SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Worcester State University men's outdoor track & field team was led by junior Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) who once again, captured wins in both the discus and hammer throw, at Saturday's 8^th Annual AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational.

THE BASICS

April 7, 2018

AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational

John G. Hoyt '52 Track & Field Complex

No Team Scoring

WORCESTER STATE TOP PERFORMERS

• Marcus Vieira – 1^st Place in Discus (46.25m/151' 9"), 1^st Place in Hammer (54.72m/179' 6")
• Edward Boamah – 2^nd Place in 200 Meters (22.60)
• Ryan Connolly – 4^th Place in Triple Jump (12.48m/40' 11.5"), 11^th Place in Long Jump (5.75m/18' 10.5")
• Anthony Christo – 4^th Place in Hammer (43.63m/143' 2"), 12^th Place in Discus (33.99m/111' 6")
• Elmer Acuna – 5^th Place in Discus (38.44m/126' 1")
• Jacob Roumanos – 8^th Place in Discus (37.26m/122' 3")
• Marques Johnson – 9^th Place in 800 Meters (2:02.17)
• Omar Cordova – 11^th Place in 400 Meter Hurdles (1:01.27)
• Michael Butten – 14^th Place in 200 Meters (23.44)
• Devin Luce – 15^th Place in 1500 Meters (4:20.08)
• Andrew Valle – 15^th Place in Javelin (38.86m/127' 6")

RECAP

After capturing two first place finishes in the discus and hammer throws at last week's Tufts Snowflake Invitational, Vieira took first place in the discus and hammer once again with throws of 46.25m (151' 9") and 54.72m (179' 6"), respectively. He is currently qualified for Division III New England's in three events (shot put, discus, and hammer), and sits in the top-10 nationally in the discus and hammer throws.

Worcester State's Anthony Christo (Peabody, Mass.), Elmer Acuna (Newton, Mass.), Jacob Roumanos (Whitman, Mass.), and Andrew Valle (Stoughton, Mass.) also competed in throwing events. Christo marked a 4^th place finish in the hammer, while Acuna notched fifth in the discus.

Worcester State's sophomore sprinter, Edward Boamah (Worcester, Mass.) qualified for Division III New England's in the 200 meter with a time of 22.60. He came in second place in today's event and stands at 21^st in Division III New England.

Ryan Connolly (Braintree, Mass.) placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.48m (40' 11.5").

UP NEXT

Next weekend, the team will travel to Westfield State for competition.

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