WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Track & Field team sent nine athletes to compete at the Division-III New England Championships meet on Friday and Saturday. No team score was kept but the Hawks put together a strong showing as individuals highlighted by
Sam Bielawa (Portsmouth, R.I.),
Shirah Strock (Castleton, N.Y.), and the 4x100 meter relay team each claiming ninth-place finishes.
Bielawa capped off an impressive first season in Bristol by grabbing ninth in the Triple Jump with a distance of 13.65m. He also took 14
th in the long jump with a leap of 6.54m and was a member of both the RWU relay teams that competed in the event. The 4x100 relay squad consisting of Bielawa,
Sean Donovan (Glastonbury, Conn.),
Jon Gladstone (Fairfield, Conn.), and
Brendan Truman (Vernon, Conn.) took ninth place as a group. Meanwhile, the 4x400m team of Gladstone,
Jack Bielawa (Portsmouth, R.I.),
Nathan Douglas (Attleboro, Mass.), and
Liam Engel (Holliston, Mass.) took 11
th with a program-record time of 3:27.31. Douglas also competed individually in the 400-meter dash and finished 15
th.
On the women's side, Strock took ninth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.23m to tie the program record for Roger Williams. Meanwhile,
Brooke Dutton (Coventry, Conn.) grabbed tenth in discus.
School Records
4X400 Meter Relay
11
th:
Liam Engel,
Jon Gladstone,
Jack Bielawa,
Nathan Douglas, 3:27.31
Pole Vault
9
th:
Shirah Strock, 3.23m (tied)
Hawk Highlights
400 Meter Dash
15
th:
Nathan Douglas, 50.38
4X100 Meter Relay
9
th:
Sean Donovan,
Jon Gladstone,
Brendan Truman,
Sam Bielawa, 44.46
4X400 Meter Relay
11
th:
Liam Engel,
Jon Gladstone,
Jack Bielawa,
Nathan Douglas, 3:27.31
Pole Vault
9
th:
Shirah Strock, 3.23m
Long Jump
14
th:
Sam Bielawa, 6.54m
Triple Jump
9
th:
Sam Bielawa,
Discus Throw
9
th:
Brooke Dutton, 35.44m
Coach's Corner
It was great to see each athlete and relay finished better than their ranking coming into the meet.
They all stepped up in a big way. Nine of the athletes are back next year. We have a great foundation to build off of and it was an excellent way to end the season. I am so very proud of this group performing so well at a high-level meet.
Special thanks to seniors Shirah and Nate. They led the team throughout the entire season and will be sorely missed next season.
What's Next
This concludes the season for the RWU Track & Field teams.
