Ballard, Fouron Earn All-New England Honors for Outdoor Track & Field
Ryan Ballard (1500M) and Fabrice Fouron (triple jump) each finish third and set program records in their respective events
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Sophomores Ryan Ballard (Norwalk, Conn.) and Fabrice Fouron (Easton, Mass.) each placed third, giving the Wentworth Institute of Technology outdoor track & field team 12 points as the Leopards tied for 24th over the two-day event.
Ballard entered the 1500M unseeded and set a program record with a time of 3:54.76, breaking his previous record by six seconds.
Fouron also his own program mark with a best jump of 14.07M in the triple jump. This mark bested his previous mark of 13.83M.
TRACK EVENTS
| 800M | Jack Chausse | 13th | 1:54.69 |
| 1500M | Ryan Ballard | 3rd | 3:54.76 + (6 pts) |
| 3000M Steeplechase | Jack Newton | 14th | 9:54.78 |
| 4X100M Relay | Kevin DeCollibus, Will Stewart, Jacob Stewart, Scott Stehlik | 18th | 43.59 |
| 4X400M Relay | Nathaniel Smith, Kenyon Colbert, Matt Murphy, Ryan Abbotoni | 19th | 3:33.91 |
| 8X800M Relay | Mark Murphy, Dylan Brilliant, Joey Cotta, Jack Chausse | 17th | 8:22.10 + |
FIELD EVENTS
| High Jump | Nathaniel Smith | 25th | 1.79M |
| Javelin | Tyler Klockars | 9th | 54.00M |
| Pole Vault | Nate Muller | 10th | 4.37M |
| Triple Jump | Fabrice Fouron | 3rd | 14.07M + (6 pts) |
+ Denotes program record
Selected student-athletes who qualified will compete at the All-New England Championships next weekend.
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