Men's Track & Field Competes at Bridgewater State Invitational Saturday
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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Competing in raw weather conditions at the second meet of the outdoor season, the Merrimack College men's track & field team battled through to deliver another strong performance at the Bridgewater State Bears Invitational on Saturday.
The Basics
Event: Bridgewater State Bears Invitational
Top Finishers: Ciempa (1st – HJ)
Location: Bridgewater State University |Bridgewater, Mass.
What They Said
Head coach Jacky Mendes, "Beginning the outdoor season in March can be difficult, but the Warriors showed that they persevere through cold weather. It's always a wonderful thing to change the record boards, this meet yielding five new marks for the men and eight for the women. We had a great meet to really kick off the season and are once again on track to continue to do amazing things."
How It Happened
- Sophomore Trevor Ciempa (Adams, Mass.) delivered the lone first-place finish for the Warriors at Bridgewater this past weekend, doing so in the high jump in a field of 17 athletes. Ciempa took home the win with a 1.92m jump. It is the best jump in the Northeast-10 Conference so far this outdoor season.
- The Warriors also garnered a pair of runner-up finishes on the track at Bridgewater State. Senior John Spencer (North Haven, Con.) posted a second-place finish in the 110m hurdles, running a time of 15.75 to beat out 13 other runners. Junior Connor Murphy (Paxton, Mass.) picked up where he left off after a solid indoor campaign, finishing second in the 1500m at Bridgewater with a time of 4:04.58.
- Sophomore Aidan Friend (Mansfield, Mass.) added a fourth-place finish for the Warriors on the track, doing so in the 100m at a time of 11.30. Classmate Michael Cuesta (South Portland, Maine) finished close behind in seventh-place, posting a time of 11.37.
- Cuesta was one of a trio of Warriors to earn a seventh-place finish for Merrimack, with a pair of rookies garnering the other two finishes. Patrick Whyte (Bloomfield, Conn.) finished seventh in the long jump at Bridgewater with a 5.86m jump, while Daryl Loreus (Malden, Mass.) finished seventh in the triple jump at 11.49m. Both were personal bests for the freshmen.
- Fellow freshman Jake Fogarty (Methuen, Mass.) delivered quality performances in two throwing events for Merrimack, highlighted by a ninth-place finish in the javelin with a 48.95m throw, ranking third on the school record board. He also added a personal-best 10.62m shot put.
Up Next
The Warriors continue the outdoor season next week at the Bryant Black and Gold Invite.
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