Men’s Track & Field Attends Springfield College’s Maroon & White Classic

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State University's Markiesh Harmon (Leominster, Mass.) earned a 1^st place finish in the high jump (1.89m) while both he and teammate Edward Boamah (Worcester, Mass.) qualified for Division III New England's in the long jump with a leap of 6.41m Saturday afternoon at Springfield College's Maroon & White Classic.

THE BASICS

January 20, 2018

Maroon & White Classic

Springfield College Field House

No Team Scoring

WORCESTER STATE TOP PERFORMERS

• Markiesh Harmon – 1^st Place in High Jump (1.89m/6-2.25), 3^rd Place in Long Jump (6.41m/21-0.5), 6^th Place in Triple Jump (12.71m/41-8.5)
• Edward Boamah – 2^nd Place in Long Jump (6.41m/21-0.5), 3^rd Place in 200 Meter Dash (22.94), 8^th Place in 60 Meter Dash (7.23)
• Eddy Acuna – 2^nd Place in Shot Put (14.36m/47-1.5)
• Marcus Vieira – 2^nd Place in Weight Throw (17.93m/58-10), 3^rd Place in Shot Put (14.13m/46-4.25)
• Marques Johnson – 3^rd Place in 800 Meter Run (2:02.12)
• Marc George – 5^th Place in 400 Meter Dash (53.25)
• Jeff Davis – 5^th Place in 800 Meter Run (2:06.21)
• Jacob Roumanos – 6^th Place in Shot Put (13.44m/44-1.25), 7^th Place in Weight Throw (13.50m/44-3.5)
• Devin Luce – 7^th Place in Mile Run (4:44.62)
• Dariel Carrasco – 7^th Place in 60 Meter Hurdles (9.86)
• Marc George, Jeff Davis, Mitchell Cupp, Marques Johnson – 7^th Place in 4x400 Meter Relay (3:41.74)

RECAP

Harmon had a great day as he claimed the top spot in the high jump at 1.89m/6-2.25 and also qualified for Division III New England's in the long jump at 6.41m/21-0.5. Teammate Boamah also had the same marking, which qualifies him for Division III New England's as well. Boamah PR'ed in the 60 Meter Dash today, with a time of 7.23 in the finals.

Worcester State's throwers Eddy Acuna (Newton, Mass.), Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) and Jacob Roumanos (Whitman, Mass.) performed well in both the shot put and weight throw. Acuna marked 2^nd place in the shot put (14.36m/47-1.5) while Vieira slid in 3^rd in the event (14.13m/46-4.25). Vieira led the team in the weigh throw (17.93m/58-10) this afternoon, coming in 2^nd.

Worcester State's mid-distance runners Marques Johnson (West Hartford, Conn.) and Jeff Davis (Old Lyme, Conn.) came in 3^rd and 5^th places, respectively, in the 800 Meter while Marc George (Framingham, Mass.) came in 5^th in the 400 Meter Dash (53.25). Devin Luce (Milford, Mass.) paced the Lancers in the mile run, coming in 7^th with a 4:44.62 time.

UP NEXT

Next weekend, the Lancers will take part in the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Invitational and also the Tufts Branwen Smith-King Invite.

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