April 12, 2009

Results

Audio Recap

Sophomore Cory Murray (Methuen, MA) won the shot put and set a meet record to lead the UMass Lowell men’s track and field team at the George Davis Invitational Saturday at the Cushing Field Complex.

The meet drew athletes from Division II and III schools as well as many athletes representing postgraduate track and field clubs.

Murray was one of five UMass Lowell athletes who won titles on the day. Murray threw the shot put 51 feet, 4.5 inches and established nearly a nine-foot gap on the rest of the field. The throw eclipsed the previous meet record of 50’ 4.0’’ set by former UMass Lowell standout Rocky LeFort last year.

Also highlighting the field events was sophomore William Nguidjoi (Lawrence, MA), who won the triple jump with a distance of 43 feet even. Nguidjoi also placed second in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet even.

Sophomore Donte Brown (Raynham, MA) captured the 400 meter dash and led four River Hawks in the top seven places. Brown posted a time of 49.28 seconds while junior Robert Liekweg (Salem, NH) placed third in 50.87 and freshman Jeff Wundt (Southwick, MA) fourth in 51.85.

Freshman Mark Paquette (Dracut, MA) placed seventh in 53.16.

UMass Lowell also won in clusters in the two-mile run behind senior Rex Radloff (Dedham, MA), who placed first in 9:12.30; and freshman Jeff Veiga (Lowell, MA), who placed second in 9:25.46.

Sophomore Greg Wilson (Chelmsford, MA) took third in 9:31.04 while senior Jason DeDonato (Nashua, NH) placed fifth in 9:35.68.

Sophomore Matt Blazon (Lowell, MA) won the 400 meter hurdles in 56.92 and led five UMass Lowell athletes in the top seven places. Junior Justin Oliver (Lowell, MA) placed third in 58.21 while junior Rich Curran (North Attleboro, MA) took fourth in 58.56.

Senior Robert Fernandez (Mansfield, MA) placed fifth in 58.74 while freshman Sam LeBeau (Auburn, MA) completed the field in seventh (1:04.32).

Freshman Danny Wang (Haverhill, MA) placed second in the 800 meters in 2:00.15 while sophomore Brody Griffiths (Woburn, MA) took eighth in 2:04.45. Junior Steve O’Brien (Groton, MA) was also a runner-up, taking second in the 3,000 meters in 9:40.59.

In other events, freshman Giovanni Frias (Lawrence, MA) placed third in the 110 meter high hurdles in 16.03 seconds; and freshman Adam Hanley (Methuen, MA) placed eighth in the 1,500 meters in 4:11.89.

UMass Lowell enters the Larry Ellis Invitational next Saturday at Princeton.