Cambridge, Mass. (April 29) -- On Saturday afternoon at the Sherie and Don Morrison Track, the No. 25 ranked MIT men's track and field team claimed its 17th straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship with a total of 291.5 points.
Junior Cody Bratten (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) was honored as the NEWMAC Field Athlete of the Year after picking up victories in both the discus and shot put. In the shot put, he posted a throw of 48 feet, two inches and in the discus, he won the event by over 16 feet with a toss of 156 feet, 10 inches. Overall, MIT picked up victories in 10 events on the day and had 20 individuals earn All-Conference accolades by finishing either first or second in the championship.
Finishing second was WPI, who placed 91 points behind the champion Engineers. Below are the complete team standings, followed by the major award winners and the event-by-event results.
2017 NEWMAC Outdoor Track and Field Final Standings
1. MIT - 291.5
2. WPI - 200.5
3. Springfield - 134.5
4. Coast Guard - 94.5
5. Babson - 43
6. Wheaton - 10
Men's Track Athlete of the Year: John Decker (Babson)
Men's Field Athlete of the Year: Cody Bratten (MIT)
Men's Rookie of the Year: Tyler Hansen (Springfield)
10,000 Meters
Champion: Alex Knoedler (MIT) - 32:37.96
4x100 Relay
Champion: Springfield (DeShaun Dias, Tyler Hansen, Eric McCracken, Alex Niemiec) - 42.56
Runner-Up: WPI (Hugh Whelan, Alex Rus, Nick Fleury, Brian D'Amore) - 43.02
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Champion: Aidan Gilson (MIT) - 9:39.81
Runner-Up: Ben Freed (MIT) - 9:42.81
1,500 Meters
Champion: John Decker (Babson) - 3:56.89
Runner-Up: Matthew Deyo (MIT) - 3:59.62
110-Meter Hurdles
Champion: Fabian Gaziano (WPI) - 15.37
Runner-Up: Hunter Dupont (Springfield) - 15.58
400 Meters
Champion: Warren Staver (WPI) - 49.15
Runner-Up: Tom Frejowski (MIT) - 49.26
100 Meters
Champion: Alexander Niemiec (Springfield) - 10.77
Runner-Up: Danny Newman (MIT) - 10.89
800 Meters
Champion: Matthew Deyo (MIT) - 1:56.73
Runner-Up: Sydney Johnson (Coast Guard) - 1:57.40
400-Meter Hurdles
Champion: Luke Rehfuss (Coast Guard) - 55.08
Runner-Up: Chris Sweeney (MIT) - 55.25
200 Meters
Champion: Danny Newman (MIT) - 21.68
Runner-Up: Tyler Hansen (Springfield) - 22.08
5,000 Meters
Champion: Daniel Weiss (MIT) - 15:30.71
Runner-Up: Michael Brady (WPI) - 15:34.36
4x400 Relay
Champion: Babson (Gabe Ficht, John Decker, Matt Dynan, J.D. Greenfield) - 3:22.68
Runner-Up: WPI (Andrew Kelly, Alex Rus, Ryan Wittenberg, Warren Staver) - 3:22.96
Javelin
Champion: Whitton Devaux (Springfield) - 60.82m (Meet Record)
Runner-Up: Aaron Weeks (WPI) - 54.73m
Discus
Champion: Cody Bratten (MIT) - 47.81m
Runner-Up: Jon Fakkema (MIT) - 42.84m
Long Jump
Champion: Darius Adams (Coast Guard) - 7.35m
Runner-Up: Arinze Okeke (MIT) - 6.70m
High Jump
Champion: Alexander Niemiec (Springfield) - 1.98m
Runner-Up: Brandon Hoghaug (WPI) - 1.93m
Pole Vault
Champion: Scott Cameron (MIT) - 4.70m
Runner-Up: David Frederick (WPI) - 4.55m
Triple Jump
Champion: Arinze Okeke (MIT) - 14.06m
Runner-Up: Jason Villanueva (MIT) - 13.58m
Shot Put
Champion: Cody Bratten (MIT) - 14.68m
Runner-Up: Jon Fakkema (MIT) - 13.84m
Hammer Throw
Champion: Jon Fakkema (MIT) - 50.06m
Runner-Up: Patrick Wang (WPI) - 46.41m
UP NEXT:
- MIT is back in action on May 4-6 as the Engineers travel to Williams College for the New England Division III Championship.
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