Siaba is fifth in the heptathlon after the first day

Skyhawks relay finishes eighth, while Siaba sits fifth after day one of heptathlon

DORCHESTER, Mass. (January 31, 2020) – The Stonehill College men's 4000-meter distance medley relay led the list of performances for the Skyhawks on day one of the 2020 New England Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center today. 

Highlights

• Stonehill's 4000-meter distance medley relay made its season debut and earned All-New England honors with an eighth place finish out of 14 entries in 10:22.36. Earning All-New England honors for the event were junior Chris McCaffrey, sophomore Anthony Magazzu, freshman Noah Drapeau and junior Kevin Wheelock. McCaffrey ran the opening 1000-meter leg in 3:11.5, followed by Magazzu with a 50.2-second 400-meter split and then Drapeau ran the 800-meter leg in 1:59.4, before Wheelock finished the mile anchor in 4:21.5. The Skyhawks were second among non-Division I entries, just 0.41-seconds behind Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern Connecticut State University (10:21.95).
• Stonehill's DMR earned the Skyhawks a point in the team standings as they sit 14^th at the Championships after the first day. University of Connecticut leads the way with 67.50 points, followed by the University of Rhode Island with 30 points.
• Sophomore Michel-Ange Siaba is in fifth place out of 15 qualifiers after day one of the heptathlon. He compiled 2,601 points after the first four events – second among non-Division I athletes in the event. He picked up 700 points with his second place finish in the long jump as he cleared 21-feet, 4.25-inches. Siaba earned 772 points with a fifth place finish in the 60-meter dash in a personal-best 7.32-seconds, placing seventh in the high jump (5-feet, 9.25-inches) and sixth in the shot put (35-feet, 6.50-inches).

• Famiano adavanced to tomorrow's 60-meter hurdles semifinals (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard)

  Junior Ethan Famiano qualified for tomorrow's 60-meter high hurdles semifinals, placing 12^th out of 30 entries in a season-best 8.45-seconds. He posted the third-fastest time among non-Division I competitors and took third in his section.

Other Results

• Senior Jeff Pichie finished 15^th out of 32 qualifiers in the 5000-meter run final, clocking in with a persona-best time of 15:18.12, while classmate Chris Gendron placed 20^th in a personal-best 15:23.85.
• Junior Christopher Lanahan finished 15^th out of 25 competitors in the 800-meter run prelims with a time of 1:58.75. Sophomore Evan Kennedy placed 22^nd in 2:00.22.
• Freshman Cameron Bernard finished 19^th out of 24 qualifiers for the long jump final, clearing a distance of 21-feet, 3.25-inches.
• Freshman Jake Dwyer finished 27^th in the 60-meter high hurdles prelims in 8.97-seconds. He also took 30^th in the 60-meter dash prelims with a time of 7.41-seconds.

Up Next

The New England Indoor Track & Field Championships continue on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center starting at 10 a.m.

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