MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Amherst College men's track and field team won its third straight Little Three Championship, capturing seven events in the indoor season opener on Saturday at Wesleyan University.
Despite winning one fewer event than Williams, Amherst used its depth to earn 152 points, besting the Ephs' tally of 110 points. Host Wesleyan placed third with 83 points. The Amherst women's team also won the meet, earning the Mammoths the Little Three trophy – a giant wooden 3 that the winning team can paint – for the combined champion.
The Mammoths are in action again next weekend, competing in the Middlebury Winter Classic with events beginning on Friday (Jan. 19) at 2 p.m. and Saturday (Jan. 20) at 11 a.m.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS:
* Sophomore
Charlie Spurrell defended his Little Three title in the weight throw with a toss of 17.15m, a mark that ranks among the top 20 in Division III so far this season.
* Sophomore
Ben Davis ran the 800m in 1:57.45 for his first collegiate win in an individual event with a time that qualifies for the New England Division III Championships.
* Junior
Camden Heafitz cleared 1.90m in the high jump to qualify for the New England Division III Championships with his second collegiate win in the event.
* Junior
Yeob Kim led an Amherst sweep of the top four places in the long jump, all of whom qualified for the New England Division III Championships, with a leap of 6.75m for his second collegiate win in the event.
* First-year
Mike Gerfen won the 60m hurdles in his collegiate debut with a time 8.85 seconds.
* The Mammoths won both relay races, beginning with the 4x800m relay squad of first-years
Brice Shearburn and
Josh Thomas, sophomore
Will Nagy and Davis, who posted a time of 8:00.94, the best time in New England so far this season.
* The Mammoths closed the meet with a win in the 4x400m relay as senior
Kolya Markov-Riss, junior
Jai Dreher, first-year
Stan Craig and senior
Ian Dopp clocked in at 3:24.17.
