CUMBERLAND, R.I.- The Roger Williams University Men's Track & Field Team earned third place at the Wheaton Tri-Meet hosted by Wheaton College on Saturday afternoon. Facing off against Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Wheaton College, the Hawks scored 42.5 points to finish behind WPI's 109.5 points and Wheaton's 50 points.
 
RWU secured a pair of first place finishes on the day, Brendan Truman (Vernon, Conn.) in the 100-meter dash and Tyler Freeman (Lewiston, Maine) in the triple jump.
 
Hawk Highlights
100 Meter Dash
1^st: Brendan Truman, 11.93
3^rd: Sammy Quaye, 12.35
4^th: Sean Donovan, 12.47
5^th: Luke Calabrese, 12.58
 
200 Meter Dash
4^th: Brendan Truman, 24.50
 
400 Meter Dash
4^th: Jason Fontaine, 53.47
 
800 Meter Run
2^nd: Will Tainter-Gilbert, 2:03.43
4^th: Ethan Boivin, 2:08.69
5^th: Ian Sagers, 2:12.37
 
5000 Meter Run
3^rd: Connor Hayden, 17:00.40
4^th: Colin Herschlag, 17:31.81
5^th: Luke Gillett, 17:57.31
 
400 Meter Hurdles
3^rd: Ari Massos, 1:06.08
 
4X100 Meter Relay
2^nd: Jason Fontaine, Brendan Truman, Sammy Quaye, Sean Donovan, 47:14
 
4X400 Meter Relay
2^nd: Jason Fontaine, Aidan Maguire, Ian Sagers, Will Tainter-Gilbert, 3:34.45
 
High Jump
T-4^th: Kyle Rector, 1.82m
 
Pole Vault
2^nd: Luke Calabrese, 4.10m
 
Triple Jump
1^st: Tyler Freeman, 12.02m
3^rd: Ari Massos, 11.01m
4^th: Nate Parker, 10.52m
 
Shot Put
4^th: Joe DePoalo, 11.77m
 
Discus Throw
3^rd: David McArdle, 32.43m
4^th: Kyle Rector, 30.74m
 
Hammer Throw
4^th: David McArdle, 33.66m
 
Javelin Throw
4^th: Alex Skov, 43.86m
5^th: Zach Santoro, 43.61m
 
What's Next
The Hawks will next be in action next Saturday when they compete at the Gordon Invitational, hosted by Gordon College, in Wenhan, Massachusetts. The meet is slated to start at 10:00 AM.