AMHERST, Mass. – Two Amherst records that had stood for decades before today's student-athletes were born fell on Saturday as the Amherst College men's track and field team won six events at the Amherst Spring Fling, hosted by the Mammoths at the Neuhoff-Lumley Track and Hitchcock Field.

First-year Charlie Spurrell broke the Amherst hammer record on his first collegiate throw and the Amherst 4x100m relay team set a new school record on the track.

The Mammoths are back in action next weekend, competing on Friday at the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College and on both Friday and Saturday at the Coffey Invitational at Smith College.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Competing in his first collegiate hammer throw competition, Spurrell broke the Amherst record on his very first throw with a mark of 52.60m, breaking the previous record of 50.09m that had been held by Gregory Conners '83.

* The Mammoths broke the Amherst record in the 4x100m relay as junior Benjamin Bell teamed with first-years Cody Pierce, Alexander Nichols and Jordan Harrison to circle the track in 42.23 seconds, breaking the Amherst record of 42.43 seconds that had stood since 1970, the oldest Amherst record on the outdoor track. The Mammoths finished third in the event.

* Senior Ellis Phillips-Gallucci won the 400m hurdles in 54.47 seconds, a time that ranks among the top 20 nationally in the Division III so far this season. It was the eighth collegiate win in that event for the reigning NESCAC champion.

* Two Amherst first-years claimed the top two spots in the 5000m in their first collegiate race at the distance as Henry Dennen crossed first in 14:37.15, picking up the first win of his collegiate career, and George Cahill was just behind in 14:38.64.

* Junior Adrian Friedman captured the long jump for the second week in a row with a personal-best leap of 6.90m.

* Sophomore David Brown was the winner of the shot put with a personal-best throw of 14.12m in his first start of the outdoor season after winning the event at two meets during the indoor season.

* Sophomore Jack O'Hara claimed the 400m in 49.80 seconds in his first time running the event in an outdoor collegiate meet.