Meet Live Results

Bridgewater State men and Westfield State women are looking to claim their third and fourth straight indoor track and field titles, respectively at the 2020 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, February 15.

The meet which is hosted by Westfield State will be run on the campus of Smith College in Northampton, Mass. This will be the first indoor track and field meet that features only the four MASCAC indoor track and field schools. Previously, the conference hosted the meet as the New England Alliance with the Little East Conference. 

Kicking off the day on Saturday is the field events which begin at 10:30 am with the long jump. On the track side, the men's 5,000 meters will begin the afternoon with the women following after. The complete event schedule can be found here. 

At last year's MASCAC/New England Alliance Championship, Bridgewater State 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 3,000 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.

On the women's side, Westfield State collected 262 points to earn the victory by a sizeable margin. Bridgewater State was the conference runner up with 147 points, followed by Worcester State with 142. Fitchburg State finished in fourth place with 26 points.

Much of Westfield’s success can be attributed to the number of individual championships Owl student-athletes earned. The Owls won more than half (10 of 19) of the events at Saturday’s championship meet. Lexi Popp was a major contributor winning both the 200m and the 400m with times of 26.72 and 58.83, respectively. Her 400m time set a new conference championship record. Popp was also part of two championship relay teams. In the 4x200, she joined Moira McDonald, Kerri Long, and Erin Giugno to win that race with a time of 1:49.01. MacDonald and Long also joined her, along with Maggie DaMotta in the 4x400, which they won with a time of 4:29.69. Long was also and individual champion in the long jump with a leap of 5.13m.

Mackenzie Connor and Lauren Gilderdale were two other Owls to earn medals in field events. Connor won the pole vault, clearing 2.75m, while Gilderdale won the weight throw chucking the 20-pound weight 14.95m.

Westfield’s final three event champions all came on the track. Taylor White won the 600m with a time of 1:45.22, Rachael Farley took the 1000m in 3:14.98, and Amy O'Sullivan captured the 5000m crown at 18:58.03.

The Bears also had a significant number of individual champions, claiming victory in seven events. Jenise Madden led the way, winning both mile (5:18.56) and the 3000m (10:48.04). Also picking up wins on the track were Emily Guyon, who won the 800m race with a time of 2:31.06, and Jayci Andrews, who won the 60m hurdles with a finals time of 8.86.

Bridgewater’s three other solo wins came in field events. Patricia Healion cleared 1.50m to win the high jump, while Molly McNamara triple jumped 10.72m to victory. Kira Gilbreath won the shot put with a toss of 12.74m.

The two other events belonged to Worcester as Bernice Mensah took the 60m, finishing with a MASCAC Championship record of 7.92, and the Lancer 4x800 relay team also captured gold. Elisabeth Olson, Kyra Siano, Courtney Guay, and Olivia Morin teamed up to win that event with a time of 10:27.23.

Follow along throughout the day with event winners on the MASCAC Twitter account. Full recaps of the day can be found on mascac.com.