Jacob Brown Claims Gold as Minutemen Place Fifth in A10 Indoor Championships

AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts men's track and field team finished fifth in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships with 85 points. The Minutemen totaled nine medalists and 28 student-athletes scoring points over the weekend in Virginia Beach, Va.

Highlights from Competition:

Matthew Acquah continued his spectacular first season, starting the day off by securing a bronze medal in the men's triple jump with a distance of 47'9.75".
The trio of Will Kenney (6th), Collin Catherwood (7th) and Michael Norberg (8th) tallied points for the Minutemen, finishing the men's mile in 4:12.43, 4:12.46 and 4:13.67, respectively.
Elijah Wolinski secured a top-five finish in the men's 60m hurdles finals, finishing fifth with a time of 8.44. Nick Cramer also scored, placing seventh running in 8.54.
Godot Gaskins claimed silver in the men's 400m dash, while also setting a program record, finishing in 47.65. Gaskins also placed fifth in the men's 200m dash finals with a time of 21.81 – fourth-fastest in program history.
Winston Lewis also scored points in the 200m dash, placing seventh running in 21.93. His time was good enough for fifth-fastest in program history.
Michael Norberg, Colin Kirn, Tyler Medeiros and Nicholas Calitri combined to run 7:43.77 in the men's 4x800m relay, placing seventh overall.
Michael Sanchez, Chris Scalia, Mark Sten and Godot Gaskins placed sixth in the men's 4x400m relay, running in 3:16.02. The group also claimed the eighth-fastest time in program history.
Matthew Acquah earned bronze in the men's triple jump with a total distance of 47'9.75".
Aidan Lee claimed a top-eight finish in the men's high jump, tying for seventh with a clear of 6'5".
Aiden Donovan's toss of 52'4" was good enough to take home a bronze medal, as well as the eighth-best throw in program history.

Up Next:
Massachusetts returns to action next weekend to compete in New England's in Boston on March 7-8.

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Jacob Brown Claims Gold as Minutemen Place Fifth in A10 Indoor Championships

Players Mentioned

Matthew Acquah

Nicholas Calitri

Collin Catherwood

Nick Cramer

Aiden Donovan

Godot Gaskins

Will Kenney

Colin Kirn

Aidan Lee

Winston Lewis

Tyler Medeiros

Michael Norberg

Michael Sanchez

Chris Scalia

Mark Sten

Elijah Wolinski

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Jacob Brown Claims Gold as Minutemen Place Fifth in A10 Indoor Championships

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Players Mentioned

Matthew Acquah

Nicholas Calitri

Collin Catherwood

Nick Cramer

Aiden Donovan

Godot Gaskins

Will Kenney

Colin Kirn

Aidan Lee

Winston Lewis

Tyler Medeiros

Michael Norberg

Michael Sanchez

Chris Scalia

Mark Sten

Elijah Wolinski

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