University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
IC4A Championships
Early Action From IC4A And NE Championships
May 13, 2011 | Men's Track & Field
May 13, 2011
PRINCETON, N.J. - The split between two Minutemen traveling the state of Connecticut, while the remainder of the team headed to the IC4A Championships, provided a set of solid performances for the men's track and field team on Friday. The remainder of the NEC Meet concludes on Saturday, while the IC4A Championships still has two days to go in the forms of Saturday and Sunday, at Weaver Stadium in Princeton, N.J. The New England Championships are being held at Southern Connecticut State University.
Sean Duncan started the day off at the IC4A Meet in the 3000 meter steeplechase, as the senior from Gardner, Mass. placed a respectable seventh finishing in 9:02.45. Following Duncan were brothers Kevin and David Johnson in the 10,000 meter run. Kevin led the way between the two Ludlow, Mass. twin natives, as he crossed the line at 30:14.53, placing 3rd in a field of 28 harriers. Kevin's time was also the fifth best in UMass history. Brother David followed in 4th with a time of 30:14.81.
At the New England Championships Sean Busch jumped to a height of 14-9 in the pole vault, taking home a tie for seventh place. Tyler Cotto was also in action in the 110 meter hurdles. The Holliston, Mass. native ran a 14.72, good enough for fourth in the preliminaries, as he will conclude with the finals of the event on Saturday.
Action commences at 12 pm on Saturday for the IC4A Championships, while the New England Meet is set to conclude on Saturday starting at 12 pm.
