Men’s Track & Field Attends Tufts National Qualifying Meet

MEDFORD, Mass. – Five participants of Worcester State University's men's track & field team attended the Tufts National Qualifying Meet on Saturday (Mar. 3) for a chance to up their current rankings, and register personal records.

THE BASICS

March 3, 2018

National Qualifying Meet

Tufts University

No Team Scoring

WORCESTER STATE PERFORMERS

• Marcus Vieira – 1^st Place in Weight Throw (19.12m/62-08.75)
• Justin Lewis – 2^nd Place in the High Jump (2.07m/6-09.50)
• Anthony Christo – 5^th Place in Weight Throw (16.54m/53-03.25)
• Eddy Acuna – 4^th Place in Shot Put (15.17m/49-09.25)
• Markiesh Harmon – 6^th Place in Long Jump (6.06m/19-10.75)

RECAP

Worcester State's Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) came just shy of his personal record of 19.15m (62' 9.75") which he marked last weekend at Boston University, earned a 1^st place finish at the Tufts meet with a 19.12m (62' 8.75") distance. He currently stands at 5^th place on the national list.

Justin Lewis (Lynn, Mass.) came in 2^nd place in the high jump, behind Tufts' Stefan Duvivier and marked a height of 2.07m (6' 9.5") in the meet. Lewis still is the top performer on the national list in the high jump with a height of 2.14m (7' 0.25").

Junior Anthony Christo (Peabody, Mass.) notched a personal best in the weight throw (16.54m) as he came in 5^th place. Eddy Acuna (Newton, Mass.) and senior Markiesh Harmon (Leominster, Mass.) came in 5^th and 6^th places, respectively, in their events.

UP NEXT

The NCAA Championships will be held next weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.

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