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Men's Track and Field

Burke Breaks 400m Record at the PLEX Shootout

READING, Pa.– The FDU indoor track and field enjoyed a trip to Alvernia University for the PLEX Shootout on Saturday morning.
 
Devils Highlights
  • Junior Briella Bagnato started the day off strong for the Devils, finishing third in the 5000m event. She finished with a new personal best final time of 19:58.89, beating out her previous season time of 20:33.33. Following this, the men's 4x200m relay team, comprised of juniors Nathaniel Evely and Ty Wagner, sophomore Alex Coles, and first year Anthony Collier, posted a new season best as they finished 8th in the event. Their final time of 1:35.51 not only places them third overall in the school record books, but also tops their previous time almost three seconds. Additionally, Evely earns an 8th place finish in the 200m event with a final time of 23.45.
  • Later on in the meet, senior Biance Burke broke the school record for the 400m event with a final time of 1:00.71. She managed to break her own standing record by an impressive margin of .22 of a second. Following this impressive display, Burke later goes on to place 4th in the 200m event with a season best time of 27.21. Keeping with the women's side, Bagnato has a strong finish in the 3000m event, placing 9th with a final time of 11:34.01. Rounding out the track events, the men's 4x400m relay team recorded a season best time of 3:43.58. The team was comprised of Evely, juniors Nathaniel Perrelli and Luke Passarelli, and sophomore Lucas Sorrentino.
  • For the field events, sophomore Meghan Kreinberg had two second place finishes to add to the team's impressive day. In the High Jump event, Kreinberg finished with a final distance of 1.60m. In the Shot-Put event, she finished with a final distance of 12.35m, which placed her at 71st in the top 100 DIII Shot-Put distances of 2026.
How it Happened
  • Overall, the Devils had four top three finishes, as well as nine top 10 finishes.
  • Additionally, both teams had a combined 17 new personal best records.
Up Next
The Devils head out to Ursinus College on Saturday, Feb. 7 beginning at 10 a.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nathaniel  Evely

Nathaniel Evely

5' 5"
Junior
Luke Passarelli

Luke Passarelli

5' 8"
Junior
Nathaniel  Perrelli

Nathaniel Perrelli

5' 6"
Junior
Lucas Sorrentino

Lucas Sorrentino

5' 9"
Sophomore
Ty Wagner

Ty Wagner

5' 6"
Junior
Anthony Collier

Anthony Collier

First Year
Briella Bagnato

Briella Bagnato

5' 3"
Junior
Meghan Kreinberg

Meghan Kreinberg

5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Coles

Alex Coles

6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nathaniel  Evely

Nathaniel Evely

5' 5"
Junior
Luke Passarelli

Luke Passarelli

5' 8"
Junior
Nathaniel  Perrelli

Nathaniel Perrelli

5' 6"
Junior
Lucas Sorrentino

Lucas Sorrentino

5' 9"
Sophomore
Ty Wagner

Ty Wagner

5' 6"
Junior
Anthony Collier

Anthony Collier

First Year
Briella Bagnato

Briella Bagnato

5' 3"
Junior
Meghan Kreinberg

Meghan Kreinberg

5' 10"
Sophomore
Alex Coles

Alex Coles

6' 3"
Sophomore