Freshman Erin Carmone placed 17th in the 5000-meters at the Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday night. (PHOTO BY Richard Orr).

Carmone Leads Stonehill on Day One
of Larry Ellis Invitational

Riverside, R.I., native turns in 17^th-place finish in 5000-meters to highlight Skyhawk entries

Complete Friday Results

PRINCETON, N.J. (April 17, 2010) – Freshman Erin Carmone (Riverside, R.I./East Providence) highlighted day one for the Stonehill College outdoor track and field teams at the Larry Ellis Invitational, hosted by Princeton University, at Weaver Stadium on Friday night.

Carmone placed 17^th out of 56 entries in the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:34.65, which ranked fourth among non-Division I collegiate runners in the event.

Junior Patrick Fullerton (Bradford, Mass./Haverhill) finished 52^nd out of 73 runners in the 1500-meter run with a time of 3:57.00, good for sixth among non-Division I collegiate entries.

Freshman Sean Hanlon (Georgetown, Mass./St. John’s Prep) placed 67^th out of 80 entries in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.72, good for ninth among non-Division I collegiate entries.

Junior Daniel Fidler (Carlisle, Mass./Concord-Carlisle) led two Stonehill entries in the men’s 5000-meter run with a time of 15:00.03 to place 78^th overall, out of 99 overall competitors, good for 12^th among non-Division I collegiate entries. Sophomore Stephen Polito (Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial) finished 84^th overall, 14^th among non-Division I collegiate entries, with a time of 15:05.15.

Day two at the Larry Ellis Invitational will see senior Kathryn O’Leary (Rensselaer, N.Y./Columbia) in the 400-meter hurdles, sophomore Jill Alves (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson) in the women’s 1500-meter run and classmate Christen Carrier (Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central) in the 800-meters. On the men’s side, freshman Corey Thomas (Brookline, Mass./BC High) will compete in both the 110-meter hurdles and high jump.

The remaining members of the Stonehill men’s and women’s track and field teams will be competing at the Holy Cross Invitational on Sunday starting at 11 a.m.