MEET RESULTS | CCC RELEASE

Hosting the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship today at the Brigham Athletic Complex, Gordon College Men's Track & Field took home third place after recording 114 total points to tie Nichols. Suffolk came in first with 162 and Wentworth finished second with 125. 

Kicking things off on the track, Colin McGinn booked second place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:33.20, while Jeff Kiser came in sixth thanks to a time of 10:52.98. Joseph Wasson scored in the 1500m after placing sixth in the event (4:11.88). Demolishing the school record in the 110m hurdles was Daniel Erikson who was the second student-athlete to cross the finish in just 16.23. With his time, Erikson re-broke the previous record that he broke earlier this season (17.07). In the same race, Chase Silvia came in sixth (17.72) for the Scots. Joshua Backert took home the top spot in the 400m dash, while Jacob Smith came in third place with times of 49.46 and 50.36, respectively. Henry Lonstein was the lone Scot to collect points in the 100m dash after coming in fifth place (11.34) to write his name down in the Gordon College record books. J. Smith put on an impressive showing in the 800m, coming in just behind Suffolk's top runner (1:58.47) to secure second place, while Wasson continued to score for his squad, coming in fourth thanks to a time of 2:02.60. The Scots made their presence known in the 400m hurdles as Alexander Ferris came in first (58.87), Silvia came in third (1:00.83), and Luke Hart grabbed six place (1:02.51). In the 200m dash, Backert collected a third place finish after crossing the finish line at the 22.83 mark to break yet another school record. Zachary Smith booked a fourth place finish after the sophomore ran the 5000m in 15:52.84. In relays, Gordon's combination of Joseph Tibbles, Lonstein, Silvia, and Ferris earned a fifth place finish (44.41) in the 4x100m to set a new Gordon College record while the electric 4x400m quad of J. Smith, Tibbles, Ferris, and Backert once again took home the crown after rolling to the finish with a time of 3:23.51.

Looking over to field events, Steven French had the fourth best throw of the shot put (12.60m) to mark his season-best. In discus, rookie Justin Mini was exceptional, coming in second place after hitting the mark of 41.19m. Tibbles came in fourth in pole vault after coming in at 3.40m. Scoring in the hammer, Caleb Rocconi came in fifth with a throw of 35.09m. Finishing off the record setting performances this afternoon, Backert destroyed the school's previous record (set by Backert a year ago) after coming in second in the triple jump (12.94m).

Multiple student-athletes will travel to Williamstown, Mass. beginning this Thursday, May 5 to compete at the DIII New England Championships hosted by Williams.