George Gonatas

George Gonatas

  • Award
    Field Performer
  • Week Of
    4/10/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Throws
  • Hometown
    Fort Salonga, N.Y.
  • High School
    Kings Park
RPI first-year athlete George Gonatas earned a team-best 16 points in three events in a meet at Bates that also included Tufts and MIT. Gonatas was third in the shot put (13.91 meters) and discus (44.91) and fifth in the hammer throw (43.85). There were 21 competitors in the shot, 20 in the discus and 19 in the hammer. As a team, the Engineers finished fourth.