Jumbos Tune Up at Lowell

(4/24/2015 9:57 AM) Full Results

This weekend, the Jumbos competed in the George Davis Invitational held at UMass Lowell. The meet was the smallest that the squad has been a part of all year. Though the meet may have lacked size, it certainly did not lack talent, as the Jumbos faced off against two Division I foes, UMass Lowell and Dartmouth.

With many of the distance athletes taking off in preparation for next week’s NESCAC Championship, the sprint and field athletes spearheaded the charge. Drew DiMaiti had a particularly fantastic day. The freshman stud earned a spot on the Tufts Top 10 All-Time List with his time of 49.37 in the 400m. He also doubled back and competed in the victorious 4x400 along with juniors Francis Goins and Alex Kasemir, and sophomore Nick Usoff. Their time of 3:23.90 easily bested the field.

The performances of the jumpers proved to be one of the highlights of the day. Junior Bryson Hoover-Hankerson secured the victory in the long jump with a leap of 21'1 ¼”, even into a headwind. Senior Allan Yau placed third in the event with a jump of 20'6 ½”, and junior Alex Karys came in fifth in 20'4 ¼”.In the high jump, Tom Wang was the top finisher for the Jumbos. The super soph cleared 5'10 ½”.

Senior thrower Brian Williamson had the most notable performances in his event group. The co-captain placed third in the shot put with a heave of 49' 5" and fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 165' 1”.

Next week, the Jumbos will travel to Williams College to compete in the NESCAC Championship Meet. The squad has been gearing up for this upcoming meet for the entire season. The team looks forward to laying it all out there as they try to repeat as two-time defending conference champs!
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