KENT, Ohio –  The University of Dayton men's team competed at the Kent State Indoor Track and Field Tune-Up Saturday.

COACH'S QUOTE
" All in all, this was a good start to the season and we had pretty good performances for this being our first meet," said Head Coach Jason Ordway. "Everyone went out a bit fast in the 5k in 4:40-4:45 and then hung on for their lives. 

"We had a pretty good day in the mile," he added. "In the 3000, Jordan (Koczenasz) was our top finisher with a pretty solid time for a freshmen, going sub 9. Tyler (Adgalanis) was close behind in 9:03. Everyone is ready and anxious to race again so the season is off to a good start!"

TOP 5 ALL-TIME PERFORMANCES

•  Freshman Chris Negri ran the third-fastest time at UD for the 800-meter run in 2:00.23 He also ran the second-fastest time at UD in the mile with a time of 4:29.58
•  Freshman Jordan Koczenasz ran the third-best time at Dayton in the 3000-meter run in 8:59.85.
•  Kyle Lach's 2:00.8 in the 800 meters in fourth all-time at UD.
•  Sophomore Michael George ran the 5000 meters in 15:19.19, good enough for fifth all-time at Dayton.

EVENT RESULTS
•  800 meters
16. Chris Negri – 2:00.23                  #3 all-time at UD 
19. Kyle Lach – 2:00.8                      #4 all-time at UD
50. Ryan Kronk – 2:13.05

•  1-mile run
8. Chris Negri – 4:20.58                    #2 all-time at UD 
15. Kyle Lach – 4:25.30                    #8 all-time at UD
30. Ryan Kronk – 4:34.05 

•  3000-meter run
14. Jordan Koczenasz – 8:59.85    #3 all-time at UD 
17. Tyler Adgalanis – 9:03.00
35. Zack Hughes – 9:40.15
 

•  5000-meter run
7. Michael George – 15:19.19         #5 all-time at UD 
9. Tom Clark – 15:22.25                   #7 all-time at UD
14. Ethan Louis – 15:28.77
15. Luke Hoover – 15:30.07
28. Alex Kuvin – 15:59.09

UP NEXT
The Flyers will be back in action Saturday, March 19 at the Butler Bulldog Opener in Indianapolis. The races start at 11 a.m.