MEDFORD, MASS.1/17/09- The Keene State indoor track team won four
events and set one school record at the Tufts Invitational held in
Medford, Mass. on Saturday.
Freshman Sarah Titus (Derry, N.H.) won the only
event for the Owl women with her first place finish in the 800
(2:26.60).
Sophomore Amy Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.) was third
in the mile (5:29.36) and the 4x400 team of juniors
Christina Bourbeau (Manchester, N.H.) and
Kimber Stannard (Higganum, Conn.), freshman
Haley Lydstone and Knoblock placed second
(4:17.27).
Keene State tallied 45 points to place fifth in the team scoring.
UMass-Lowell captured the team championship with 211 points.
In the men's competition, sophomores Craig
MacPherson (Derry, N.H.) and Jeff
Trethewey (Merrimack, N.H.) and Bryan
Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H. posted first place finishes.
MacPherson won the 1,000 (2:28.75), Trethewey (Merrimack, N.H.) won
the 3,000 (8:44.98) and Kolacz captured the weight throw
(53'-03.75").
Jeremy Kerins, Nick Fortin,
Max Gausch, and Sarbjit Singh
also teamed up to win the 4x400 relay (3:30.20).
Freshman Chris Cheever (Grantham, N.H.) set an Owl
record with a time of 6.77 in the trials of the 55-dash. He
placed sixth in the finals (6.82).
In the other races, Matt Norton was third in the
400 (52.38), and sophomore Eric MacKnight
(Newtown, Conn.) was third in the mile (4:32.01).
The KSC men finished second in the eight-team field with 126
points. UMass-Lowell won the meet with 156 points.
Coach Peter Thomas splits his squad next Saturday,
with athletes competing at both Wesleyan University and Boston
University.