Owen Ortiz
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- Hometown:
- Turners Falls, Mass.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Turners Falls
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- Events:
- Sprints/Jumps
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- Major:
- Social Work
News mentions
This Saturday, April 30, Westfield State will travel to Bridgewater State, to compete in the 2022 MASCAC outdoor track and field championship with the first field event starting at 10 a.m. and the first running event starting at 11 a.m..
Westfield State sophomore Colby Ranck (Chicopee, Mass. /Hampden Charter) won both the long jump and the triple jump to lead the Owls at their 2022 Jerry Gravel Classic track and field meet on Saturday afternoon.
Westfield State track and field is set to host the annual Jerry Gravel Invitational meet on Saturday, April 16. The field events are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m, with the running events to start an hour later, at 11:00 a.m.
Senior Shane Clark won the javelin and posted strong finishes in the shot put and discus to lead the Westfield State men’s track and field team at the US Coast Guard Academy Invitational meet on Saturday.
The Westfield State men’s and women’s track and field teams each placed second in the MASCAC Outdoor Track and Field Preseason Coaches Poll
Senior Mike Maher was one of two event winners for the Owls, as Westfield State competed at the Wheaton College Pre Post Season Invitational meet on Saturday in Norton, Mass.
Westfield State’s Shane Clark (Bellows Falls, Vt.), Brenden LaForest (Westfield, Mass.), and Kyle O’Brien (Whitman, Mass./Whitman-Hanson HS) all won individual titles at the 2022 MASCAC men’s indoor track and field championships, held at Whaton College in Norton, Mass. on Saturday.
Brendan Laforest and Victoria Marin each won events to highlight the Owls' weekend.
John Nekitopoulos took second and Aidan O’Neil third in the 600-meter run to highlight the Owls’ performances at the Massasoit Classic meet at Springfield College.
Westfield State senior Michael Maher placed third in the 5000 meters to lead the Owls efforts at the Utica Holiday Classic track meet on Saturday.