Lewis Named Division III New England High Jump Champion; Vieira and Ojukwu Also Earn DIII New England Honors
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 11th place finish of 28+ schools in attendance at the Division III New England Championship. Both Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) and John Ojukwu (Stow, Mass.) also earned All-New England honors.
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 11th 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 – 1st Place in High Jump (2.07m/6-09.50)
- Marcus Vieira – 2nd Place in Weight Throw (18.47m/60-07.25), 9th Place in Shot Put (13.76m/45-01.75)
- John Ojukwu – 5th Place in 60 Meter Dash (6.98)
- Marques Johnson – 10th Place in 1000 Meter Run (2:36.64)
- Eddy Acuna – 12th Place in Shot Put (13.65m/44-09.00)
- Anthony Christo – 13th Place in Weight Throw (14.50m/47-07.00)
- Jeff Davis – 15th Place in 600 Meter Run (1:27.74)
- 4x400 Meter Relay – Marques Johnson, Jeff Davis, Marc George, Patrick Scheeler – 16th Place (3:37.87)
- Jacob Roumanos – 19th Place in Shot Put (13.01m/42-08.25)
- Markiesh Harmon – 21st 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 11th 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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