Acuna, Boamah, Lewis, and Vieira Tabbed MASCAC Outdoor Champions on Saturday

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Worcester State University's Elmer Acuna (Newton, Mass.), Edward Boamah (Worcester, Mass.), Justin Lewis (Lynn, Mass.) and Marcus Vieira (Peabody, Mass.) were all named Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Outdoor Track & Field Champions in their respective events on Saturday, as they led the team to a third place finish.

THE BASICS

April 28, 2018

MASCAC Championships

3^rd Place

TEAM RANKINGS

1^st Place: Bridgewater State (257)

2^nd Place: Westfield State (171)

3^rd Place: Worcester State (113)

4^th Place: Fitchburg State (87)

5^th Place: Massachusetts Maritime (16)

WORCESTER STATE TOP PERFORMERS

• Elmer Acuna: 1^st Place in Shot Put (15.65m/51-04.25), 2^nd Place in Discus Throw (43.83m/143-09)
• Edward Boamah: 1^st Place in 200 Meter Dash (22.30), 1^st Place in 400 Meter Dash (49.08)
• Justin Lewis: 1^st Place in High Jump (2.09m/6-10.25)
• Marcus Vieira: 1^st Place in Hammer Throw (52.42m/172-00), 3^rd Place in Discus Throw (42.39m/139-01), 8^th Place in Shot Put (13.46m/44-02.00)
• John Ojukwu: 2^nd Place in 100 Meter Dash (11.30)
• 4x100 Meter Relay: 2^nd Place (44.19): Zachary Poitras, Edward Boamah, Michael Butten, John Ojukwu
• Ryan Connolly: 3^rd Place in Triple Jump (12.93m/42-5.25), 7^th Place in Long Jump (6.01m/19-8.75)
• 4x400 Meter Relay: 3^rd Place (3:39.17): Marques Johnson, Jeffrey Davis, Omar Cordova, Zachary Poitras
• Anthony Christo: 4^th Place in Hammer Throw (43.95m/144-02), 7^th Place in Shot Put (13.47m/44-02.50), 11^th Place in Discus Throw (32.53m/106-09)
• Jacob Roumanos: 4^th Place in Shot Put (13.91m/45-07.75), 7^th Place in Hammer Throw (37.05/121-07), 9^th Place in Discus Throw (35.76m/117-04)
• Markiesh Harmon: 4^th Place in High Jump (1.88m/6-02.00), 4^th Place in Triple Jump (12.92m/42-04.75), 5^th Place in Long Jump (6.38m/20-11.25)
• 4x800 Meter Relay: 5^th Place (9:33.02): Patrick Donahue, Brayan Chavez, Patrick Scheeler, Christian Vera
• Marques Johnson: 6^th Place in 800 Meter Run (1:59.66)

RECAP

Worcester State University's Acuna was tabbed the MASCAC outdoor shot put champion as he matched his college best of 15.65m (51-04.25). He also claimed second place in the discus throw with a personal record of 43.83m (143-09). Also scoring for the throwers was MASCAC hammer throw champion, Vieira, who marked a top distance of 52.42m (172-00) in the event. He also scored in the discus throw (3^rd place) and competed in the shot put. Anthony Christo (Peabody, Mass.) and Jacob Roumanos (Whitman, Mass.) each recorded a fourth place finish in the hammer throw and shot put, respectively.

Lewis won the high jump for 10 points as he marked a height of 2.09m (6-10.25). With this result, he captured both the MASCAC and Alliance title.

Worcester State's Boamah was a two-time MASCAC Champion, as he earned the 200 meter dash and 400 meter dash titles. He was also the Alliance Champion in the 400 meter. Worcester State's John Ojukwu (Stow, Mass.) came in second place in the 200 meter dash.

The relay teams chalked up points for the Blue and Gold as the 4x100 Meter relay team of Zachary Poitras, Boamah, Michael Butten, and Ojukwu led with a second place finish.

Ryan Connolly (Braintree, Mass.) logged a third place finish in the triple jump  and matched his personal best of 12.93 (42-5.25), and Markiesh Harmon (Leominster, Mass.) took fourth place in both the high jump and triple jump.

Marques Johnson (West Hartford, Conn.) scored a point for the Lancers in his sixth place finish in the 800 meter run (1:%9.66).

UP NEXT

Next weekend, the men's team heads to MIT for the Division III New England Championships.

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