Men's Track & Field Completes Ken O'Brien Pre Conference Meet

AMHERST, MA The Merrimack men's Indoor Track and Field team concluded their final regular-season meet at the Ken O'Brien Pre-Conference Meet this past weekend, ahead of the MAAC Championships.
 
How it Happened I Friday April 25

• Cory Couture won the 400m dash, clocking in at 47.88 seconds. Maddox Merlo also finished top-five with a PR time of 50.06 seconds.
• John Elie Jr. finished second in the 110m hurdles with a new PB time of 14.32.
• In the 400m hurdles, Blake Hickey finished fifth, crossing the line in 57.49 seconds.
• DJ Walsh finished top-five in steeple chase with a time of 10:09.30.
• Tyler Lloyd placed fifth in high jump, securing a mark of 1.80m.
• Owen Schultz captured seventh in the 800m run with a new PR time of 1:55.12.
• Ryan Dyer paved the way for the Warriors in the 5000m run, clocking in at 15:13.87, good for seventh place. Reidar Aageson also found success in the event, racing a PB time of 15:20.61 to finish eighth.
• Sean Moore placed 16^th in the 1500m in a field of over 65 competitors, with a PR time of 3:57.73. Aidan Dupill also earned a PB in the event, crossing the line in 4:00.69, good for 25^th place.
• Landon Crowley led the Warriors in the 100m dash, finishing with a PR time of11.18 seconds to secure 20^th  with Thomas Scalia right on his heels (11.19). Carson Mighty also cracked the top-25 by racing 11.21 seconds for 23^rd place.
• Crowely and Scalia also finished neck and neck in the 200m dash logging times of 22.511 and 22.517, to secure 21^st and 22^nd.
• Zachary Hubbard found success in javelin, tossing for 48.14m to capture seventh place. Brady Trask secured a PR mark of 44.02m to claim ninth place. Kyle Admas rounded out the top-10 with a distance of 41.42m.
• The 4x100m relay squad consisting of Landon Crowley, Thomas Scalia, Carson Mighty, and Cory Couture finished fourth with a time of 42.20.
• The 4x400m relay tandem of Jadis Yarbrough, Blake Hickey, Maddox Merlo, and Cory Couture placed third with a time of 3:16.11.

How it Happened I Sunday April 26

• The Warriors were successful in the field, as Maxim Lussier placed second in pole vault, earning a mark of 4.62m.
• Brian Gallagher finished sixth in long jump with a PB mark of 12.56m.
• Grant Eastin finished top-three in shot put, tossing for 15.50m.
• Owen LaRoss and Grant Eastin clinched 5^th and 6^th place respectively. LaRoss threw for 48.62m while Eastin landed at 47.14m for a PR in the event.
• Eastin also participated in hammer throw, where he placed fifth with a mark of 53.03m. Jared Ptaszek also had a successful outing, throwing 52.34m to claim sixth.

 
Up Next
The Warriors gear up for the MAAC Conference Championship set to take place in Lawrenceville New Jersey at the Michael P. Brady Track & Field Complex from May 10-11.
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