Gaskins & Acquah set Program Records at Battle in Beantown

BOSTON, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts men's track and field team altered the program record books following the Battle in Beantown meet on Saturday, with nine new entries into the all-time top 10 and two program records in the triple jump and 300m dash.

Highlights from Competition:

Godot Gaskins set a new program record in the men's 300m dash, placing second with a time of 33.81. Chris Scalia (36.22), Mark Sten (36.35), and Malcolm Clark (36.50) also ran their way into the program's top 10 for the event, ranking 7^th-9^th respectively.
Matthew Acquah scored a podium placement in the triple jump, setting a new program-best of 50'00.50".
Corey Sanders place 4^th in the men's 400m dash with a time of 49.27. Michael Sanchez (50.30) finished shortly after, earning 7^th.
Colin Kirn (1:21.61) and Nicholas Calitri (1:21.82) rounded out the top 10 placements in the men's 600m run, finishing 9^th and 10^th respectively. Tyler Medeiros (1:23.45) joins Calitri as new members of the program's top 10 performance list for the event, with Kirn sitting at no. 1 with his program-leading time from 2024's Battle in Beantown.
Will Kenney (4:05.11) and Collin Catherwood (4:05.38) earned silver and bronze in the men's mile. Catherwood's time made him a new member of the program's top 10 performers for the mile, ranking fifth overall. Kenney's 2024 program record of 4:01.48 remains at the top of the Massachusetts record books.
The 4x400m relay team of Winston Lewis, Michael Sanchez, Corey Sanders, and Godot Gaskins recorded the 10^th-best time in the school's history, clocking in at 3:17.01, placing 3^rd overall.
Nick Cramer finished 4^th in the men's 60m hurdles finals with a time of 8.59.
Hunter Feitel earned bronze in the pole vault, clearing 14'07.25".
Chamberlain Guthrie placed 4^th in the long jump, recording a best of 21'05.25" on the day.
Jack Ngo claimed bronze in the shot put, recording a distance of 42'00.50".

Up Next
The Minutemen will compete in the UML River Hawk Invitational at the TRACK at New Balance on January 24-25.

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

Nicholas Calitri

Collin Catherwood

Malcolm Clark

Nick Cramer

Hunter Feitel

Godot Gaskins

Chamberlain Guthrie

Will Kenney

Colin Kirn

Winston Lewis

Jack Ngo

Michael Sanchez

Corey Sanders

Chris Scalia

Mark Sten