RICHMOND, VA- The University of Delaware men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the first day of competition at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships at Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday.

The second and final day of competition will begin on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Each individual champion will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA East Regionals to be held at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, NC May 26-27.

The Delaware men are currently in sixth place in the team standings with 12 points, trailing leader William & Mary (104), UNC Wilmington (61), Northeastern (35.50), Virginia Commonwealth (28), and James Madison (15.50). George Mason (9) and Georgia State (8) round out the field.

UNC Wilmington is the defending champion on the men’s side, while William & Mary is the five-time defending champion in the CAA.

On the men’s side, senior Kyle Casella was the top finisher for the Blue Hens with a throw of 169-11 good for third place in the hammer. Sophomore Dave Gyurina finished seventh in the javelin with a toss of 158-10, while Dave DiVirgilio took seventh in the pole vault with a jump of 14-01.25 and teammates Chris Martens, Matt Arbaugh, and Matt Guida all took ninth in the pole vault with a leap of 13-07.25. P.J. Meany finished seventh in the 10,000 meter run in a time of 31:55.41 while Kyle Schmid took eighth place in the 5,000 meter run in a time of 15:14.78 and Greg Cantwell took ninth with a time of 15:27.68.

AGATE:

Men’s Team Standings After First Day: 1. William & Mary (104), 2. UNC Wilmington (61), 3. Northeastern (35.50), 4. VCU (28), 5. James Madison (15.50), 6. Delaware (12), 7. George Mason (9), 8. Georgia State (8).

University of Delaware Men: 3rd- Kyle Casella, Hammer (169-11), 7th- Dave Gyurina, Javelin (158-10), Dave DiVirgilio, Pole Vault (14-01.25), P.J. Meany, 10,000 (31:55.41), 8th- Kyle Schmid, 5,000 (15:14.78), 9th- Greg Cantwell, 5,000 (15:27.68), Chris Martens, Pole Vault (13-07.25), Matt Arbaugh, Pole Vault (13-07.25), Matt Guida, Pole Vault (13-07.25), 10th- Bob Bartocci, Javelin (147-11), Jared Wasser, hammer (135-01), Brandon Swartout, Long Jump (20-10.00), Matt O’Brien, 3,000 SC (10:10.50), 11th- Jay Marino, Javelin (144-06), Patrick Wilcox, 5,000 (15:42.28), 14th- Eugene McAuliffe, 10,000 (32:55.81), 16th- Mike Hazeltine, 10,000 (33:08.57), 20th- Kevin Kemmerle, 10,000 (33:48.48)



Complete Day 1 Results