PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior Jyaire Hatcher (Uniondale, N.Y.) paced the Panthers with three wins in the PSU Winter Classic held at the Bank of New Hampshire Field House at ALLWell North on Saturday afternoon.
 
Hatcher kickstarted his day with a blazing time of 7.32 seconds in the 60-meter dash prelims to qualify for the finals. He dropped his previous time down to 7.14 seconds in the finals to take first and stay ahead of the field by about three-tenths of a second.
 
Hatcher moved on to the 200-meter dash where he once again coasted past the competition in a time of 23.53 seconds, three seconds faster than the other runners. He capped off the day by teaming up with senior Justin Shokal (Alexandria, N.H.), junior Brandon Vachon (Ayer, Mass.) and freshman Nik Snyder (Pelham, N.H.) in the 4x200-meter relay when he made a make-or-break move in the second leg to put the Panthers in position to win.
 
Plymouth State finished first ahead of Colby-Sawyer, taking the win in 13 of 16 events.
 
The Basics:

• PSU Winter Classic – 1st of 2 Teams
  • Plymouth State (187), Colby-Sawyer (77)

How it Happened:

• Hatcher picked up his first win of the day in the 60-meter dash after qualifying for the finals with a time of 7.32 seconds before taking the win in 7.14.
• Sophomore Jacob Gallaher (Gambrills, Md.) continued to build momentum for the Panthers when he won the mile run in 4:40.87, with sophomore Eli Roth (Stamford, Conn.) right on his heels clocking 4:40.91.
• The duo of sophomore Christian Oglesby (Penacook, N.H.) and junior Ryan Moyer (Dover, N.H>) took over the 400-meter dash with times of 53.01 and 53.82, respectively.
• Senior Colin Moar (Annandale, Va.) blew the competition away in the 600-meter run as he laid down an impressive time of 1:25.96 to take first.
• Senior Mason Howe (Sanbornton, N.H.) competed in his final collegiate race when he led a pack with Roth and freshman Luke Cloutier (Limerick, Maine) during the 800-meter run where the trio sept second through fourth place.
• Hatcher cruised to another victory in the 200-meter dash in 23.53 seconds and freshmen Joel Newman (Natick, Mass.) and Austin Cornish (Milan, N.H.) snagged second and third in 26.50 and 26.97 seconds.
• Sophomore Connor Wilcox (Colchester, Conn.) won the 3000-meter run, pacing himself for a time of 9:42.67, while senior Patrick Williston (Redding, Conn.) also broke the ten-minute barrier.
• Senior Ian Griffiths (Bedford, Mass.) made his collegiate debut in the high jump, easily dominating with a winning height of 1.80 meters, while senior Camden Donovan (Andover, N.H.) and Newman took second and third.
• Snyder started his collegiate career right with a win in the long jump with a mark of 5.97 meters, and Donovan hit a jump of 5.61 meters to take third.
• Senior Jacob Rigoli (Essex, Vt.) smashed the field in the shot put with a heave of 12.96 meters.
• Senior Owen Billin (Meredith, N.H.) took first in the triple jump with a leap of 12.71 meters.
• Freshman Bryce Harmon (Barrington, N.H.) made an impact with his win in the weight throw, covering 9.51 meters, while both the 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay teams claimed victories for the Panthers.

 
Up Next:

• After time time off for final exams and the holiday break, Plymouth State returns to action on Jan. 14 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational at Middlebury College.