Marion garners Empire 8 Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Week honor
Joe Venniro - Director of Sports Information
12/14/2009 1:46:40 PM
ROCHESTER, NY - Junior sprinter
Matt Marion (Lima, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) of the RIT men's track and field team was named the Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Week on Monday for the week ending Dec. 13, 2009. It is Marion's second weekly Empire 8 honor.
Marion set a school record in the 500-meter dash, finishing first in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:05.16. He broke the previous record of 1:05.77 set by Brecht Moulin. Marion also won the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.10 seconds at the RIT Early Season Invitational.
The Tigers return to action on Jan. 16, 2010, as they host the RIT Invitational.