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EASTON, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's track & field team concluded the final meet before the Northeast-10 Conference Championships at the Skyhawk Invitational, hosted by Stonehill College on Saturday. The meet was between multiple NE10 schools, along with a few Division I programs. The Warriors placed seventh among 10 teams.
The Basics
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2018
Event: Skyhawk Invitational
Location: Easton, Massachusetts | Stonehill College
Highlights
- The 4x400m relay team consisting of Tyler Lebel, Ryan Nesta, John Braga, and Jacob Robinson won the event, with a time of 3:27.20.
- The 4x100m A team of Nesta, Patrick Forrest, Robinson, and Eric Rosario had a second-place finish with a season-best time of 42.53 seconds.
- Patrick Forrest continued his remarkable rookie outdoor season in the 100m dash. His fourth place finish and time of 11.09 seconds into a headwind was a new personal-best.
- Senior Niall Coughlin set a new personal record by two seconds in the 800m race. His new personal-best was 1:54.96, which placed him seventh in the event.
- Freshman Travis Hunt continued his success in the shot put, with a season-best throw of 13.75m, and a fifth place finish.
Up Next
The Warriors will head to Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Conn. next weekend for the two-day NE10 Championships, beginning on Friday, May 4.
