MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Senior
Terrell Lewis (New Boston, N.H.) and juniors
Mike Olson (Sutton, Mass.) and
Ian Griffiths (Bedford, Mass.) had big days to help Plymouth State University to a second-place finish at the Middlebury Winter Classic in men's indoor track & field action at Virtue Field House on Saturday.
Lewis won a pair of events, with Olson also claiming victory, while finished second in two events, including a personal best in the 60-meter dash.
The Panthers ended up second out of four teams, trailing only NCAA Division I University of Vermont in the team scoring.
The Basics:
- Middlebury Winter Classic – Second of Four Teams
- UVM (168), Plymouth State (143), Middlebury (89.5), Castleton (57.5)
How it Happened:
- Lewis was PSU's top performer after cruising to victory in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.39 seconds, before soaring to the win in the long jump after covering 6.39 meters.
- Olson was the sole competitor to break the two-minute barrier in the 800-meter run after posting a time of 1:59.66 to win the event.
- Griffiths finished runner-up to Lewis in the long jump with a leap of 6.27 meters. He also ran a personal best in the 60-meter dash after finishing second with a time of 7.22 seconds, just 0.04 off the lead.
- Junior Owen Billin (Meredith, N.H.) was the runner up in the triple jump after covering 11.95 meters on his final attempt, while senior Mike Barrett (Hudson, N.H.) finished third.
- Junior Colin Moar (Annandale, Va.) took third in the 800-meter run after crossing the line in 2:05.37, while classmate Luke Gomes (Litchfield, N.H.) was fourth in the 1000-meter run in 2:43.81.
- Freshman Christian Oglesby (Penacook, N.H.) led a pack of PSU runners in the 400-meter dash with a fifth place showing in 53.27.
- PSU took second in the 4x400-meter relay as Olson and Oglesby teamed up with senior CJ Miller (Branford, Conn.) and junior Mason Howe (Sanbornton, N.H.) to finish in 3:37.50.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State heads to Tufts University for the Branwen Smith-King Invitational in two weeks.
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