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Friday, February 27
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Collin Catherwood MAC Indoor Chip

Catherwood Secures Silver As Minutemen Rank Fourth At Opening Day Of MAC Indoors

February 27, 2026 | Men's Track & Field

Mount Pleasant, Mich. – The University of Massachusetts men's track and field team ranks fourth place after the opening day of the MAC Indoor Championships in Mount, Pleasant, Mich. The day was highlighted by distance runner Collin Catherwood taking silver in the men's 5K. 

Highlights from Competition:
  • Tyler Fotune (6th) and Jason DeJesus (7th) qualified for the men's 60m dash with preliminary times of 6.93 and 6.94, respectively. 
  • Quinn Hardt (4th) and Elijah Wolinski (8th) qualified for the men's 60m hurdles with preliminary times of 8.11 and 8.57, respectively. 
  • Godot Gaskins qualified for the finals in the men's 200m and 400m with times of 21.68 and 48.59, respectively. 
  • Colin Kirn earned a spot in the men's 800m final with a second-best time of 1:53.54 in the preliminary round.
  • Collin Catherwood claimed silver in the men's 5k with a time of 14:17.56. Cyrus Hansen (7th) and Liam Ouellette (8th) placed consecutive for the Minutemen with times of 14:42.72 and 14:47.08, respectively. 
  • The combination of Kailas Ciatto, Michael Sanchez, Colin Kirn and Altamo Aschkenasy ran a 10:12.22 in the men's DMR, claiming bronze. 
Up Next
  • The Minutewomen return to action for the final day of the MAC Championships, with the first event starting at 10:00 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Altamo Aschkenasy

Distance
/ Men's Track & Field

Collin Catherwood

Distance
/ Men's Track & Field

Kailas Ciatto

Distance
/ Men's Track & Field

Jason DeJesus

Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field

Godot Gaskins

Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field

Cyrus Hansen

Distance
/ Men's Track & Field

Quinn Hardt

Hurdles/Multi
/ Men's Track & Field

Colin Kirn

Mid Distance
/ Men's Track & Field

Liam Ouellette

Distance
/ Men's Track & Field

Michael Sanchez

Sprints
/ Men's Track & Field

Elijah Wolinski

Multi
/ Men's Track & Field

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