CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Simon Stuetzel (Meinborn, Germany) finished second in the New Balance Collegiate Invitational college mile in New York City Saturday, narrowly missing the NCAA automatic qualifying mark by less than 3/10ths of a second. His 4:09.24 puts him high on the provisional list almost guaranteeing a berth to the national championships to be held in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 12-13 and sets a new Queens school record.
Stuetzel clicked off even 31-second laps before moving up from the back of the pack over the last 600-meters. He passed Eric Fernandez of Arkansas to move into second on the final lap but did not have enough to overtake the leader Patrick Russell also from Arkansas who won with a time of 4:07.17. Teammate Nelson Mwangi (Kenya, Nairobi School) was 28th overall at 4:18.84.
Event 46 Men 1 Mile Run College
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Russell, Patrick Arkansas 4:07.17
2 Stuetzel, Simon Queens Univ. 4:09.24
3 Fernandez, Eric Arkansas 4:10.31
4 Larimer, Ross Oklahoma 4:10.33
5 Soderberg, Alexander Iona 4:10.71
6 Sullivan, Conor American 4:10.77
7 Brown, CJ T A&M 4:11.10
8 Torre-Santiago, Alex West Point (Usma) 4:12.28
9 Behnke, Adam Columbia 4:12.40
10 Burnett, Kevin T A&M 4:13.16
11 Muntefering, Alex Oklahoma 4:13.28
12 Buck, Edward Shippensburg 4:13.46
13 Cannon, James American 4:14.50
14 Brown, Craig American 4:14.58
15 Brodsky, Michael Tennessee 4:14.87
16 Martinez, Jeff Binghamton 4:15.48
17 Adams, Josh Brigham Young 4:15.65
18 Schelander, Stephen Shippensburg 4:15.76
19 Lagno, Paul Albany 4:15.86
20 Sullivan, Ken Duke 4:16.17
21 Gaube, Chris Binghamton 4:16.40
22 Rhodes-Devey, Brian Texas 4:16.44
23 Nelson, Richard Brigham Young 4:16.51
24 Tsembelis, Evan Columbia 4:17.46
25 Tonn, Chris American 4:17.76
26 Quaglia, Casey Binghamton 4:17.92
27 Neyhart, Joshua Shippensburg 4:18.49
28 Mwangi, Nelson Queens Univ. 4:18.84
29 Martin, Brendan Columbia 4:18.93
30 Plaszenski, Bud Mansfield 4:19.03
31 McNamara, John Texas 4:19.06
32 Razick, Robert South Carolina 4:19.68
33 Babiracki, Brandon Brigham Young 4:20.16
34 Wood, Philip Texas 4:20.84
35 Pineda, Nate Houston 4:21.38
36 Albrektson, Keith Xavier (Ohio) 4:22.59
37 Chiuminetta, Brandon Texas San Antonio 4:23.73
38 Buchanan, Andrew Columbia 4:24.14
39 Abate, Stephen Lehigh 4:24.15
40 Coelho, Andrew Adelphi 4:24.41
41 McNabb, Nathan Mansfield 4:24.70
42 Castillo, Sebastian Florida Int'l 4:24.89
43 Halpin, Sean Albany 4:24.99
44 Snyder, Chris Umbc 4:25.78
45 Iannacone, Thomas Wagner 4:25.97
46 Cerrito, Andrew Pittsburgh 4:27.32
47 Lyons, Alex American 4:28.15
48 Smoak, Daniel South Carolina 4:29.06
49 Lakritz, Jason Long Island 4:29.52
50 Smith, Collin Texas 4:31.12
51 Smith, David Houston 4:32.69
52 Renahan, Dan Long Island 4:34.70
53 Lozier, Aaron Albany 4:38.30
-- Vargas, Corey Texas San Antonio DNF