SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Junior Ben Musese took a big leap - literally - towards a place at the NCAA Division III Championships by breaking his triple jump mark yet again at the New England Division III Championships at Springfield College on Saturday.

Musese earned All-New England honors by jumping to a second place finish at 14.57 meters.  That marked a .35 meter improvement, and was also the fourth time he's broken the Keene State record in the event.   At the time of writing, the mark is the tenth best in the nation, putting him in solid position to qualify for the NCAA Championships on March 13-14 in Winston-Salem, N.C.   The top 20 jumps in the nation will qualify.

Also earning All-New England honors was Brandon Castor, who was seventh in the 400 meter dash in 51.03.    Jacob Pearl added a 17th place finish in the 3,000 meters in 8:57.70.