Men’s Track And Field Claims Second At New England Championships

HANOVER, N.H. – University of Massachusetts men's track and field finished second in the team standings at the New England Championships, which wrapped up on Saturday at Dartmouth. The Minutemen picked up four medals on the afternoon, which helped the squad to its total of 71 points, trailing only Southern Connecticut's total of 113.5 points in the 36-team field.

Sophomore Dawson Bathgate led a trio of UMass scorers in steeplechase, taking home the New England title with a time of 9 minutes, 6.56 seconds. Sophomore Erik Engstrom and junior Eric Waterman claimed sixth (9:13.34) and seventh (9:13.45) in the event, respectively.

The Minutemen's 4x800 meter relay squad of junior Kyle Guzman, freshman Christopher Polanco, sophomore Nicholas Santos and junior Brian Gendron combined to run 7 minutes, 39.81 seconds to a silver medal.

UMass picked up two bronze medals on the day, as well. Redshirt junior Evan Burton took third in discus with a toss of 160 feet and junior Nathan Adeyemi was third in triple jump at 47 feet, 1 inch.

The 4x100 meter relay team of senior Connor Williams, sophomore Michael Cuthbert, sophomore Hayden Gray and junior Andrew Hanwell combined for a fifth-place time of 42.10 seconds.

Gendron took fifth in the 800 meter run at 1 minute, 51.63 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in program history.

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Men’s Track And Field Claims Second At New England Championships

Players Mentioned

Nathan Adeyemi

Dawson Bathgate

Evan Burton

Michael Cuthbert

Erik Engstrom

Brian Gendron

Hayden Gray

Kyle Guzman

Andrew Hanwell

Christopher Polanco

Nicholas Santos

Eric Waterman

Connor Williams

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