University of Massachusets Athletics

Saturday, April 5
Amherst, Mass.
11 a.m.

University of Massachusetts

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Flagship Spring Opener

Hunter Feitel MTF

Massachusetts Men’s Track and Field Starts Outdoor Season with Dominant Win at Flagship Spring Opener

April 05, 2025 | Men's Track & Field, Track and Field

AMHERST, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts men's track and field team had an exceptional weekend, highlighted by 13 total medals – including six first-place finishes – en route to a 15 point victory at the Flagship Spring Opener meet in Amherst, Mass.  

Highlights from Competition:
  • Four Minutemen placed within the top-10 of the men's high jump, with Carson Crump (4th) leading the way clearing 6'2.75". The duo of Aiden Lee (T-7th), Tory Stuckey (T-7th) and Jacob Brown (9th) cleared 6'0.75. Elijah Wolinski narrowly missed the top-10, placing 11th with a jump of 5'10.75". 
  • Hunter Feitel claimed gold in the men's pole vault, clearing 14'11.25. 
  • Chamberlain Guthrie secured gold in the men's long jump, leaping 22'1". Matthew Acquah placed fifth with a jump of 20'4", with Carson Crump finishing sixth jumping 20'3.75". 
  • Matthew Acquah picked up where he left off during indoors, claiming gold in the men's triple with a leap of 45'5.75". Chamberlain Guthrie also placed in the top-five, securing fifth with a leap of 42'9.5". 
  • Aiden Donovan secured gold in the men's shot put with a toss of 51'6". Brennan Ibbitson rounded out the top-five with a throw of 44'3". 
  • Aiden Donovan also won gold in the men's discus with a throw of 151'4". Brennan Ibbitson placed seventh with a distance of 119'3". 
  • Jack Freyler secured fourth in the men's javelin throw with a distance of 170'5". Elijah Wolinski (6th) and Jacob Brown (7th) placed back-to-back with throws of 159'00" and 152"3", respectively. 
  • Aaron Fishler placed sixth in the men's hammer with a throw of 159'11", with Jack Ngo rounding out the top-10 throwing 135'6". 
  • Mark Sten, Aidan Lee, Winston Lewis and Godot Gaskins combined to run a 42.41 in the men's 4x100 meter relay, good enough for bronze. Nick Cramer, Jason Dejesus, Chamberlain Guthrie and Adithya Hari rounded out the top-five with a time of 43.11. 
  • Erik Unger claimed silver in the men's 1500 meter run with a time of 3:53.34.
  • Michael Harden secured silver in the men's 400m dash crossing the finish line in 49.02. Michael Sanchez (4th) and Colin Kirn (5th) rounded out the top-five with times of 49.58 and 49.69, respectively. 
  • Adithya Hari placed sixth in the men's 100m dash finishing in 11.09. Jason Dejesus also cracked into the top-10, finishing in eighth with a time of 11.13.
  • Elijah Wolinski earned bronze in the men's 110m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 15.08. Nick Cramer placed seventh with a time of 15.60, with Jacob Brown finishing closely behind, finishing in 15.95 for ninth place.
  • Erik Unger claimed bronze in the men's 800m run, running in 1:57.02. Tyler Medeiros rounded out the top-10 with a time of 2:00.03.
  • Chris Scalia secured gold in the men's 400m hurdles, crossing the finish line in 55.52. 
  • Mark Sten earned silver in the men's 200m dash finishing in 22.45. Jason Dejesus placed seventh, crossing the line in 22.93.
  • The three fastest times in the men's 4x400m relay belonged to the Minutemen, as Michael Sanchez, Mark Sten, Chris Scalia and Colin Kirn lead the way, earning gold with a time of 3:27.00. 

Up Next 
Massachusetts returns to action next weekend to compete in the UMass Multi's Meet in Amherst, Mass. on April 8-9.
 

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