AMHERST, Mass. 4/16/11 – Senior Amy Knoblock (Plymouth, Mass.) raced her way to the NCAA provisional mark in the 5,000 meter race, and senior Bryan Kolacz (Brentwood, N.H.) won the hammer throw, as the Owls competed at the Minuteman Invitational at UMass Amherst Saturday afternoon.

Knoblock's time of 17:29.16 was good enough for first place and provisionally qualifies her for the event at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships.

Sophomore Maggie Fitter (Branford, Conn.) and junior Sarah Titus (Derry, N.H.) each took hom third place finishes for the Owls. Fitter's time of 4:52.14 in the 1500 meters placed her third, while Titus' finish of 18:20.15 in the 5,000 meters earned her the bronze.

Kolacz, who hit the NCAA provisional mark last weekend at UMass Lowell, won the hammer event with a throw of 188'-8''. The senior also placed second in the discus with a toss of 144'-4''.

Senior Eric MacKnight (Newtown, Conn.) had a fine day on the track for the men with his second place finish in the 5,000 meter race in a time of 15:02.46.

The Owls track and field team's head to Springfield College next Saturday.