Men's Indoor Track off to good start


by Heather Mazzaccaro - Sports Editor

The men's indoor track is proving to be a strong team this year. At the last meet, held at MIT, they placed third overall beating Umass/Dartmouth and Colby. Both MIT and Coast Guard overcame the WPI runners outscoring the team. So far, the men have a winning record for the first half of the season.

At the meet, first places were clinched by Steve Labranche ('96) in the 1000m with a time of 2:34.18; Marc Lefebvre ('96) with a 6'02" leap in the high jump; Dana Schlosser ('96) with a throw of 17'3/4" in the weight; and the 1600m relay consisting of LaBranche, David Hawes, Peter Manolakos, and Jeff Coleman with a time of 3:32.6.

Hawes ('98) also took second in the 400m and third in the 55m dash. Manolakos ('97) added to his point total with a third place finish in the 400m. Also placing high were Doug Martin ('97) who took third in the 55m high hurdles; Dave Bowler ('98) who took third in the pole vault; Rich Person ('96) who took fourth in the 1500m; and the 3200m relay team of Person, Tim Caldwell, Rich Crispo, and Liam Kelly which placed fourth overall.

Also turning in scoring performances were Caldwell (5th in 800m), Crispo (6th in 800m), Dan Atkinson (5th in pole vault), Dave Lafleur (6th in shot), Mike Pockoski (8th in weight), and Coleman (5th in high jump, 8th in long jump).

The men just finished a meet at Coast Guard in which the women's team also competed. Results from that meet will appear in next week's issue.



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