NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Men's Track & Field team claimed sixth at the Corsair Classic, hosted by UMass-Dartmouth, on Saturday. The team's performance in the pole vault highlighted the day as they put a pair in the top-three in the event.
The meet was the first event that RWU has competed at so far this spring where team scores were being recorded as they took sixth out of the 11 schools competing with a team score of 54. UMass-Dartmouth took the top spot at their own meet, posting a team score of 150. They were followed by Bridgewater State with 137 and Eastern Connecticut State with 118.
RWU's top placing on the day was second, doing so in three separate events. On the track,
Alexander Kalber (Middletown, Conn.) and
Nathan Douglas (Attleboro, Mass.) were the runners-up in the 5K and 400-meter races respectively with Kalber's time being a personal best. Meanwhile,
Luke Calabrese (Watertown, Conn.) grabbed second in the pole vault, followed immediately by
Steven Nostro (New City, N.Y.) in third.
Sam Bielawa (Portsmouth, R.I.) rounded out the individual top-five placings for the Hawks, grabbing fourth in the long jump.
Roger Williams also saw two relay teams finish in the top-five. The 4x400 team of Douglas,
Jack Bielawa (Portsmouth, R.I.),
Nathan Labossiere (Stoughton, Mass.), and
Ari Massos (Hamilton, Mass.) grabbed fourth while the 4x100 grouping comprised of Calabrese,
Sam Bielawa,
Sean Donovan (Glastonbury, Conn.), and
Andy Oren (Bristol, Conn.) claimed fifth.
Hawk Highlights
400 Meter Dash
2
nd:
Nathan Douglas, 52.67
5000 Meter Run
2
nd:
Alexander Kalber, 16:01.30
4X100 Meter Relay
5
th:
Luke Calabrese,
Sean Donovan,
Sam Bielawa,
Andy Oren, 45.97
4X400 Meter Relay
4
th:
Ari Massos,
Nathan Labossiere,
Nathan Douglas,
Jack Bielawa, 3:37.78
Pole Vault
2
nd:
Luke Calabrese, 3.85m
3
rd:
Steven Nostro, 3.55m
Long Jump
4
th:
Sam Bielawa, 6.27m
What's Next
Roger Williams at the Coast Guard Invitational on Saturday, April 9
