Bridgewater Repeats as MASCAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Champion
The Bears earned 205 points to land their second-straight MASCAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Individual Results | Team Results
The Bridgewater State men's indoor track and field team captured its second straight Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship at Plymouth State on Saturday (Feb. 16).
The Bears amassed 205 points to lead the pack of four MASCAC teams. Westfield State was the conference runner up with 169 points, followed by Worcester State with 150. Fitchburg State finished in fourth place with 56 points earned.
BSU did a lot of its damage in the sprints and mid-distance races earning five individual titles. Matthew Lighten won the 200m dash with a time of 22.58, while his teammate Lamont Haynes finished first in the 400m at 50.67. Joshua Higgins, John Lara, and Joseph Keough also won their races, pacing the field in the 600m, 800m, and 1000m, respectively. Higgins completed his 600m run in 1:23.21, Lara ran the 800 in 2:04.06, and Keough's 100 time was 2:37.57. The Bears 4x400 relay, which consisted of Jacob DeAndrade, Higgins, Lara, and Haynes also earned to honors with a time of 3:24.96, which set a MASCAC meet record.
Joshua Moore's long jump mark of 6.73m was also tops in that event for the Bears.
Worcester dominated the field events with four of its individual champions coming in jumps and throws. Scott Page was the MASCAC Champion in the pole vault with a vault of 4.40m. Also earning spots at the top of the podium were triple jumper Ryan Connolly, who jumped 13.44m, shot putter Eddy Acuna, who threw 15.27m, and Marcus Vieira who won the weight throw with a toss of 17.11m.
The Lancers also had champions on the track as John Ojukwu ran the 60m final in 7.09 and Patrick Carleton completed the mile in 4:33.04. The Worcester 4x200 relay also won gold as Eddy Boamah, Andre Luciano, Abdulrazak Frederick, and Michael Butten finished the race in 1:33.10.
Westfield runners won the 3000m, 5000m, and 60m hurdles. Brandon Leclair was the 3K champion with a time of 8:58.96, while Tim Forrest took the 5K title at 15:44.38. William Canty's 8.76 finals time in the hurdles earned him that crown. The Owls' 4x800 relay team of Zac Bentley, Corey Pooler, Conner Grady, and Shea Hiltz ran their race in 8:33.51 to earn that top spot.
Christian McWhinnie-Armstead was Fitchburg's lone individual champion as he won the high jump, clearing 2.02m.