Lewis Named Division III New England High Jump Champion; Vieira and Ojukwu Also Earn DIII New England Honors - Worcester State

Photo Credit | Frank Poulin

Posted: Feb 17, 2018

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Worcester State University's sophomore Justin Lewis (Lynn, Mass.) was named the Division III New England high jump champion on Saturday as he earned the top spot with a height of 2.07m/6-09.50, leading the team to an 11^th place finish of 28+ schools in attendance at the Division III New England Championships. Both Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) and John Ojukwu (Stow, Mass.) also earned All-New England honors.

THE BASICS

February 17, 2018

Division III New England Championships

Virtue Field House

Middlebury College

TOP-15 TEAMS

1. Tufts (110)
2. MIT (97)
3. Williams (92.50)
4. Middlebury (83)
5. WPI (72.50)
6. Bowdoin (60)
7. Southern Maine (34)
8. Coast Guard (30)
8. Bates (30)
10. UMass Dartmouth (26)
11. Worcester State (22)
12. Connecticut College (17)
13. Amherst (14)
13. Brandeis (14)
15. UMass Boston (12)
16. Springfield (12)

WORCESTER STATE PERFORMERS

Justin Lewis – 1^st Place in High Jump (2.07m/6-09.50)
Marcus Vieira – 2^nd Place in Weight Throw (18.47m/60-07.25), 9^th Place in Shot Put (13.76m/45-01.75)
John Ojukwu – 5^th Place in 60 Meter Dash (6.98)
Marques Johnson – 10^th Place in 1000 Meter Run (2:36.64)
Eddy Acuna – 12^th Place in Shot Put (13.65m/44-09.00)
Anthony Christo – 13^th Place in Weight Throw (14.50m/47-07.00)
Jeff Davis – 15^th Place in 600 Meter Run (1:27.74)
4x400 Meter Relay – Marques Johnson, Jeff Davis, Marc George, Patrick Scheeler – 16^th Place (3:37.87)
Jacob Roumanos – 19^th Place in Shot Put (13.01m/42-08.25)
Markiesh Harmon – 21^st Place in Long Jump (5.73m/18-09.75)

RECAP
Lewis led the team scoring with 10 points as he claimed the top spot in the high jump (2.07m/6-09.50). Vieria chalked up eight points for the Blue and Gold as she saw second place in the weight throw (18.47m/60-07.25). Ojukwu chipped in four points to total 22 points for 11^th place at the event.

UP NEXT

Next weekend, the men's indoor track & field team plans on attending the University of Southern Maine Invitational. Check wsulancers.com for schedule updates.

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