NEW YORK -- Senior Rachel Young won the shot put for the second straight meet, Kelli McDonald placed second in the women’s pole vault, and Matt O’Brian (at right) had the Blue Hen men’s top finish with a third place in the 5,000 meter run to highlight performances by the University of Delaware indoor track and field teams at the Gotham Cup Invitational Friday night at the New York City Armory.

Young, who won last week’s Fordham Invitational shot put title at the same venue, tossed the shot 13.88 meters to win the competition and claim her 14th career meet title. McDonald placed second in the pole vault with a leap of 3.45 meters. O’Brian was the Delaware men’s top finisher as he ran to a time of 15:38.52 to place third in the 5,000 meters.

The Delaware women posted nine top 10 finishes as the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Christina Antonopoulos, Yianna Antonopoulos, Laura Heenan, and Kellyn Wright was fifth in 9:42.87, Wright was sixth in the 800 meters (2:22.02), Amanda Marshall was seventh in the shot put (13.03meters), Asha Quant was seventh in the long jump (5.34 meters), Brooke Maguire was eighth in the seeded 3,000 meters (10:40.90), the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Michelle Gomes, Liz Harvin, Cristine Marquez, and Alexi Capsouras was eighth (3:55.85), and Laura Chirico finished 10th in the pole vault (3.15 meters). Gomes also placed 11th in the 60 meters with the second best time in school history (7.79), and Capsouras also placed 11th in the 500 meters (1:19.91) and 12th in the 60 meter hurdles (9.32).

The Delaware men collected eight top 10 finishes as Jared Wasser was fifth in the shot put (15.68 meters), Conrad Rupp was sixth in the pole vault (4.20 meters), Chris Johnson was sixth in the 60 meters (7.33), Dave DiVirgilio was eighth in the pole vault (4.20 meters), Matt Arbaugh was ninth in the pole vault (4.05 meters), Matt Guida was ninth in the pole vault (4.05 meters), and the distance medley relay team of Gregg Cantwell, Tim Brock, Matt Gray, and Mike Zeberkiewicz was 10th (10:50.53).

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Top Delaware Men’s Finishers:
3rd Place - Matt O’Brian, 5,000m (15:38.52); 5th Place - Jared Wasser, shot put (15.68m); 6th Place - Conrad Rupp, pole vault (4.20m), Chris Johnson, 60m (7.33); 8th Place - Dave DiVirgilio, pole vault (4.20m); 9th Place - Matt Arbaugh, pole vault (4.05m), Matt Guida, pole vault (4.05m); 10th Place - Distance Medley Relay (Cantwell, Brock, Gray, Zeberkiewicz), 10:50.53; 11th Place - Kyle Schmid, 5,000m seeded (15:15.82); Jimmy Daly, 5,000m (15:53.88); Tyler Mayforth, 3,000m (8:50.11); 15th Place - 4 x 800m relay (Gambogi, Kemmerle, Komdat, Lebro), 8:31.36; 16th Place - Gregg Cantwell, 1,000m (2:35.01); M.J. Rawls, 60m (7.44); 18th Place - Doug Alpers, shot put (13.77m); 19th Place - Alex Gambogi, mile (4:28.06); 22nd Place - Greg Stirparo, weight throw (12.26m); 24th Place - 4 x 400m relay (Jackson, Johnson, Morrissey, Rawls), 3:29.65; Tim Brock, mile (4:30.55); 26th Place - Brandon Swartout, long jump; (6.39m), triple jump (12.55m); Mike Ward, mile, 4:31.11; 28th Place - Mike Zeberkiewicz, 800m (2:01.82); 30th Place - Craig Lebro, 3,000m (9:13.34); 38th Place - Steven Jackson, 500m (1:08.14); 41st Place - Kevin Kemmerle, 3,000m (9:24.28); 43rd Place - Ricky Komdat, 3,000m (9:26.85); 44th Place - Matt Gray, 1,000m (2:46.33); 45th Place - Glenn Puzio, 800m (2:07.92); 50th Place - Nick Morrissey, 400m (52.61); 51st Place - Alex Tingue, 400m (52.66); 55th Place - Alex Tingue, long jump (5.34m).

Complete Results