SPRINGFIELD, MASS.  4/18/09 - Keene State College won four events at the Springfield Invitational track meet on Saturday.

Sophomore Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.) won two of those events, placing first in the hammer (56.78-meters) and the discus (45.72-meters). 

Sophomore Brandon Schillemat (Nelson, N.H.) won the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15:31.49.  Freshmen Kevin Hoyt (Newtown, Conn.) and George Stevens (Alton, N.H.) placed third (15:47.20) and fourth (15:57.24) respectively in the race.

KSC was seventh in the 11-team field with 55-points. MIT won the championship with 1999.50 points.

Senior Samantha Hirsh (Holliston, Mass.) had the lone victory for the Owls in the women's field, winning the javelin with a mark of 37.15-meters. Freshman Kate Deloid (Bedford, N.H.) posted a PR mark of 32.85-meter with her fourth place finish in the discus, qualifying for the  New England Division III Championships.

 Freshman Heather Pierce (Buckland, Mass.) was third in the 5,000 (19:03.89).

Several Owls competed in the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton University on Friday night. 

Sophomore Allison Chamberlain (Scarborough, Me.) had the top finish for KSC, placing 21st in the 800 (2:16.17).  Senior Peter Najem (Derry, N.H.) was 26th in the 800 (1:53.61), and sophomore Craig MacPherson (Derry, N.H.) was 28th in the 1,500 (3:53.77).  Macpherson's time was a NCAA championship provisional qualifying mark.