SCSU Men's Indoor Track & Field Wins Three Events At River Hawk Invitational

Men's Track & Field 1/28/2023 4:34:00 PM

SCSU Men's Indoor Track & Field Wins Three Events At River Hawk Invitational

BOSTON, Mass. – Southern Connecticut men's indoor track and field had another strong showing at UMass Lowell's River Hawk Invitational, winning three invents including Cameron Belton in the Shot Put, Nathaniel Llanos in the Pole Vault and Jonathon Volpe in the 800 Meter Run.

Southern dominated the 54-athlete Shot Put event as it claimed four of the top 10 spots. Cameron Belton led the Owls with a win in the Shot Put with a distance of 16.68m (54' 8 ¾") while Bernardo Mbaya was fifth at 15.80m (51' 10"). Nataneal Barbosa Torres finished in seventh place with a distance of 15.23m (49' 11 ¾"). Mekhi Barnett finished 10^th with a distance of 14.96m (49'1").

Southern had a solid shot in the Pole Vault as Nathaniel Llanos tied for first place with a height of 4.75m (15'7"). Hayden Rovelli finished tied for 15^th at 4.30m (14' 1 ¼") while Zach Burleigh posted a height of 4.00m (13' 1 ½") for 25^th place out of 34 competitors.

In the High Jump, Kenneth Okoye tied for 10^th at 1.91m (6' 3 ¼") while Jason Sawicki was 14^th at 1.91m.

In the running events, Jonathon Volpe led the Owls with a win in the 800 Meter Run. Volpe first ahead of the 53-runner field, crossing with a time of 1:52.46. Jared Russo finished fifth in the 60 Meter Hurdles with a time of 8.45. In the 1 Mile Run, William Lamburn finished 17^th at 4:20.72 while Sophonias Dires was 23^rd at 4:23.85 against a 69-runner field.

Ramsley Exantus led the Owls in the 500 Meter Run with a time of 1:05.31 for seventh place out of 45 runners. Besufekad Opstrup was 22^nd at 1:07.59 while Nolan Scott was close behind at 1:07.97 for 26^th place. In the 800 Meter Run, Evan Boland was 23^rd at 1:57.90 while Shea Kenney was 32^nd at 2:00.38.

In the 1,000 Meter Run, Sean Barkasy was Southern's top finisher with a time of 2:31.92 for 12^th place out of 35. Owen Gagne finished in 20^th place at 2:36.32.

In the 200 Meter Run, Chris N'Dabian posted another top 10 time as he finished in 21.98 for 10^th place out of 124 runners. Tariq Phillips was 28^th with a time of 22.59 while Jared Russo finished 54^th at 23.09 and Divine Edwards was 58^th at 23.14.

In the 23-team 4x400 Relay, Southern took two of the top 11 spots. The "A" team of Phillips, Noah Conrod, Edwards and N'Dabian finished eighth with a time of 3:23.78 while the "B" team of Phelan, Scott, Opstrup and Exantus was 11^th at 3:27.33.

In the final race of the day, Michael DeMartin finished 29^th with a time of 16:28.47.

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