University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, February 15
Boston, Mass. (Boston University)
10:30 a.m.
University of Massachusetts
at
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Minutemen Set Host Of PRs At Valentine Invitational
February 15, 2020 | Men's Track & Field
O’Brien leads the way, now just 5.25 inches off the UMass weight throw record, taking second at the meet.
BOSTON – University of Massachusetts men's track and field saw a host of personal bests set at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Saturday at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center. Among those marks were two top-five all-time performances.
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Leading the way, junior Coston O'Brien improved his No. 2 all-time performance in the UMass record book for weight throw, taking second at the meet with a toss of 61 feet, 4.25 inches to pull within 5.25 inches of the program's longest standing record.
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In 200 meter dash, senior Michael Cuthbert, who holds the program's indoor record in the event, ran a season-best 21.71 seconds to 17th. Jordan Howard ran an indoor career best, 21.97 seconds, which ranks fifth all-time in program history and was good for 32nd at the meet.
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Two more Minutemen were just shy of cracking the top-five all-time with their PRs. Sophomore Herlin Rijo ran 1 minute, 52.72 seconds to 34th in 800 meter, a mere .06 seconds off matching the fifth-best time in program history. Classmate Lucas Honohan was only .04 seconds shy of becoming the first new entry in UMass' 400 meter top five in a decade, running 48.67 seconds to claim 19th in a field of 236 competitors.
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In the 4x400 meter relay, the Minutemen's team of Colin Stoddard, Christopher Matthews, Kevin Shannon and Honohan combined for a time of 3 minutes, 18.76 seconds to claim ninth of 53 in the event.
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UMass will remain idle until Saturday, February 29, when the squad will open up the Atlantic 10 Championships at URI at 9 a.m.
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Leading the way, junior Coston O'Brien improved his No. 2 all-time performance in the UMass record book for weight throw, taking second at the meet with a toss of 61 feet, 4.25 inches to pull within 5.25 inches of the program's longest standing record.
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In 200 meter dash, senior Michael Cuthbert, who holds the program's indoor record in the event, ran a season-best 21.71 seconds to 17th. Jordan Howard ran an indoor career best, 21.97 seconds, which ranks fifth all-time in program history and was good for 32nd at the meet.
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Two more Minutemen were just shy of cracking the top-five all-time with their PRs. Sophomore Herlin Rijo ran 1 minute, 52.72 seconds to 34th in 800 meter, a mere .06 seconds off matching the fifth-best time in program history. Classmate Lucas Honohan was only .04 seconds shy of becoming the first new entry in UMass' 400 meter top five in a decade, running 48.67 seconds to claim 19th in a field of 236 competitors.
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In the 4x400 meter relay, the Minutemen's team of Colin Stoddard, Christopher Matthews, Kevin Shannon and Honohan combined for a time of 3 minutes, 18.76 seconds to claim ninth of 53 in the event.
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UMass will remain idle until Saturday, February 29, when the squad will open up the Atlantic 10 Championships at URI at 9 a.m.
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