Men's Track and Field Delivers Strong Performance at Reggie Open

BOSTON, Mass. – Them Merrimack College men's indoor track & field team competed in the Reggie Collegiate Open held at the Reggie Lewis Center on Friday.
 
How it Happened

• Riley McGoldrick won the men's 5000m run with a time of 16:26.64.
• Jackson Bomba finished eighth in the men's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.83.
• In the 60m dash, Tyler Fortune tabbed second with a PR of 6.96, while teammate Justin Franco finished seventh with a time of 7.13.
• DJ Walsh led the Warriors in the men's mile, finishing fourth with a time of 4:29.87. Colin Moody finished thirteenth with a time of 5:34.42.
• Blake Hickey produced an eleventh place finish in the men's 400m dash with a time of 53.39 seconds.
• Nolan Dickinson secured a top-five finish in the 800m run with a time of 2:06.77.
• Luke Llewellyn was fourth in the 1000m, crossing the line in 2:38.62.
• Landon Crowley was the first Warrior to cross the line in the men's 200m dash. Crowley raced 23.12 for an eighth place finish while Carson Mighty and Blake Hickey clocked in at 23.21 and 23.54 respectively.
•  Merrimack found success in the field with Jared Ptaszek tossing for 16.60m (54-05.5) for second place in men's weight throw, while teammate William Bierden tabbed 12^th with a mark of 11.58m (38-00.00).
• Merrimack had three Warriors in the top-five in the men's long jump. Nathan Molina and Evan Thevenot finished second and third with marks of 6.74m (22-01.50) and 6.59m (21-07.50) respectively. Brian Gallagher clinched the fifth place by jumping 6.46m (21-02.50).
• In men's high jump, Nathan Molina finished fifth with a mark of 1.85m (6-00.75).
• Kyle Adams took fourth in shot put with a mark of 13.97m (45-10.00).
• Merrimack's 4x400-meter relay squad featuring Blake Hickey, Landon Crowley, Thomas Scalia, and Maddox Merlo finished third with a time of 3:33.02.

Up Next
The Warriors prepare for the Crimson Open in Cambridge, Mass. on Saturday February 8.
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