NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Roger Williams University Men's Track & Field team took 16^th out of the difficult 20-team field at the Silfen Invitational, hosted by Conn College on Saturday. The Hawks relay teams did well with three separate squads posting top-ten finishes.
 
As a team, RWU took 16^th with a team score of 12. The top team on the day was Tufts who took first with a team score of 125. They were followed by Amherst (109) and Bates (93.5).
 
The team's top finish came in the 4x800 where Liam Engel (Holliston, Mass.), Raffi Manzo (North Smithfield, R.I.), Chris Olean (Smithfield, R.I.), and Ian Sagers (West Hartford, Conn.) combined to claim third place. Meanwhile, the 4x400 team of Engel, Jack Bielawa (Portsmouth, R.I.), Nathan Douglas (Attleboro, Mass.), and Nathan Labossiere (Stoughton, Mass.) grabbed sixth in the 4x400 and Sam Bielawa (Portsmouth, R.I.), Sean Donovan (Glastonbury, Conn.), Andy Oren (Bristol, Conn.), and Brendan Truman (Vernon, Conn.) took ninth in the 4x100.
 
Steven Nostro (New City, N.Y.) was the top finisher individually, as he claimed sixth in the pole vault.
 
Hawk Highlights
 
4X800 Meter Relay
3^rd: Liam Engel, Chris Olean, Ian Sagers, Raffi Manzo, 8:22.90
 
What's Next
Roger Williams at the MIT Invitational on Saturday, April 23