Feb. 19, 2010

Results
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Junior Cory Murray (Methuen, MA) won the shot put and eclipsed the 29-year-old school record as the UMass Lowell men's track and field team placed third at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship Thursday night at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center.

The River Hawks compiled 88 points and placed behind Southern Connecticut (143), which won its eighth straight crown; and American International College (139). Stonehill (69) placed fourth and was followed by Adelphi (63), Saint Rose (44), Bentley (24), Assumption (10) and New Haven (9).

Murray was among two UMass Lowell athletes to win events on the day. Freshman Evan White (Tewksbury, MA) captured the 200 meters while a host of River Hawks finished as runners-up.

Murray threw the shot put 55 feet, 2.25 inches and established more than a seven-foot cushion on the remainder of the field. The throw bested the long-time school record of 55' 0.0'' set in 1981 by former All-American and hall of famer Joe Brice.

White won the 200 meter dash in 21.91 seconds, edging out Mychael Fabio of Adelphi (21.97) and Dominic Smith of American International (22.07).

Senior William Nguidjoi (Lawrence, MA) placed third in the triple jump and eclipsed the UMass Lowell record with a distance of 45' 5.75''. The result edged the previous school mark of 45' 2.75'' set by Nate Anderson in 1978.

Nguidjoi also took fifth in the long jump (22' 7.25'').

Sophomore Mark Paquette (Dracut, MA) finished as runner-up in the 500 meters in 1:05.79. He also ran a 49.9-second leg on UMass Lowell's 4X400 meter relay team which placed fourth in 3:22.52.

Joining him was Nick Delgiudice (Leominster, MA), who ran a 50.5-second leg while senior Justin Oliver (Lowell, MA) followed in 50.5 and sophomore Josh Schussler (Wilbraham, MA) in 51.2 seconds.

Junior Angus MacDonald (Methuen, MA) placed second in the 1,000 meters in 2:29.83, just behind Macky Lloyd of Saint Rose (2:28.75). Sophomore Danny Wang (Haverhill, MA) took sixth in 2:31.51.

Other stellar results included that of sophomore Jeff Wundt (Southwick, MA), who took third in the 400 meter dash in 49.31; and freshman Brendan Devlin (Weston, MA), who took third in the 3,000 meters in 9:01.92.

Senior Tim Guerin (Auburn, MA), junior Greg Wilson (Chelmsford, MA) and sophomore Jeff Veiga (Lowell, MA) placed second through fourth in the mile. Guerin ran the course in 4:17.69 while Wilson followed in 4:18.20 and Veiga in 4:18.77.

Wilson and Veiga also ran splits on UMass Lowell's 4X800 meter relay team which took fourth in 8:03.58. Sophomore Adam Hanley (Methuen, MA) led off with a 1:59.2 leg while Wilson followed in 2:00.9, Veiga in 2:01.6 and junior Brody Griffiths (Woburn, MA) in 2:00.5.

UMass Lowell gears for the New England Championship next Friday and Saturday at Boston University's Track & Tennis Center.