Men’s Track and Field Has Solid Showing at UMass Flagship Invitational

BOSTON, MA  The Merrimack Men's Indoor Track and Field team competed in the Flagship Invitational hosted by UMass Amherst at the TRACK at New Balance on Sunday.
 
How it Happened

• Tyler Fortune produced a personal best 60m dash time of 7.01 for a third place finish.
• In the men's mile, Sean Moore finished 11^th across a field of 29 athletes with a time of 4:19.10.
• Owen Schultz and Luke Llewellyn competed in the men's 1000m, with Schultz finishing 17^th in 2:32.88 and Llewellyn placing 21^st in 2:34.60.
• In the men's 200, Carson Mighty earned a top-15 finish with his time of 22.61.
• Merrimack also found success in the field with Evan Thevenot finishing second in the men's triple jump with a mark of 13.97m (45' 10").
• Jared Ptaszek produced a top-5 finish in the men's weight throw, tossing for 15.92m (52" 2 ¾").
• Maxim Lussier clinched eighth in men's pole vault by clearing 4.40m (14' 5 ¼")
• In the men's long jump, Thevenot jumped 6.40m (21' 0") for 11^th with teammate Brian Gallagher right behind (6.36m) (20' 10 ½").
•  Owen LaRoss finished 14^th in shot put with a mark of 12.03m (39' 5 ¾")

 
Up Next
The Warriors return to the TRACK at New Balance for the Riverhawk Invitational hosted by UMass Lowell from January 24^th – 25^th.
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