Eastin Earns Pair Of MAAC Titles As Men's Track and Field Finishes Fifth

EMMITSBURG, MD -- Merrimack senior Grant Eastin concluded the MAAC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a double-winner and propelled the Warriors to a fifth-place finish following the two-day event at Mount St. Mary's. 

Eastin claimed crowns in the shot put (15.37 meters) and hammer throw (57.95 meters) in addition to finishing fifth in the discus. Eastin was named the Most Outstanding Performer-Field Events and received recognition as the Most Valuable Performer across the men's meet.

Other impressive finishes came courtesy of Elizardo Melenciano, who finished second in the 110-meter hurdles (14.43 seconds) and Keith Townsend, who was the runner-up in the 400 meter hurdle (54.58).

Merrimack's 4x100 relay team of Manny Mahoney, Max Zitney, Jadis Yarbrough and Thomas Scalia combined for a second-place finish (41.61), as well.
  
Owen LaRoss finished fourth in the discus while Hunter Schobel and Evan Thevenot each reached the finals in the triple jump and placed fourth and sixth, respectively. 

Thomas Scalia finished fifth in the 100-meter dash and eighth in the 200 while Gab Qureshi placed seventh in the 400. 

Merrimack had four athletes finish in the top eight of the hammer throw with Jared Ptaszek, Jude Ibarra and William Bierden finishing fourth, seventh and eighth, respectively. 
 
The relay team of Elizardo Melenciano, Keith Townsend, Maddox Merlo and Gab Qureshi took fourth in the 4x400.
 
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