Owls Run Fast At Silfen Invitational
The Owls’ John Nekitopoulos (West Springfield, Mass.) and Nathan Sylven (Wrentham, Mass.) each posted second-place finishes in their respective events.
Five Westfield State student athletes competed in the Elite Distance Events at the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College on Friday night, turning in strong results.
The Owls' John Nekitopoulos (West Springfield, Mass.) and Nathan Sylven (Wrentham, Mass.) each posted second-place finishes in their respective events.
Nekitopoulos ran 3:59.51 in the 1500, nearly besting a field of 44 runners and running a time that qualifies him for the New England D3 Championship meet.
Sylven placed second in the men's 3000 steeplechase in 9:42.21., a time that is a season-best for him and places him 62nd on D3 performance list for the season.
Gordon Johnson (Hanson, Mass.) competed in the men's 800 and posted a season best mark of 2:00.17 while placing 18th in a field of 46 competitors.
On the women's side of the meet, Westfield's Julianne Kelly (Natick, Mass.) placed 10th in the 3000 steeplechase in a personal-best time of 12:01.61 that will improve her seed for the NED3 meet.
Tealei Chandonnet (Dracut, Mass.) placed 24th in the women's 1500 with a time of 5:03.58.
Westfield State track and field will host their home meet, the Jerry Gravel Classic on Sunday - the meet was moved from its originally scheduled Saturday date as there is significant rain and possible snow in the Saturday forecast. The Gravel meet will begin with senior day at 9:00 am, followed by the field events at 10 am, and the running events commence with the 3000 steeplechase at noon on Sunday.