Clark Bros. Lead Owls at Coast Guard
Westfield State brothers Shane and Dylan Clark brought home the top two placings in the shot put to lead a good day for Owls’ track and field at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational in New London, Conn. on Saturday.
WESTFIELD, Mass. - Westfield State brothers Shane and Dylan Clark brought home the top two placings in the shot put to lead a good day for Owls' track and field at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational in New London, Conn. on Saturday.
Shane Clark won the shot put with a top toss of 13.00 meters (42'7.75") followed by his brother Dylan in second at 12.76 meters. Dylan added a third-place finish in the 35-lb weight throw with a best mark of 12.90 meters.
John Nekitopoulos won the 1000 in a time of 2:43.76, bas Westfield put four runners in the top seven of that field.
Other top performances for the Owls included Colin Mahoney, who crossed the line third in the 800 meters in 2:08.89; Will Buckley fourth in the 3000 in 9:34.97; Mike Maher fifth in the men's mile in 4:55.87; and Brendan DeBarber fifth in the 400 meters.
No team scoring was recorded at the meet.
The Owls will be back on the oval next Saturday at the Massasoit Classic at Springfield College.