'MIDDLETOWN, CONN. 12/13/03 - Josh Ferenc (Westmoreland, N.H.) raced to a win in the 3,000-meter race and Ryan Gough (Billerica, Mass.) finished first in the 1,500-meter event as Keene State College opened up its indoor track season Saturday at the Wesleyan University Track Invitational.

Ferenc, a senior, won the 3,000 with a time of 8:49.68 to finish ahead of teammate Matt Haley (Middleton, Mass.) who was second at 8:53.25.  Gough, who posted a time of 4:09.95 in the 1,500 was also second in the 800-meters (2:02.67).

Laurie Yorgensen had a good first meet performance for the KSC women's team.  The junior from Wethersfield, Conn., won the 800-meters in a time of 2:24. 46. Karen Jordan (Enfield, N.H.) was second (2:26.57).

Shannon O'Brien (Tilton, N.H.) place second in the 600-meters (1:42.03), and Meg Matthews (Springfield, Mass.) was second in the 1,500 (5:14.61).

In field events, Nicole Geyselears (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.) was second in the long jump (16'-3.75 "), Candace Brown (Londonderry, N.H.) was fourth in the weight throw and Lynn Therrien (Rochester, N.H.) took sixth in the shot-put (34'-11.75").