RESULTS
NEW BRITAIN, Conn.—Senior
Megan Barry turned in another school-record performance Saturday at the Central Connecticut State Invite as she and the University of Hartford track and field teams opened the outdoor season. Barry led the Hawk women to 23 points and a sixth-place team result while the men scored 14 points for seventh place.
Barry, a senior distance runner from South Yarmouth, Mass., broke her own school record in the women's 10,000-meter run. Covering the distance in 36:27.84, she lowered her previous best by more than 12 seconds. Sophomore
Sara Buckley also raced the 10,000 meters, finishing in 41:19.14.
On the men's side, senior
John Busque led a trio of Hawks to finish in the top-10 of the 5,000 meters. Busque took fifth place with a time of 15:34.00 while sophomores
Kyle Hamel and
Christopher Helminski took ninth and tenth, respectively.
Junior
Matthew Stoutz also earned a high finish, taking fourth place in the men's 10,000 meters.
The Hartford track and field teams continue their seven-meet regular season when they travel to Stony Brook, N.Y., for the Stony Brook Quad Meet Saturday, March 29.