Rancocas Valley teammates Micah Wood and Ian Moore of Monmouth Regional and Egg Harbor’s Donny Vineyard of Rider all qualified for Sunday’s 800 final at the MAAC Championships.
Wood and Moore won their semifinal heats, Wood in 1:55.84 and Moore in 1:56.91, to earn auto bids to the eight-man final. Vineyard placed second to teammate Mike Mazzei in the first of four races and advanced as the third-fastest of four qualifying non-winning runners.
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 800 final is slated for 5:05 p.m. Sunday at the 168th Street Armory.
Wood’s time is fastest among the eight qualifiers, and Moore is fourth-fastest and Vineyard is fifth-fastest.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 