Sleasman, Pierce, Fouron Score for Indoor Track at D3 New England Championships
Eli Sleasman, Jared Pierce, and Fabrice Fouron combine for 14 points while five program records were set, including by Sleasman and Pierce
BOSTON, Mass. – Senior Jared Pierce (Biddeford, Maine), junior Eli Sleasman (Albany, N.Y.), and freshman Fabrice Fouron (Easton, Mass.) combined to score 14 points while program records fell in five events as the Wentworth Institute of Technology indoor track team competed at the New England Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships held at The TRACK at New Balance.
Freshman Laci Santos (Medway, Mass.) set a program mark of 4.47M in the long jump while competing in the pentathlon. Senior Dionne Ang (Victoria, Australia), freshman Makayla Gasper (Manchester, Iowa), junior Eleni Christopoulos (Knoxville, Tenn.), and freshman Annie King (Wakefield, Mass.) ran a record 14:00.53 in the distance medley relay. Senior Christian Army (Pembroke, N.H.) ran a program-best 8.74 in the 60M hurdles. Sleasman topped the record book in the Pole Vault with a mark of 4.79M. Pierce broke the 16M mark in the shot put with a throw of 16.02M. The 4X400 relay tandem of senior Matt Murphy (Foxborough, Mass.), freshman Ryan Ballard (Norwalk, Conn.), sophomore Ryan Abbotoni (Windham, Maine), and sophomore Scott Stehlik (Northport, N.Y.) ran a program record 3:29.81.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
| Laci Santos | 60M Hurdles (Pentathlon) | 12th | 10.65 |
| Laci Santos | High Jump (Pentathlon) | 12th | 1.33M |
| Laci Santos | Shot Put (Pentathlon) | 9th | 9.04M |
| Laci Santos | Long Jump (Pentathlon) | 10th | 4.47M+ |
| Laci Santos | 800M (Pentathlon) | 11th | 2:47.35 |
| Laci Santos | Pentathlon (Total Points) | 11th | 2,413 |
| Colleen Sullivan, Makayla Gasper, Erin MacLean, Annie King | Distance Medley Relay | 24th | 14:00.53+ |
| Dionne Ang, Megan Leger, Eleni Christopoulos, Colleen Sullivan | 4X200 Relay | 25th | 1:59.27 |
+ denotes program record
MEN'S RESULTS
| Christian Army | 60M Hurdles | 16th | 8.74+ |
| Scott Stehlik | 200M | 26th | 23.11 |
| Ryan Ballard | Mile | 23rd | 4:21.61 |
| Eli Sleasman | Pole Vault | 3rd (6 pts) | 4.79M+ |
| Fabrice Fouron | Long Jump | 15th | 6.52M |
| Jared Pierce | Shot Put | 3rd (6 pts) | 16.02M+ |
| Fabrice Fouron | Triple Jump | 7th (2 pts) | 13.43M |
| Matt Murphy, Ryan Ballard, Ryan Abbotoni, Scott Stehlik | 4X400 Relay | 16th | 3:29.81+ |
+ denotes program record
Select student-athletes will compete next weekend at the Tufts Last Chance Meet, in hopes of improving chances to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
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