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Amirault Wins Mile on Day 1 of Larry Ellis Invite
April 23, 2011 | Men's Track and Field
PRINCETON, N.J. (4/22/11) - Senior Mark Amirault won the men's mile as day one of the Larry Ellis Memorial Invitational came to a close at Weaver Stadium on Friday, April 22. Amirault won the mile in 4:03.00.
Sophomore Russell Dinkins was sixth in section 1 and finished seventh out of 93 in the 800, clocking in at 1:50.32. Classmate Peter Callahan was ninth out of 97 in the 1500, with a time of 3:48.07. Teammate Joe Stilin recorded a PR in the event at 3:49.36.Princeton alum David Nightingale '08 won the 5000 with the only time under 14 minutes as he clocked in at 13:58.58. Nightgale was an All-America in the event when he wore the Orange & Black, highlighted by an eighth place finish in the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championship. Freshman Chris Bendtsen was the first Tiger across the line, at 14:09.40, to finish ninth out of 151 track athletes that took on the final event of the night.
Senior Tyler King finished 13th overall in the steeplechase, out of 54 competitors. He ran a new PR of 9:05, bettering his previous best by more than 11 seconds. Also recording a PR was fresman Michael Williams. He shaved more than three seconds off his PR in the 800, running in at 1:50 flat.
Day two begins at noon tomorrow, Saturday, April 23 at Weaver Stadium.