By Madeline Sattler, News Correspondent
Sophomore thrower Max Milder set a personal record Saturday with a hammer launch measuring 56.36 meters to capture fourth place in a field of 37 competitors. Milder was one of nine top 10 finishes for 15 Huskies at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina.
“It was great weather, great competition, so everyone who went down there really got something out of it,” assistant coach Tramaine Shaw said.
Senior distance runner Annie Scully, the women’s only running participant, placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run. She finished with a time of 18:18.66 in a field of 28 runners.
“Annie Scully is really starting to come into her own once again,” Shaw said. Scully missed the indoor season with an injury.
The five other female participants competed in field events.
Junior vaulter Jillena Decarteret finished in sixth, soaring 3.65 meters.
Fellow vaulter, freshman Dana Schweiger cleared 3.35 meters, good for eighth. Junior Lauren Bennett also made the top ten with a 3.20 meter vault.
Junior thrower Rachel Taback placed 12th in the discus throw in a field of 58 athletes, launching the disc 42.29 meters. Teammate junior thrower Julia Westover tossed the hammer 49.82 meters to finish 12th.
“It was a great meet and I’m happy that I got to compete in it,” Westover said. “I’ve been working very hard this year, so I know it will pay off in the long run.”
On the men’s side, the Huskies had three top 10 finishes among their nine competitors.
Sophomore thrower Christopher Reider placed fifth in the javelin with a 61.03 meter throw. Reider’s throw was good enough for the fifth-best javelin throw in school history.
“This is just the beginning of what we can do,” Westover said.
Freshman Stefano Combi was 15th in the same event. The rookie notched a 51.66 meter throw in his first of three events on the day. Combi also placed seventh in the long jump with a 7.06 meter leap and 25th in the 110-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 15.16 seconds.
“[The throwers] are in a good position,” Shaw said. “I think it says that the work they’ve been putting in is working.”
Sixth and seventh place finishes went to senior thrower Patrick Jablonski in the shot put and the discus respectively. The veteran continued to place in his final season launching the shot 16.47 meters and sending the disc 50.49 meters.
Junior thrower Mark Mastone competed in the same events, finishing 22nd in the shot put and 42nd in the discus.
“We are really satisfied with the way they performed in Raleigh,” Shaw said.
The Huskies also had male runners compete on the track. Freshman distance runner Zachary Fraielli finished 36th in the 1,500-meter run crossing the line at 4:05.43. Fellow distance runner Conor Lyons competed in the 400-meter dash finishing in 51.99 seconds and placing 94th.
“I did fine for what was expected of me,” Lyons said. “During outdoor you see a lot of different competition and a lot of people that are pretty fast.”
Sophomore distance runner Brian Doyle placed 17th in section I of the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:48.45. Freshman distance runner Stephan Sollowin finished the 5,000-meter run in 15:23.25, which put him 22nd in section III of the event.
“We had some awesome performances,” Shaw said. “It just really puts them in a good position for conference and post-conference championships.”
The Huskies sent two throwers to compete at Tufts University in the Snowflake Classic Saturday. Sophomore thrower Conor Ebbs finished fourth in the discus throw with a 42.24 meter toss. His 13.10 meter throw in the shot put was good enough for 11th while a 34.12 meter toss placed him 18th in the hammer throw.
“It was my first meet this season competing in all three of my events, so it helped me to get a feel for transitioning back and forth while still maintaining focus,” Ebbs said.
Northeastern will compete in the George David Invitational at the University of Massachusetts- Lowell this weekend.
“We might not be a huge Division I school, but we still hold our own,” Lyons said.
