SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Trinity College indoor men's track and field team traveled to Springfield College to compete in the Massasoit Classic on Saturday. The Bantams faced competition from around the region including American International, Bridgewater State, Westfield State and the host school of Springfield in what was a non-scoring format meet. Up next, Trinity will head to Boston, Mass. for the John Thomas Terrier Classic on Friday, Jan. 28.
First-year
Ethan Wilkie (Ellington, Conn.) won the shot put with a mark of 14.75 meters and placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 14.63 meters while the 1 Mile Run saw junior
Travis Martin (New Haven, Conn.) taking the crown (4:17.75) with senior
Tim Lautenbach (Weston, Conn.) following shortly behind (4:22.84) as the runner-up.
In the sprints, sophomore
Kai Bailin (Shutesbury, Mass.) posted a 51.72 second 400 meter dash which was good for a third place finish while first-year
Jonathan Sundermeier (Atlanta, Ga.) placed seventh with a time of 54.56. Meanwhile,
Darren Warren (West Haven, Conn.) placed fifth in the 200 Meter Dash (23.20) while
Benjamin Trotter (Westford, Mass.) finished seventh (23.71).
At the mid-distance, first-year
James Maciel Andrews (New Haven, Conn.) earned a fourth place finish in the 600 meter run (1:40.91) while long-distance runner
Dylan Idleman (Rancho Mission Viejo, Calif.) placed sixth in the 3000 meter (9:59.51).
In the field events, senior
Kinnard Hughes (Chicago, Ill.) finished third in both the long jump (6.67m) and the triple jump (14.10m) while
Andrew Moran (Mendham, N.J.) placed ninth in the shot with a 11.29m mark and 11
th in the weight throw with a 10.42m distance.
The Bantams capped off the day by placing both second and third in the 4x400 with the "A" group of Martin, Lautenbach,
Sam Strymish (Newton, Mass.) and
Larson Sippel (Northhampton,Mass.) clocking a time of 3:35.36, while the "B" relay of Bailin, Warren, Trotter and first-year
Pedro Mateo (Immokalee, Fla.) finished right on their tails with a 3:35.55 time.
