George Gonatas

George Gonatas

  • Award
    Rookie
  • Week Of
    5/1/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Throws
  • Hometown
    Fort Salonga, N.Y.
  • High School
    Kings Park
In the multi-divisional Capital District Classic at Rensselaer, freshman George Gonatas competed in three events, finishing in the top four in each of them. He won the 18-person discus with a throw of 42.73 meters, nearly more than three meters ahead of the runner-up (40.88), was third of 16 in the hammer (48.34) and fourth of 26 in the shot put (13.23). The Engineers won the 10-team meet with 275 points, which was 140 points more than Oneonta, the runner-up (135).