University of Massachusets Athletics

Saturday, January 17
Cambridge, Mass.
11:00 a.m.

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Massachusetts Men’s Track and Field Has Strong Showing At The Beantown Challenge

January 17, 2026 | Men's Track & Field

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts men's track and field team had a big weekend at the Beantown Challenge on Saturday in Cambridge, with 11 Minutemen placing in the top five and three securing medals. 


Highlights from Competition: 
  • Quinn Hardt qualified for the men's 60m hurdles finals with a time of 8.06 in the preliminary round, good enough for fourth place. In the final heat, Hardt took third with a time of 7.93. 
  • Collin Catherwood placed fifth in the men's mile with a finish of 4:08.23. 
  • Elijah Wolinski had the seventh-best leap in the men's long jump with a distance of 21'0.75".  
  • Godot Gaskins took silver in the men's 500m run with a time of 1:03.01. Colin Kirn finished closely behind, securing bronze finishing in 1:04.35.  
  • Aiden Donovan placed ninth in the men's shot put with a toss of 48'10".  
  • Hunter Feitel claimed gold in the men's pole vault, clearing a height of 15'7".  
  • Cyrus Hansen took seventh in the men's 3k with a finish of 8:29.87.  
  • The trio of Quinn Hardt, Owen Stevens and Tory Stuckey finished in consecutive order, taking t-fifth, t-fifth and seventh, all clearing heights of 6'4.75.  
  • Elijah Wolinski, Corey Sanders, Noah Mulligan and Godot Gaskins combined to run a 3:20.90 in the men's 4x400y relay, claiming silver. 

Up Next  
Massachusetts returns to action to compete in the Scarlet and White Meet at the BU Track & Tennis Center in Boston, Mass. on Jan. 24. 

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Distance
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Throws
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Pole Vault
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Distance
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Hurdles
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Jumps
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Sprints/Jumps
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Multi
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