Men’s Track & Field Opens Outdoor Season at Mt. Olive Trojan Invitational

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The Worcester State University men's track & field team opened the outdoor season this weekend at the Mount Olive Trojan Invitational, as the Lancers saw three first place finishes and five personal records during the trip.

THE BASICS

March 24, 2018

Trojan Challenge

Mount Olive University

TEAM SCORES

1. Mount Olive (250)
2. UNC Pembroke (115)
3. Mary Washington (97)
4. Worcester State (62)
5. Barton (52.5)
6. Sandhills CC (33.5)
7. Methodist (32)
   Bowie State (32)
   9.   Livingstone (25)
   10. Campbell (19.5)
   11. Louisburg College (17.5)
   12. St. Andrews (2)

WORCESTER STATE PERFORMERS

• 1^st Place in 4x400 Meter Relay: Marques Johnson, Jeff Davis, Patrick Scheeler, Edward Boamah (3:37.65)
• Justin Lewis – 1^st Place in High Jump (2.08m/6' 9.75")
• Marcus Vieira – 1^st Place in Discus (46.49m/ 152' 6.5"), 2^nd Place in Hammer (55.73m/182' 10.25"), 6^th Place in Shot Put (13.63m/44' 8.75")
• Anthony Christo – 4^th Place in Hammer (46.15m/151' 5.25")
• Eddy Acuna – 4^th Place in Shot Put (14.46m/47' 5.25"), 11^th Place in Discus (39.04m/128' 1.25")
• Omar Cordova – 7^th Place in 400 Meter Hurdles (1:03.25)
• Edward Boamah – 7^th Place in 200 Meters (22.70), 8^th Place in Triple Jump (12.96m/42' 6.25")
• Marques Johnson – 8^th Place in 800 Meters (2:00.77)
• Christian Vera – 8^th Place in 5000 Meters (17:03.58)
• Jacob Roumanos – 10^th Place in Shot Put (12.56m/41' 2.5"), 10^th Place in Discus (39.20m/128' 7.5")
• Markiesh Harmon – 10^th Place in Long Jump (6.06m/19' 10.75"), 11^th Place in Triple Jump (12.12m/39' 9.25"), 24^th Place in 200 Meters (24.48)
• Hoang Vo – 10^th Place in 400 Meter Hurdles (1:09.19)
• Patrick Donahue – 10^th Place in 5000 Meters (17:41.83)
• Dariel Carrasco – 10^th Place in 110 Meter Hurdles (19.74), 18^th Place in Long Jump (4.89m/16' 0.5"), 30^th Place in 100 Meters (13.37)
• John Newcomb – 12^th Place in 5000 Meters (18:41.47)
• Patrick Scheeler – 12^th Place in 800 Meters (2:02.44)
• Ryan Connolly – 12^th Place in Long Jump (5.85m/19' 2.5")
• Jeff Davis – 13^th Place in 400 Meters (52.73)
• Zachary Poitras – 22^nd Place in 100 Meters (12.01), 22^nd Place in 200 Meters (24.12)
• John Ojukwu – 28^th Place in 100 Meters (12.53)
• Sorser Cote – 29^th Place in 100 Meters (12.84), 33^rd Place in 200 Meters (26.66)

RECAP

The Lancers of Worcester State saw first place finishes from a 4x400 meter relay team (Johnson, Davis, Scheeler, Boamah), Justin Lewis (Lynn, Mass.), and Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) in the high jump and discus, respectively.

Worcester State's 4x400 Meter Relay team of Marques Johnson (West Hartford, Conn.), Jeff Davis (Old Lyme, Conn.), Patrick Scheeler (Wakefield, Mass.), and Edward Boamah (Worcester, Mass.) completed the relay in a time of 3:37.65 to score 10 points toward the Lancers' total of 62 for a fourth place finish overall at the meet.

Indoor track & field All-Americans, Lewis and Vieira, earned the top spot in their events. Lewis marked a height of 2.08m (6' 9.75") in the high jump, and currently stands at 2^nd on the national list. Vieira impressed in not just the discus in which he won with a personal record 46.49m (152' 6.5") throw, but also competed well in the hammer and shot put. He also posted a personal best in the hammer throw at 55.73m (182' 10.25"). Vieira currently sits at 4^th nationally in the hammer throw, and 9^th nationally in the discus.

Also placing in the top-7 of their events were throwers, Anthony Christo (Peabody, Mass.) and Eddy Acuna (Newton, Mass.). Omar Cordova (Worcester, Mass.) and Boamah both logged seventh place in the 400 meter hurdles and 200 meters, respectively.

Jacob Roumanos (Whitman, Mass.) logged a personal record in the hammer (39.20m/128' 7.25"), Patrick Donahue (Raynham, Mass.) recorded his best time of 17:41.83 in the 5000 Meter, while Davis marked a personal record of 52.73 in the 400 meters.

UP NEXT

Next weekend, the team will travel to Tufts for the Snowflake Classic.

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