Moser Breaks Shot Put Record as Track and Field Competes at MIT

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – The Wentworth Institute of Technology track and field team was in action Saturday afternoon, competing at the Gordon Kelly Invitational, hosted by MIT.

The Leopards had three members compete in the men's 60-meter dash. Freshman Jacob Noonan (Windham, Maine) had the best finish for Wentworth, posting a time of 7.44 seconds and placing 10^th. Behind him was classmate Jacob Stewart (Worcester, Mass.) who came in 20^th place and finished in 7.83. Crossing the line in 8.02 seconds and picking up a 21^st place finish was sophomore Jay Joseph (Springfield, Mass.).

Three Leopards participated in the men's 200-meter dash, with junior Jordin Prampin (Worcester, Mass) turning in the best time, finishing in 25.02 seconds and earning 18^th place. Freshman Ryan Abbotoni (Windham, Maine) ended the race in 20^th  place, picking up a 25.24 second time. Stewart then finished the 200 in 25.86, taking 24^th place.

Junior Matt Murphy (Foxborough, Mass.) had the best time for the Leopards in the men's 400-meter dash, turning in a time of 54.43 seconds and 13^th place. Sophomore Matthew Wong (Quincy, Mass.) finished seconds later, crossing in 22^nd place and a time of 1:02.50. Freshman Nicholas Whitcomb (Plymouth, Mass.) rounded out the event for the Leopards, coming in 23^rd place and picking up a 1:02.58 finish time.

Freshman Robbie McCue (East Weymouth, Mass.) ran in the men's 800-meter, finishing in 11^th and crossing in 2:28.11. Sophomore Henry Walker (Brookline, Mass.) competed in the men's 1000-meter, coming in with a 9^th place finish and a time of 2:49.63. The Leopards had one runner compete in the one-mile run as well, with senior Rob Pineault (Andover, Mass.) finishing 10^th in 4:48.68.

Two Wentworth members ran in the 3000-meter. Freshman Christian Vallerand (Woburn, Mass.) had the best finish in that event for Wentworth, earning a 9"50.48 time and eighth place. Sophomore William Carpenter (Salisbury, Vt.) was close behind in 10^th place, finishing in 10:08.11.

Junior Christian Army (Pembroke, N.H.) competed in the 60-meter hurdles for the Leopards, taking fourth place and an 8.97 second finish time. Junior Dre Colas (Cambridge, Mass.) competed in the high jump event, turning in a jump of 1.75 meters, tying for 14^th place.

Freshman Nate Muller (Concord, N.H.) participated in the pole vault, tying for 17^th with a 3.70 meter vault. In the triple jump event, Army came in 17^th with a 6.01 meter jump. Colas finished with a jump of 5.58 meters, taking 26^th place.

Junior Kyle Moser (Southbury, Conn.) finished second overall in the men's shot put, setting a new school record with a 15.13 meter throw and qualifying for the New England DIII Championship in two weeks. Junior Jared Pierce (Biddeford, Maine) and senior Luis Godoy (Newton, Mass.) also competed in the event. Pierce placed 18^th with a 12.88 meter throw, and Godoy's throw was 12.19 meters, good for 25^th overall.

Moser and Godoy also participated in the men's weight throw, as Moser finished 13^th in that event with a 13.70 meter throw. Godoy placed 19^th, with his throw coming in at 13.04 meters.

For the women, sophomore Dionne Ang (Victoria, Australia) competed in the women's 60-meter dash and women's 200-meter dash. She took 30^th in the 60-meter, crossing in 8.94 seconds, and finished in 30.45 in the 200-meter, earning 26^th place.

Freshman Erin MacLean (Newton, Mass.) took 12^th place in the women's 600-meter, picking up a time of 1:56.06. Junior Colleen Sullivan (East Bridgewater, Mass.) ran in the women's 800-meter, placing 18^th and crossing in 2:47.10.

Junior Annabel Chu (Raynham, Mass.) ran the women's one-mile, finishing in 6:02.81 and placing 21^st.

The Leopards' next event is Friday, Feb. 25, when Wentworth starts the first of the two-day New England DIII Championship in Middlebury, Vt.

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