WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Senior Jacob Rigoli (Essex, Vt.) scored in his second event of the weekend to help the Plymouth State University men's outdoor track & field team place 19th overall at the NCAA Division III New England Championships hosted by Williams College on Saturday.
 
Rigoli started the day by snagging a sixth-place finish in the discus throw with a toss of 42.74 meters, just less than a meter off his school record. His performance earned him his second All-New England honor of the weekend after his performance in the hammer throw yesterday.
 
Rigoli was responsible for all 11 points to put Plymouth State in a tie for 19th out of the 31 scoring teams in attendance. The Panthers were the third-highest scoring team from the Little East Conference.
 
The Basics:

• NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship (Day Three) – 19th of 31 Teams

How it Happened:

• Rigoli jumpstarted the Panthers in his second event of the meet, the discus throw, where he scored sixth to earn his second All-New England honor.
• Sophomore Jyaire Hatcher (Uniondale, N.Y.) was the lone wolf in the 400-meter dash as he placed 21st overall in a time of 51.19 seconds.
• Junior Mike Olson (Sutton, Mass.) represented in the 800-meter run where he dominated his heat with a season-best time of 1:54.31, shaving roughly two seconds off his previous best. He finished 11th overall, while his time puts him in contention to compete for a spot at the NCAA Division III National Championships later this month.
• Juniors Colin Moar (Annandale, Va.), Michael Barrett (Hartford, Conn.) and Luke Gomes (Litchfield, N.H.) were joined by freshman Eli Roth (Stamford, Conn.) in the 4x800-meter relay where the foursome placed tenth overall with a season-best time of 8:21.13.
• Olson and Hatcher combined with freshman Christian Oglesby (Penacook, N.H.) and sophomore Ryan Moyer (Dover, N.H.) for another tenth place showing in the 4x400-meter relay, crossing the line in 3:26.68.

 
Up Next:

• Rigoli, Olson and senior Terrell Lewis (New Boston, N.H.) are expected to compete at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Outdoor Championships at Bryant University next weekend.