MEDFORD, Mass. – The Worcester State University men's indoor track & field team placed 5^th of 14 teams in attendance Saturday at the Branwen Smith-King Invitational hosted by Tufts University, as the team saw great performances from John Ojukwu (Stow, Mass.) in the 60 Meter, Marques Johnson (West Hartford, Conn.) in the 600 Meter Run, and a combination of jumpers and throwers.

THE BASICS

January 27, 2018

Gantcher Center

Branwen Smith-King Invitational

5^th Place

TEAM SCORES

1^st Place: Stonehill (147)

2^nd Place: Tufts (119)

3^rd Place: MIT (85.50)

4^th Place: Amherst (76)

5^th Place: Worcester State (63)

6^th Place: Plymouth State (45.50)

7^th Place: Wesleyan (36)

8^th Place: Connecticut College (35)

9^th Place: Wentworth (27)

10^th Place: Assumption (18)

11^th Place: Brandeis (17.50)

12^th Place: Fitchburg State (14.50)

13^th Place: Keene State (7)

14^th Place: Regis  (6)

WORCESTER STATE TOP-PERFORMERS

• John Ojukwu – 1^st Place in 60 Meter Dash (7.02)
• Justin Lewis – 1^st Place in High Jump (2.14m/7-00.25), 7^th Place in Triple Jump (12.27m/40-03.25)
• Marcus Vieira – 1^st Place in Weight Throw (18.20m/59-08.50), 7^th Place in Shot Put (13.71m/44-11.75)
• Marques Johnson – 3^rd Place in 600 Meter Run (1:24.29)
• Eddy Acuna – 4^th Place in Shot Put (14.37m/47-01.75)
• Anthony Christo – 4^th Place in Weight Throw (16.02m/52-06.75)
• Ryan Connolly – 5^th Place in Long Jump (6.08m/19-11.50), 10^th Place in Triple Jump (11.87m/38-11.50)
• 4x400 Meter Relay: Marc George, Jeff Davis, Patrick Scheeler, Marques Johnson – 6^th Place (3:33.60)
• Markiesh Harmon – 8^th Place in High Jump (1.88m/6-02.00), 9^th Place in Triple Jump (12.07m/39-07.25)
• Jacob Roumanos – 8^th Place in Weight Throw (14.11m/46-03.50), 10^th Place in Shot Put (13.25m/43-05.75)

RECAP

Worcester State's freshman transfer, Ojukwu, was a nice surprise for the Lancers as he earned the top spot in the 60 Meter Dash in a time of 7.02. With this result, he stands at 28^th nationally, and third in DIII New England and qualified for both DIII New England and All New England in the event. Johnson was the other Lancer to place in the running events, as he came in 3^rd in the 600 Meter Run in a personal record time of 1:24.29. Johnson currently sits at 12^th in all of Division III New England and has qualified for DIII New England's.

Worcester State's jumper Justin Lewis (Lynn, Mass.) came close to his personal record of 2.16m/7-01.00 as he earned an indoor personal record height of 2.14m/7-00.25 for first place in today's meet. With this outstanding mark, he currently stands at 1^st place nationally in the event. He also came in 7^th today in the triple jump at 12.27m/40-03.25.

The Lancers also saw great performances from Ryan Connolly (Braintree, Mass.) and Markiesh Harmon (Leominster, Mass.) in the jumps. Connolly earned a 5^th place finish in the long jump for a personal record of 6.08m/19-11.50, while Harmon came in 8^th and 9^th in the high and triple jumps, respectively.

Worcester State's throwers Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.), Eddy Acuna (Newton, Mass.), Anthony Christo (Peabody, Mass.), and Jacob Roumanos (Whitman, Mass.) performed well today. Vieira earned the top spot in the weight throw (18.20m/59-08.50) and came in 7^th in the shot put (13.71m/44-11.75). Acuna and Christo each earned 4^th place in the shot put and weight throw, respectively, while Roumanos place 8^th in the weight throw at 14.11m/46-03.50. Christo qualified for DIII New England's in the weight throw.

UP NEXT

Next week , those who qualified, will take part in the All New England Championships. Others will be competing at the Wesleyan Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 3.

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