Sal Barretta

Men's Track & Field

Wildcats Post Strong Performances on Second Day of Paul Donahue Invitational

CHESTER, Pa.—Villanova had seven athletes in competition on the second day of the Paul Donahue Invitational which wrapped up at George A. Hansell Track on Saturday afternoon. Strong performances by a quartet of 200 meter and 400 meter runners highlighted the day.
 
Freshman sprinter Ethan Walls (Ridgefield, Conn.) and sophomore Ronan O'Neill (Wilmette, Ill.) reach recorded personal best times in the 400 meters. Walls posted a time of 49.29 to finish 10th out of more than 100 competitors while O'Neill was 13th with a time of 49.63. They were followed by sophomore Sal Barretta (Whitestone, N.Y.) and senior William Seijas (Shrewsbury, N.J.) who registered times of 49.74 and 50.74, respectively.
 
In the 200 meters, it was O'Neill who led the quartet with a time of 22.75. Less than one tenth of a second separated the Villanova runners as O'Neill was followed by Seijas in 22.77, Walls with a time of 22.78 and Barretta crossing the line in 22.83. One other sprint was on Saturday's schedule and it featured freshman Derrick Smith (New Orleans, La.) who recorded a time of 11.24 in the 100 meters.
 
Senior middle distance runner Chris Weeks (Virginia Beach, Va.) registered a season best time of 1:58.74 in the open section of the 800 meters and sophomore Sanjay Persaud (Bloomingburg, N.Y.) measured a distance of 5.89 meters in the long jump.

 
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Players Mentioned

Sal Barretta

Sal Barretta

Sprints
Sophomore
Derrick Smith

Derrick Smith

Sprints
Freshman
Ethan Walls

Ethan Walls

Sprints
Freshman
Ronan O

Ronan O'Neill

Sprints
Sophomore
Sanjay Persaud

Sanjay Persaud

Jumps
Sophomore
William Seijas

William Seijas

Sprints
Senior
Chris Weeks

Chris Weeks

Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sal Barretta

Sal Barretta

Sophomore
Sprints
Derrick Smith

Derrick Smith

Freshman
Sprints
Ethan Walls

Ethan Walls

Freshman
Sprints
Ronan O

Ronan O'Neill

Sophomore
Sprints
Sanjay Persaud

Sanjay Persaud

Sophomore
Jumps
William Seijas

William Seijas

Senior
Sprints
Chris Weeks

Chris Weeks

Senior
Distance