WENHAM, Mass. - Hartford men's track and field competed in the Conference of New England Track & Field Championships this past weekend and placed first overall with a dominating team performance beating out six other teams. The team finished with 167 points overall surpassing second place by a large 14-point differential.

Rapid Recap:

• Senior Riley Brutvan (Gardiner, N.Y.) placed second overall in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 9:39.64. Junior Mats Nevin (South Burlington, Vt.) came in just behind Brutvan in the Steeplechase event claiming fourth place for the Hawks. Klein also earned second overall in the 5000m event with Brutvan just behind to take third place in this race.
• The men's 4x100 relay team earned second place in the competition. The Hawks to make up this team were sophomore Benjamin Vroeginday (Southington, Conn.), freshman Aidan Quee (Springfield, Mass.), junior Spencer Beane (North Reading, Mass.), and senior Brandon Edmund (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
• Freshman Daren Johnson (Meriden, Conn.) placed third in the 1500 m run with a time of 4:09.79. Teammate freshman Owen Klein (Coventry, R.I.) followed right behind to earn fourth place with a time of 4:10.11.
• Hartford had a strong showing in the 400m dash as Beane took fourth place with a time of 51.20 seconds and senior Jovan Joseph (Wrentham, Mass.) followed just after to claim fifth place with a time of 51.54 seconds.
• Edmund finished in third place in the 100m dash with a time of 11.21 seconds. Edmund also ran strong in the 200m dash with a time of 22.72 seconds to earn himself third place
• In the 800m event freshman Nick Brisson (Williamsburg, Mass.) ran a time of 1:59.68 to place him fourth overall.
• The 4x400m relay team raced their way into second place, those that made up this team were Beane, sophomore Stephen Haney (Foxborough, Mass.), Edmund, and Joseph.
• Sophomore William Pavlinsky (New Milford, Conn.) had an impressive performance this weekend earning himself first place in  the shot put event tossing a distance of 14.01m. Pavlinsky also nabbed sixth place in the discus throw with a distance of 38.09m. Pavlinsky continued to shine taking fifth place in the hammer throw event throwing a distance of 42.20m.
• Freshman Aidan Lybarger (Burlington, Vt.) earned first place in the discus throw event with a powerful distance of 50.29m, this distance was 4.34m further than second place. Lybarger also took fourth place in the shot put event throwing a distance of 13.03m.
• Senior Joseph Lothamer (Newburgh, Ind.) took second place in the pole vault event giving the team eight points in this competition, he cleared a height of 4.25m.
• Quee claimed fourth place in the triple jump event jumping a distance of 12.94m

 

Post Game Press:
"Being named champions of the CNE is an incredible accomplishment," said senior Brandon Edmund (Brooklyn, N.Y.). "It's a testament to all of the hard work and dedication everyone has put in since we arrived on campus back in August. Personally, as a senior, it feels especially rewarding after going through the transition from Division 1 to Division 3, and everything that came with that journey. It's a memory I'll carry with me forever. We put the hay in the barn! Hawks up!"

"It means so much to be a part of the first track and field conference win of the program," said senior Riley Brutvan (Gardiner, N.Y.). " We knew it would be a tough couple of days of competing but we all did our job and got the work done. I am super proud of everyone for giving it their all."

Head Coach Connor Green for the Men's Track and Field team had this to share after the championship win, "I am incredibly proud of our men's program for stepping up and delivering a historic win today! Every point mattered, and it was a true team effort from start to finish. Our coaching staff couldn't be prouder of the first track and field team in program history to bring home a conference title!"


Up Next: 
The Hawks will compete next in the Division III New England Championships on May 2nd and 3rd in New London, Conn. hosted by the United States Coast Guard Academy.

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