DEDHAM, Mass. 5/8/10 – The Keene State College men's and women's track team competed at All-Division New England's on Friday and Saturday at Northeastern University. For the men, junior Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.) won the hammer event and Paige Mills (Keene, N.H.) and Amy Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.) led the women with NCAA provisional times in the 5k and 1500 respectively.

Kolacz, who also won the championship last season, threw 57.73 meters (189'5'') to take home the crown. Also in the throwing events, senior Dan Colina (Rochester, N.H.) placed 6th in the javelin throw with a heave of 59.77 meters (196'1'').

In other men's results, junior Tim Pipp (New Ipswich, N.H.) earned All-New England honors with his 7th place finish in the 10k with a time of 31:47.23. Senior Peter Najem (Derry, N.H.) improved his NCAA provisional time in the 1500 with a time of 3:50.67.

As a team, the men finished 18th with 19 points. The University of Rhode Island won the men's championship with 95.33 points.

On the women's side, Mills' 8th place finish in the 5k hit the NCAA provisional mark with a time of 17:28.20. Knoblock ran a personal best and NCAA provisional time in the 1500 with her time of 4:35.99.

The Owl women finished in 37th place with two points. Boston College won the team championship with 102 points on the weekend.

The Owls will return to action next weekend at the ECAC Championships hosted by Springfield College.