Full Results

BOSTON, Mass. – UMass Lowell men rarely seemed to hit their stride, Saturday, as the River Hawk team earned a second place finish in the team standings at the America East Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Track and Tennis Center at Boston University.

"We just never got the momentum going," according to UMass Lowell Track and Field Head Coach Gary Gardner.  "We had a tough day yesterday and we got off to a tough start today.  We kept waiting for the other shoe to drop rather than being aggressive and going after it.  I was disappointed.  We tried not to screw something up instead of going after it."

All of that said, the River Hawks did finished second at the nine team conference championships.  UMass Lowell gathered 117-points.  Albany successfully defended its title with 171.5-points.  It is the 14 time in 15 years that the Great Danes have finished on top of the team standings.  New Hampshire was third and Stony Brook fourth.

"I say that I am disappointed with a second place finish, but look how far we've come," said Gardner.  "You only get so many opportunities.  You don't win it on paper, you have to go out and get it."

The River Hawks greatest strength on Saturday proved to be the sprinters.  UMass Lowell got strong performances in the 200, 400 and 500-meter events.

"They're great kids and great competitors," said Gardner.  "They're tough.  It the best group that we've ever had.  It's fun to watch.  I was really impressed."

Two River Hawk men scored points in the 400-meters.  Sophomore Kashief Bogannam (Kingston, N.H.) clocked in with a time 48.23-seconds.  That was good for second place.  Freshman Michael Blake (Hudson, Mass.) earned a seventh place finish.  He posted a time of 49.27.

In the 500-meters.  Freshman Hunter Marino (Weymouth, Mass.) clocked in at 1:03.82.  It was a personal best and good for a second place finish.  Freshman Roan Marcano (Methuen, Mass.) and sophomore Sean O'Neill (New Egypt, N.J.)  were right behind Marino.  They finished third and fourth with times of 1:04.35 and 1:04.71.

Marino was also p[art of the 4 x 400-meter team that earned a second place finish.

"He's a super tough kid, an awesome kid," according to Gardner.  "He is a competitor."

Freshman Sean Glass (Haverhill, Mass.) picked up points with a fourth place finish in the 200-meters.  He punched the clock at 21.78-seconds.

Junior Derek Holmes (Marshfield, Mass.) earned a third place finish in the mile.  He posted a time of 4:08.78.  Holmes also added some points in the 3,000-Meters.

Three River Hawk men scored points in the 3,000-meters.  Senior Chris Alfond (Ashby, Mass.), Holmes and junior Benjamin Drezek (Cumberland, R.I.) all scored.  Alfond finished third with a time of 8:15.93.  He was just three-seconds behind the winner.  Holmes put up a time of 8:16.61, it was good for fourth place.  Drezek finished seventh with a time of 8:20.36.

Junior Cody Moran (Weymouth, Mass.) and sophomore James Condon (Marshfield, Mass.) finished sixth and eighth respectively in the 800-meters.  They posted times of 1:56.17 and 1:56.64.

Senior Grant Hauver (Holden, Mass.) was seventh in the 1,000-meters with a time of 2:27.07.

The 4 x 400-meter relay team took a second place finish.  The combination of Bogannam, Marino, Blake and freshman Thomas Jordan (Needham, Mass.) finished in a  time of 3:14.86.

The 4 x 800-meter relay team finished fifth with a time 7:46.26.  That time was posted by the group of junior Daniel Cosgrove (Boxford, Mass.), Condon, junior Noah Bellomo (Hudson, N.H.) and Moran.

Two River Hawks scored points in the shot put.  Sophomore Hayden Dillow (Franklin, Mass.) finished fourth with a throw of 50-feet, 07.25-inches.  Teammate sophomore Sean Trott (Lowell, Mass.) was fifth.  His best throw was marked at 49' 02.25".

Senior Ian Dolaher (Melrose, Mass.) finished fifth in the high jump clearing the bar at 6' 06.75".

Junior Kyle Cloutier (Lancaster, Mass.) was awarded the Elite 18 medallion with a 3.99 GPA in business administration.