LOWELL, MASS.  4/11/09 - Keene State senior Samantha Hirsh (Holliston, Mass.) posted an NCAA provisional mark with a winning throw of 135'-04" at the George Davis Track Invitational at UMass-Lowell on Saturday.  

Hirsh, who earned All-America honors with her fourth place finish at last year's NCAA championship, set a meet record on Saturday, besting her previous mark of 132' 9.0'' set last season. 

Sophomore Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.) also had fine day in field events, winning the discus (148'-07) and hammer (185'-01") competition. Sophomore Nick White (Westbrook, Conn.) placed second in the discus (121'-06") and third in the hammer (146'-02").

Junior Dan Colina (Dover, N.H.) was second in the javelin (177'-06").

On the track, sophomore Corey Loonan (Sandwich, Mass.) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase race with a time of 9:40.45.