Men's Track and Field Wins Home Meet

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's track and field team won in a home quad meet against Bentley, Saint Anselm and Stonehill on Friday. Merrimack finished the meet with 265 total points, the Warriors set a strong finish to the regular season at Duane Stadium.

The Basics
Date: Friday, April 23, 2021
Event: Merrimack Track and Field Carnival
Location: North Andover, Mass. / Duane Stadium

Meet Highlights:

• Sweeping the 100m dash were Jadyn Ruimwijk, taking first at 11.18, Eseosa Omuemu finishing second at 11.24, and Alexander Hughes with an 11.28 finish.  
• In the 1500m the Warriors swept the top three, as TJ Corliss won the event at 4:06.63, Billy Coakley finished second at 4:08.30 and Dylan Kehoe finished third at 4:12.02.
• Jason Louis and Ralph Desrosiers combined for top finishes in the 400m, with Louis winning the event at 50.96 and Desrosiers taking second with a 52.43 time.
• In the 400m hurdles, senior Dan Lovell won the event with a 56.85 finish, as Aaron Gable finished second in the 110m hurdles at 15.64.
• Freshman Timothy Walsh won the 5000m at 16:07.96, with sophomore Brian Belmonte taking third at 16:34.63.
• Ryan Gamelin won the 3000m at 9:03.04, with Ben Chase taking second in the event at 9:03.08.
• In the jumps, Eseosa Omuemu won the triple jump at 14.12m with Joron Harrell finishing third with a 613.93m jump.
• Aaron Gable won the high jump with a 1.78m attempt, with Colin Murphy finished second with a 1.73m jump.
• Travis Hunt won the hammer throw with a 46.24m toss as Claude Chevalier finished second with his 42.81m throw.
• Patrick Redmond won the shot put for the Warriors with a 13.78m throw, with Travis Hunt taking second with a 13.66m throw.
• Freshman Kyle Maruca took second in the discus at 43.70m, with Patrick Redmond finishing third at 42.68m.
• The 4x100 relay emerged victorious, as Ralph Desrosiers, Davonte McKoy, Jason Louis and Colin Rahaman combined for a 44.22 finish.
• The 4x400 relay team of Colin Rahaman, Davonte McKoy, Ralph Desrosiers and Dan Lovell finish first for the Warriors to finish out the track events.

Final Results:
1. Merrimack -- 265
2. Stonehill -- 158
3. Bentley -- 87
4. Saint Anselm -- 21
 
Up Next:
Merrimack will send qualifying members to compete in the Northeast Conference Championships on May 1 and 2 in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
 
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