Men's Track Takes Third Place at Wheaton

Norton, MA --- Senior Mark Johnson (Woburn, MA) qualified for the ECAC’s while junior James Macera (Holden, MA) set the standard for the Division III New England’s as the Men’s Indoor Track and Field team placed third at the Wheaton Invitational this past Saturday.

The hosting Lyons beat out UMass-Dartmouth for the top spot at the meet with 119 points while the Corsairs notched 118 points followed by the Lancers 65 team points.

Johnson ran a 22.78 in the 200 meter dash for first place and missed qualifying for the All-New England’s by 3/100ths of a second while he also notched second in the long jump (20-60.25) and sixth in the 55 (6.99) with an impressive preliminary time of 6.79.

Macera took the top spot in the weight throw with a distance of 47-00.25 to advance to the postseason while he also finished in third in the shot put (39.05.75).

In the field, freshman Nicholas Capone (Billerica, MA) brought home first in the shot put (40-09.50) while classmate Nathan Hawkins (Westminster, MA) placed fourth in the weight throw (34-02.00) and fifth in the shot put (35-05.00).

First-year James Goyette (Millbury, MA) leaped third in the triple jump (39-01.00) while finishing tenth in the long jump (17-11.50).

Freshman Ian Fields (Shrewsbury, MA) placed second in the 400 with a time of 51.16 while sophomore Robert Stahelski (S. Deerfield, MA) finished 10th in the 800 (2:07.80) and 12th in the 200 (24.94) to round out the top finishers for Worcester State.

The Lancers will have one final tune up next week at the Smith Invitational before they head to the MASCAC/New England Alliance Championship meet in two weeks.

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