BOSTON, Mass. – Senior
Christian Oglesby (Penacook, N.H.) set two program records, while freshman
Ty Shipmon (Yonkers, N.Y.) smashed one himself as the Plymouth State University men's and women's indoor track & field teams closed out the NCAA Division III New England Regional Championship hosted by Babson College at the TRACK at new balance on Saturday. Additionally, freshman
Ani Flynn (Plymouth, N.H.) equaled her program record mark in the high jump.
Oglesby led the Panthers in the 400-meters, where he ran a time of 49.34 seconds, setting the new program mark by roughly one-tenth of a second to finish inside the top 20. Junior
Zach Hodge (Springfield, N.H.) and senior
Brayden White (Whitefield, N.H.) weren't far behind him, crossing the line in 50.16 and 50.83 seconds, respectively.
Oglesby, Hodge and White joined senior
Joey Cappelletti (Mansfield, Mass.) in the 4x400-meter relay where they combined for a time of 3:22.38, breaking the previous record by one-and-a-half seconds. The foursome finished 11th overall.
Shipmon reset his own record in the 200-meter dash when he brought the mark down to 22.50 seconds.
Senior
Eli Roth (Stamford, Conn.) added a performance int eh 800-meters with a time of 1:58.27 and freshman
Cooper Conklin (Cumberland, R.I.) threw a distance of 13.26 meters in the weight throw.
On the women's side, sophomore
Rose Karow (South Yarmouth, Mass.) nabbed a top-15 finish in the 800-meters when she ran a 2:21.42 – roughly a second off her own program record time.
Senior
Paige Hurst (Pelham, N.H.) secured a top-20 finish in the 400-meters when she crossed the line in 1:00.34, while Flynn cleared a height of 1.59 meters to match her program record in the high jump for a tenth-place showing.
The men finished with eight team points to end up 22nd, while the women did not score to finish tied for 29th.
A select group of competitors will attend the Tufts National Qualifying Meet next Saturday (Mar. 8).
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