The Amherst College men's track and field team kicked off the weekend on Friday in action at the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College and the Williams Invitational.

Decathletes are competing over two days at Williams while the rest of the Mammoths are at Connecticut College with elite distance races and field events on Friday's schedule. Most distance races include additional heats that will run on Saturday with results from both days combined. The fastest heats in those events ran on Friday so the top times are not expected to be challenged.

Saturday's action begins at 9 a.m. at Connecticut College and 11 a.m. at Williams.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Sophomore Wilson Spurrell ranked first in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:54.18. First-year Jack O'Hara ran a personal-best 1:56.02 to finish eighth and sophomore Kolya Markov-Riss qualified for the New England Division III Championship with a time of 1:56.65 that ranks 15th.

* Junior Keon Mazdisnian qualified for the NEICAAA Championship in the 5000m with a personal-best time of 14:57.89 that ranks him 17th.

* First-year Nick Edwards-Levin and junior Will Merhige each qualified for the New England Division III Championship in the 1500m. Edwards-Levin ran a 4:02.37 to rank seventh in his first collegiate race at the distance. Merhige is just behind in eighth place with a personal-best 4:02.58.

* Senior Spencer Davis and first-year Luke Munch each secured a trip to the New England Division III Championship with their finishes in final result from the 10,000m. Davis finished 21st in 32:45.74, while Munch was right behind him in 22nd place at 32:47.97.

* Senior Chris Gong qualified for the New England Division III Championship in his first long jump of the season with a mark of 6.71m that ranked third in the final results.

* Only three events were completed on Friday at Connecticut College with the results putting Middlebury in the early lead with 19 points. Amherst sits tied for ninth place with 6 points.