BOSTON, Mass. – Southern Connecticut men's track & field claimed its sixth straight Northeast 10 Conference Indoor Championship, and 17th all-time, at The TRACK at New Balance in Boston, Mass. The Owls piled on 230 points. Southern has now won 11 straight indoor shot put championships.
After Nate Llanos won the Pole Vault Championship and Adelino Deveiga won the Weight Throw Championship on the first day of competition, the Owls added four more titles on the second-day of the event. Cameron Belton (Shot Put), Jonathon Volpe (800 Meters), Shane Smith (Heptathlon) and Jason Sawicki (High Jump) all led Southern. In addition to its six Gold Medals, the Owls also added six Silver and three Bronze.
Belton successful defended his Shot Put titled with his second straight Championship in the event with a season-best mark of 17.53. Bernardo Mbaya, who was the 2020 NE10 Indoor Shot Put Champion, won Silver in the event with a mark of 16.26, while Natanael Barbosa Torres and Mekhi Barnett finished fourth and fifth respectively, with Daveiga finishing eighth to pick up a point for Southern.
Shane Smith also won his second consecutive Heptathlon with a NE10 Championship record 4,847 points, which passed former Owl standout Philip Quaye's mark of 4,788. Smith won the Shot Put, Pole Vault and 1000 Meters Run, and finished second in the Long Jump, to power him to his second title in a row. Dylan Torok claimed the Silver Medal in the Heptathlon with 4,456 points which included a win in the 60 Meters.
Jonathan Volpe also captured the 800 Meters Championship for his second conference indoor championship after claiming Gold in the 4x800 last season. Volpe also finished second in the 1 Mile and now has four NE10 medals in two seasons.
Jason Sawicki also claimed the NE10 High Jump Championship, while freshman Kenneth Okoye won Silver in the event.
Other medalists include Christ N'Dabian (400 Meters) and William Lamburn (3,000 Meters) who won Silver medals, while Ramsley Exantus (400 Meters) and Jared Russo (60 Meter Hurdles) claimed Bronze Medals on the second day.
N'Dabian finished just outside of the top three in the 200 Meters, but finished sixth to pick up four points for the Owls while Nolan Freeman and Tariq Phillips also scored in the event. Phillips also finished fourth in the 60 Meter Dash while Nolan Freeman finished sixth overall.
The 4x400 Relay team of Ramsley Exantus, Nolan Freeman, Osaretin Osagie and Chris N'Dabian won Gold with a NE10 Championship Record time of 3:17.35. Exantus win his second 4x400 relay championship after also winning in 2020. In addition, the 4x800 Relay team of Evan Boland, Besufekad Opstrup, Shea Kenney and Owen Gagne claimed SIlver with a time of 7:48.34.
Gold Medals
- Nate Llanos, Pole Vault
- Adelino Daveiga, Weight Throw
- Cameron Belton, Shot Put
- Jonathan Volpe, 800 Meters
- Shane Smith, Heptathlon
- Jason Sawicki, High Jump
- Ramsley Exantus, 4x400 relay
- Nolan Freeman, 4x400 relay
- Osaretin Osagie, 4x400 relay
- Chris N'Dabian, 4x400 relay
Silver Medals
- Hayden Rovelli, Pole vault
- Jonathan Volpe, 1 Mile
- Christ N'Dabian, 400 Meters
- William Lamburn, 3000 Meters
- Dylan Torok, Heptathlon
- Bernardo Mbaya, Shot Put
- Kenneth Okoye, High Jump
- Evan Boland, 4x800 relay
- Besufekad Opstrup, 4x800 relay
- Shea Kenney, 4x800 relay
- Owen Gagne, 4x800 relay
Bronze Medals
