GORHAM, Maine—Savannah Soleau and Eden Damis both qualified for the New England Division III Championships as the Keene State College track and field team opened 2024 at the University of Southern Maine Invitational II at the Costello Field House.

Men's Highlights

• Damis qualified for the New England Division III Championships in the triple jump, leaping 13.19 meters.
• Kyle Maruca won the shot put at 12.94 meters.
• Tommy Ahlers ran the 55 meters in 6.71 seconds and the 200 meters in 23.62.
• Keith O'Donnell was third in the 400 meters in 55.08.
• Dawson Hamele was fourth in the 400 in 55.17 and third in the high jump in 1.83 meters.
• Nick Pope was third in the weight throw at 12.48 meters.
• Ahlers, Alex LeBlanc, Sean Collie, and Aidan Law won the 4x200 meter relay in 1:36.32.

Women's Highlights

• Soleau qualified for the New England  Division III Championships in the shot put, throwing 11.67 meters for second overall.
• Maggie St. John was second in the mile in 5:27.74 and won the 3,000 meters in 11:03.06.
• Grace Furlong was second in the 5,000 meters in 18:58.60.
• Molly Lu McKellar was second in the 55 hurdles  in 9.26, and third in the shot put at 10.69 meters.
• Freshman transfer Carlie Cronin was third in the pole vault in 2.45 meters.

"Today was a good first step into the new year. We had shown great depth today and it sets us up for a good foundation going forward," said head coach Dan Roark. "We saw strong conference competition. Teams are noticing that we are a program moving forward with some force and we are in a much better position early this year than we were even at the end of last year. I'm excited for this team to continue to move forward. We had a few more qualifiers for the New England Division III meet today in Eden and Savannah, and had some strong relays."