MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic
Saturday, April 11, 2009
North Dartmouth, Mass.
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Freshman Chris Sullo (Canton, Mass.) took top honors in the high jump to lift the Massachusetts Maritime men's outdoor track & field team to a second place finish among seven teams competing at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Classic Saturday afternoon.
Sullo posted a mark of 1.77 meters to capture first place in the event for the Buccaneers, as he outdistanced sophomore teammate Rory O'Donnell's (Somerset, Mass.) mark of 1.72 meters that was good for second place. O'Donnell added a second place finish in the triple jump (12.69 meters) and a third place finish in the long jump (5.93 meters) on the day for Massachusetts Maritime.
Freshman Kevin Quinn (Barrington, R.I.) notched a second place performance in the hammer throw with a mark of 34.07 meters, as he was followed in third place by fellow freshman John Prendergast (Pembroke, Mass.), who posted a mark of 26.82 meters and while also recording a sixth place finish in the shot put (9.19 meters).
Sophomore Brian Reske (Duxbury, Mass.) finished fifth in the 1,500 meters for the Buccaneers with a time of 4:45.24, while the freshman duo of James Hutchinson (Pembroke, Mass.) and Bill Sharp (Miami, Fla.) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the javelin with marks of 43.13 and 42.21 meters.
Host UMass Dartmouth took top team honors on the day with 301 points, while Massachusetts Maritime outdistanced fellow MASCAC competitor Salem State by six points (69-63) for the runner-up spot.
Sophomore Meredith Hall (Duxbury, Mass.) continued her standout season on the women's side for the Buccaneers, as she recorded a second place finish in the javelin with a mark of 28.30 meters in leading Massachusetts Maritime to a sixth place team performance of 10 entrants in the competition, which was also won by UMass Dartmouth.
Both Buccaneer squads will travel to New London, Conn. next Saturday morning to compete in the Connecticut College Invitational that begins at 10:00 a.m.