Complete Results / File Photo Courtesy of Chris Permar

NEWARK, Del. -- The University of Delaware men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams each finished second in the team standings and had five individual champions apiece to highlight action at the Colonial Invitational hosted by the Blue Hens Saturday at the Delaware Field House.

The inaugural meet, the final home indoor event for the Blue Hens this winter, included only teams from the Colonial Athletic Association, which does not sponsor an indoor championship meet. Towson won the women’s team title with 177 points followed by Delaware, Virginia Commonwealth, Northeastern, and James Madison. VCU won the men’s team title with 272 points followed by Delaware and Northeastern.

Delaware had six double winners on the day as Yianna Antonopoulos won the mile (5:12.20) and was part of the winning 4 x 800 meter relay (9:31.54) with Karen Mandrachia (at right), Kim Atkins, and Kelly Wright, Mandrachia also won the 800 meters (2:16.49), and Cristine Marquez captured the 500 meters (1:16.63) and ran a leg of the winning 4 x 400 meter relay (3:56.43) with Asia Hollis, Alexi Capsouras, and Kristi Cox. Mandrachia’s time in the 800 meters was the third best in UD history.

For the men, Vinny Fronczkowski won the 400 meters (50.74) and teamed with Nick Morrisey, Justin Molligan, and Jeremy Simkins to capture the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:23.57), James Townsend won the 1,000 meters (2:33.56) and was joined by Glenn Puzio, Kevin Sadeghipour, and Corey Wall on the winning 4 x 800 meter relay team (8:10.87), and Simkins also won the 500 meters (1:06.74) and was third in the 60 meter hurdles (8.69).

Also for the UD women, Christina Antonopoulos won the 3,000 meters with the seventh best time in school history (10:07.55), Amanda Marshall was second in the weight throw (56-9 1/4) and third in the shot put (41 1/2), Capsouras was second in the 60 meter hurdles (9.18), Sophie Kauffman was second in the 5,000 meters (18:56.91), and Marquez was second in the 200 meters (25.43).

Also for the UD men, John Hally won the 60 meter hurdles (8.52), Wall was second in the 800 meters (1:58.24), Morrisey was second in the 200 meters (22.95), Jim Schwendtner was second in the weight throw (54-2), John Viotto was second in the shot put with the third best throw in school history (53-5 1/2), Kevin Kemmerle was second in the 5,000 meters (15:59.38), and Matt O’Brian was second in the 3,000 meters (9:07.51).

AGATE:

Final Women’s Team Standings: 1. Towson - 177; 2. Delaware - 167; 3. Virginia Commonwealth - 150; 4. Northeastern - 102; 5. James Madison - 75.

Top 10 Delaware Finishers: 1st Place - 4 x 800m Relay (Y. Antonopoulos, Atkins, Wright, Mandrachia), 9:31.54; 4 x 400m Relay A (Marquez, Hollis, Capsouras, Cox), 3:56.43; Christina Antonopoulos, 3,000m (10:07.55); Yianna Antonopoulos, mile (5:12.20); Karen Mandrachia, 800m (2:16.49); Cristine Marquez, 500m (1:16.63); 2nd Place - Amanda Marshall, weight throw (56-9 1/4); Alexi Capsouras, 60m hurdles (9.18); Sophie Kauffman, 5,000m (18:56.91); Cristine Marquez, 200m (25.43); 3rd Place - Amanda Marshall, shot put (41 1/2); Laura Chirico, pole vault (11-3 3/4); Alexa Windsor, high jump (5-1); Briana Gray, high jump (5-1); Julia Somers, 3,000m (10:26.11); Kristi Cox, 400m (59.35); 4th Place -Leah Putman, triple jump (35-10 1/2); Liz Paul, 3,000m (10:43.15); Asia Hollis, 400m (59.60); 5th Place - Jen Watunya, 3,000m (10:56.99); Kellyn Wright, 800m (2:26.43); Asia Hollis, 60m (8.06); 6th Place - Annie Fulton, triple jump (35-4 1/2); Leah Putman, long jump (16-10 3/4); 4 x 400m Relay B (Freeman, Ozcan, Paciorek, Rozensher), 4:35.92; Kim Atkins, 800m (2:26.88); 7th Place - Megan Wiseman, long jump (16-10); Kristi Cox, 200m (26.32); 8th Place - Minna Latortue, triple jump (31-11 1/4); Jaclyn Marangella, pole vault (8-10 1/4); 9th Place - Emily Bucciferro, high jump (4-7); Allie Gedney, mile (5:47.86); Asia Hollis, 200m (26.49); Adelaide Freeman, 800m (2:31.09); 10th Place - Leah Putman, 60m (8.27); Tijen Ozcan, 800m (2:36.39); Lauren Paciorek, 60m hurdles (10.19).