Track and Field

Day One Complete at NE10 Indoor Track & Field Championship

New Haven Men, SCSU Women Hold Leads in Standings

BOSTON, Mass. - Following the first day of the Northeast-10 Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship at the TRACK at new balance on Saturday, the New Haven men's program and the Southern Connecticut women's program hold leads after just several scored events. 

New Haven was led by a clean sweep of the podium in the long jump, while Southern Connecticut earned three individual first-place finishes on its way to opening an early lead over the field. 

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

The trio of Nile Love, Matthew Steele and Jordany Dely, respectively, swept the long jump event on Saturday to lead New Haven to an opening day lead over seven-time reigning NE10 champion Southern Connecticut. Love's jump of 7.08 meters earned gold. 

Mohammed Abunar ran the 5K in a time of 15:36.52 to earn second place for New Haven, as Franklin Pierce's Ryan Outerbridge raced to a time of 15:35.65 to take first. 

Southern Connecticut's Mateo Viviano won the pole vault at 4.40 meters, while Adelphi's Andre Francis won the weight throw with a toss of 17.26 meters. Viviano is the seventh-straight Owls' pole vaulter to win at the NE10 Indoor Track & Field Championship. 

Bentley's Distance Medley Relay of Rocco Bueti, William Reiser, Hayden MacArthur and Sam Capobianco made school history by being the first to win gold in a time of 10:23.73. 

1. New Haven - 57
2. Southern Connecticut - 48
3. Franklin Pierce - 32
4. Assumption - 19
5. Adelphi - 18
6. Bentley - 10
7. American International - 6
8. Saint Anselm - 5

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Southern Connecticut received first-place finishes from Kimberly Moran (5K), Maddie Hathorn (pole vault) and  Belle Smith (Weight Throw) on Saturday to give it a lead in the standings after the first day of action in Boston.

Moran ran the 5K in 18:27.59, Hathorn hit the 3.25 meter mark in pole vault and Smith had a throw of 16.27 meters, as the trio helped the Owls move ahead of the pack following six scored events. 

Adelphi's Valencia Beaubrun won the long jump at 5.71 meters, narrowly besting a jump of 5.70 meters from Southern Connecticut's Kisha Francois. New Haven's Jada Kamtha won the pentathlon with a final score of 3078, as she won the 60 meter hurdles, placed first in the long jump and finished second in the high jump. 

Southern New Hampshire's Distance Medley Relay of Anne Wiersma, Maggie McInerney, Erica Wojcik and Paige McInerney took first in a time of 12:47.73. 

1. Southern Connecticut - 77
2. Franklin Pierce - 33.5
3. Southern New Hampshire - 30
4. New Haven - 29.5
5. Saint Anselm - 24
6. Adelphi - 21
7. Assumption - 11
8. American International - 5
9. Bentley - 2

UP NEXT

The NE10 Indoor Track & Field Championship continues on Sunday morning. All events of the Championship will be live streamed on NE10 NOW on FloSports. 

ABOUT THE NE10
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Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.

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