg (60m hurdles) of Luxembourg and
Mackenzie Stathis (triple jump) of Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que.
Next on the agenda will be the U SPORTS national championship meet in Winnipeg, March 7-9
LINK TO WOMEN'S RECAP
COMPLETE RESULTS IN PDF
LINK TO LIVE RESULTS
RSEQ SEASON RESULTS
INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
| 2024 RSEQ CHAMPIONSHIP Track Meet |
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| (at Centre PEPS, Quebec City; Feb. 23-24, 2024) |
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| McGill |
MEDAL COUNT (G-S-B) |
STANDING |
| REDBIRDS |
(3-5-4) |
2nd of 11 teams |
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| McGill |
MEDAL COUNT (G-S-B) |
STANDING |
| MARTLETS |
(1-5-5) |
3rd of 10 teams |
How McGill's best fared
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BEST RESULT |
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| EVENT |
REDBIRDS |
RANK |
(FINAL) |
(PRELIM) |
McGILL RECORD |
| 60m |
Justin Mazzella |
6th |
0:07.18 |
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0:06.78 |
| 200m |
(event not held at meet) |
(na) |
(na) |
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| 300m |
Luca Nicoletti |
BRONZE |
0:35.71 |
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0:34.14 |
| 600m |
Markus Geiger |
SILVER |
1:20.87 |
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1:18.95 |
| 1000m |
Markus Geiger |
7th |
2:32.84 |
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2:24.76 |
| 1500m |
Matthew Beaudet |
SILVER |
3:49.95 |
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3:40.39 |
| 3000m |
Matthew Beaudet |
SILVER |
8:09.83 |
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8:03.26 |
| 5000m |
(event not held at meet) |
(na) |
(na) |
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| 60m hurdles |
Ernest Bragg |
BRONZE |
0:08.89 |
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0:08.19 |
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| 4x200m |
Ricardo Percopo, Luca Nicoletti, Krescyn Moonsamy, Jules Barrieu |
GOLD |
1:31.04 |
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1:27.92 |
| 4x400m |
Alexander Crooks, Antoine Gourdoux, Luca Nicoletti, Markus Geiger |
(DQ) |
(DQ) |
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3:14.98 |
| 4x800m |
Jules Gueguen, Samuel Hepworth, Devin Chapple, Markus Geiger |
GOLD |
7:51.75 |
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7:38.96 |
| High Jump |
David Fitzgerald |
BRONZE |
2.01m |
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2.07m |
| Pole Vault |
Kilty McGonigal |
(No Height) |
(na) |
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4.86m |
| Pole Vault |
Jules Barrieu |
(No Height) |
(na) |
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| Long Jump |
Alexander Crooks |
SILVER |
6.71m |
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7.20m |
| Triple Jump |
David Fitzgerald |
SILVER |
13.99m |
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14.90m |
| Triple Jump |
Mackenzie Stathis |
BRONZE |
13.82m |
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| Shot Put (7.26 kg) |
Frederic Koran |
5th |
12.56m |
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16.35m |
| Weight Throw (35 lbs) |
Patrick Young |
5th |
11.27m |
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(n/a) |
| Pentathlon |
(event not held at meet) |
(na) |
(na) |
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3,669 pts |
| Heptathlon |
Kilty McGonigal |
GOLD |
4,644 pts |
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4,739 pts |
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| (MR) McGill record |
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| (J) tied and placing was based on jumps taken |
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| (U) U SPORTS standard achieved |
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SOURCE
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-983-7012 (Tel.)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
