BOSTON, Mass. – Junior Dan McSolla (Bridgewater, Mass.) took first place in the 5,000-meter run to help the Wentworth Institute of Technology indoor track team open its varsity era with a strong showing at the UMass Boston Indoor Open.
McSolla finished the race with a time of 14:59.46 which was just over a second faster than the second-place finisher, Mitchell Hutton of Brandeis. Four other Leopards competed in the race. Junior Alex Robbins (Mansfield, Mass.) was sixth (15:22.87), junior Patrick Hopkins (Lansdale, Pa.) was 11th (15:39.64), sophomore Josh Gangemi (Norton, Mass.) was 22nd (16:24.32), and senior David Ouellette (Wells, Maine) was 28th (16:53.65).
In the 200-meter dash, freshman Gamael Eugene (Clinton, Mass.) won his heat with a time of 24.45 and classmate Luke Trickey (Westbrook, Maine) was third in his heat with a time of 24.90. Gamael was 55th overall and Trickey was 69th overall.
Sophomore Sam Gerken (Yarmouth, Maine) won his heat in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:08.57 which placed him third overall. Sophomore Jonah Eisman (New York, N.Y.) was second in his heat (1:14.06) which was 27th overall while sophomore Chris Kaberle (Pelham, N.H.) finished fifth in his heat with a time of 1:13.64 which edged Eisman for 26th place.
Freshman Tom Caruso (Mahopac, N.Y.) notched a second-place finish in his heat in the 1,000-meter run (2:49.20), placing him 12th.
In the mile race, junior Zach Howey (Sherwood, Ark.) was 10th in his heat, crossing the line with a time of 4:58.34, however that time placed him 23rd overall.
Trickey, Eugene, Kaberla, and Gerken finished fourth in their heat in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:45.04, which placed them 17th overall. The Leopards' second entry into the relay consisted of Eisman, Caruso, Howey, and sophomore Nathan Ouellette (Wells, Maine). The quartet finished with a time of 4:09.24 which was sixth in their heat and 27th overall.
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Cross Country, Indoor Track Honored by the USTFCCCA
March 11, 2017
McSolla Finishes Eighth, Earns All-America Honors
March 10, 2017
McSolla Races into Mile Finals
March 6, 2017
McSolla Selected for NCAA Indoor Track Championships
February 18, 2017
Indoor Track Runs Twice on Weekend
January 28, 2017
Indoor Track Competes at Tufts Stampede
January 14, 2017
McSolla, Hopkins Notch First-Place Finishes at Tufts Invitational
January 7, 2017
Indoor Track Runs at Southern Maine
December 3, 2016
Indoor Track Kicks Off Season at UMass Boston Indoor Open
December 2, 2016
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