2016 Men's Outdoor Track and Field News
WESTFIELD, Mass. – 34 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2016 Spring Sportsmanship Teams.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Two Worcester State University throwers of the men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams have been awarded with Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) awards for the week of May 16-22.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State University’s men’s outdoor track & field team competed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships this week, as Sam Weeks (Methuen, Mass.) competed in three events, coming in 9th place in the shot put (15.47m), 11th place in the discus (43.34m), and 12th in the hammer throw (49.76m).
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Worcester State men’s and women’s track & field teams traveled to Southern Connecticut State University this weekend to take part in the New England Championships which consist of all schools of all divisions in the New England Region.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Markiesh Harmon (Leominster, Mass.), Sam Weeks (Methuen, Mass.), and Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) collected a combined 18 points in Worcester State University’s 16th place finish at Division III New England Championships Friday-Saturday (May 6-7) at Springfield College.
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Worcester State’s men’s outdoor track & field team marked a second place finish at the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Championships on Saturday (Apr. 30), as the team claimed four individual titles. The team placed 4th out of 11 teams competing in the Alliance (MASCAC/Little East opponents). Westfield State was crowned both the MASCAC and Alliance Champions.
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has named Sam Weeks (Methuen, Mass.) of Worcester State University the Corvias ECAC Division III New England Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 24.
The Westfield State men and Bridgewater State, Worcester State women look to repeat their success from last year as champions at the 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field/New England Alliance Championships on April 30.
WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University men’s outdoor track & field team took part in Holy Cross’ Men’s Meet on Wednesday (Apr. 27) - which included competition from two NCAA Division I schools – Holy Cross and the University of Rhode Island.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Three Worcester State University athletic events have been moved from today (Apr. 26) to tomorrow (Apr. 27) due to the weather.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Three Worcester State student-athletes were awarded with Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) weekly accolades for their performances from April 18-24.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Worcester State’s throwers marked 80 of their 176.50 total points in their first place finish at the Springfield College Classic on Saturday (Apr. 23) afternoon.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State’s Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) has been named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week for the week of Apr. 11-17. This is Vieira’s second time thus far in the outdoor 2016 season to be recognized with this honor.
FITCHBURG, Mass. - Week-by-week, the duo of Sam Weeks (Methuen, Mass.) and Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) land atop of the throwing competitions, as Weeks won the shot put event, and Vieira won both the men’s discus throw (42.04m) and men’s hammer throw (50.98m) on Saturday (Apr. 17) at the Eric Loeschner Invitational, hosted by Fitchburg State.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A well-rounded group of Lancers assisted in marking a fourth place finish (out of 21 teams competing) for Worcester State at the 6th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational, hosted by American International College on Saturday (Apr. 9).
MEDFORD, Mass. – Worcester State’s Sam Weeks (Methuen, Mass.), Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.), and Duy Truong (Worcester, Mass.) earned a combined 42 points for the Lancers in the teams’ second place finish in the Tufts Snowflake Classic on Saturday (Apr. 2).
