NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--Sophomore Tommy Ahlers broke a 13 year old school record in his first collegiate track meet, and both Maggie St. John and Aidan Law qualified for the New England Division III Championships on Saturday. 

Men's Highlights

• Ahlers broke the record in the 60m dash, finishing in 7.16 seconds.    The record was originally  set by Duran Shane in 2010 and tied by Angel Ramirez in 2019.
• Aidan Law was not far away in the same event, finishing in 7.23 seconds.
• Law also won the 200 meters in 23.10, and was second in the long jump in 6.56 meters.   He qualified for the New England Division III Championships in both events.
• Jonathan MacQuarrie won the 800 meters in 2:07.30.
• Dawson Hamele won the 60m hurdles in 9.31, and the high jump at 1.83 meters.
• The Owls' 4x400 meter relay won in 3:36.77.
• Kyle Maruca was second in the shot put at 12.93 meters.

Women's Highlights

• Bryn Dickinson was second in the 800 meters in 2:34.54.
• Molly Lu McKellar ran the 60m hurdles  in 10.53.
• Joclynn Tyler had a mark of 9.77 meters in the triple jump.
• Mary Meagher threw the shot put 9.47 meters.
• Kailyn Fleury ran the mile in 6:40.52.
• Alexa Hurley tied in the high jump at 1.42 meters.
• A couple hours away, Maggie St. John qualified for the New England Division III Championships at the Suffolk Relays in 18:23.65.

"For the first meet, we accomplished everything we set out to do and then some," said head coach Dan Roark.  The team had put in hard work this fall and exhibited that to open the season.  We are starting in a much better place than last year and I am excited to see where we are headed.  Having some New England D-III qualifiers, and a school record to start, puts us in a good position for the spring semester."

The Owls will be back in action after the New Year at the University of Southern Maine Invitational on January 6.