College of the Holy Cross announces Men's Track and Field Break Records in Shot Put, 4x100 Relay

From April 22, 2023 post.

The Holy Cross men's track and field team tallied 79 points to claim a fifth-place finish at the Holy Cross Invitational on Saturday.

Freshman Joe Metzger and the 4x100 relay set program records during the debut of the new Hart Track.

TRACK HIGHLIGHTS:

Senior Liam Christman claimed second in the 5000m with a time of 15:05.33.
Senior Sean Flaherty clinched first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.02. He was followed by senior Cameron Lloyd in sixth (57.43) and sophomore Brian Fennelly (57.67).
Junior Chris Barone took second in the 100m dash with a time of 10.65.
Sophomore Stephen Joseph placed seventh in the 400m dash with a time of 51.59.
Junior Mike Mazzocca earned second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.38, followed sophomore Josh Exantus in third with at 15.11 and Fennelly in fifth with a time of 15.28.
Freshman Liam Lyons earned fourth in the 1500m with a time of 3:58.07. He was followed by senior Jack Welch in sixth at 4:01.38.
Sophomore Sam Baker placed fifth in the steeplechase with a time of 6:26.74, followed by junior Auggie Smith in eighth at 6:40.28.
The 4x400 relay with junior Rigoberto Alfonso, Joseph, junior Matthew Conway and Flaherty earned third with a time of 3:24.33.
The 4x100 relay with Barone, freshman Nyeoti Punni, sophomore Aidan Bergin and Mazzocca broke the school record with a time of 42.00, earning second. The previous record was set earlier this month.

FIELD HIGHLIGHTS:

Metzger set the school record in the shot put with a final mark of 15.71m. He broke the record set by Vin Promuto in 1960.
Junior Will McAlpine claimed fourth in the javelin with a mark of 55.54m, followed by freshman Jack Ryan in sixth at 50.96m.
Sophomore Kevin Yatsuhashi earned fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.80m.

NEXT UP:

The Holy Cross men's track and field team returns to action of Saturday, April 29. The team will travel to North Easton to attend the Skyhawk Invitational hosted by Stonehill.

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