SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore George Cahill won the 3000m to highlight action for the Amherst College men's track and field team at the Triangle Classic on Saturday at Springfield College.

The Mammoths are back in action next weekend as championship season begins with the New England Division III Indoor Championships. The heptathlon will take place on Friday (Feb. 23) and Saturday (Feb. 24) at Tufts University with the rest of the program on Sunday (Feb. 25) at the Track at New Balance in Boston.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Cahill won the 3000m as the Mammoths took the top two spots in the race. Cahill clocked in at 8:45.58 for his first win of the season and sophomore Aidan Gemme was just behind in 8:46.25. Both Mammoths qualified for next weekend's New England Division III Championships.

* Senior Hugh Lemmon-Kishi posted personal bests in fifth-place finishes in two throwing events, qualifying for the New England Division III Championships in the shot put with a throw of 13.67m and improving his top mark in the weight throw with a toss of 14.50m.

* First-year Alec Kuzyk matched his season best in the pole vault, clearing 4.40m on his first attempt to tie for fourth.
 

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
Event	Student-Athlete	Mark
60m	Benjamin Bell	7.01
	Alexander Nichols	7.05
200m	Cody Pierce	22.02
	Benjamin Bell	22.63 #
	Alexander Nichols	22.65
	Jordan Harrison	22.67 #
400m	Jai Dreher	50.44 #
600m	Ben Davis	1:19.84 #
	Kolya Markov-Riss	1:20.82 #
	Parker Boyle	1:22.56 #
	Ian Dopp	1:25.03 #
800m	Ben Davis	1:54.13
	Kolya Markov-Riss	1:54.50
	Parker Boyle	1:54.87
	Will Nagy	1:55.35
	Josh Thomas	1:56.76
	Ian Dopp	1:57.35 #
1000m	Ben Davis	2:27.69 #
	Parker Boyle	2:29.69 #
	Kolya Markov-Riss	2:31.22 #
	Ian Dopp	2:31.82
	Will Nagy	2:32.17 #
Mile	Stan Craig	4:18.30 #
3000m	Stan Craig	8:23.19
	Henry Dennen	8:25.83
	Harrison Dow	8:39.13 #
	George Cahill	8:39.54 #
	Aidan Gemme	8:40.20 #
5000m	Theo Dassin	14:51.38
	Henry Dennen	14:55.71
	Harrison Dow	15:01.24 #
High Jump	Camden Heafitz	1.96m
Pole Vault	Alec Kuzyk	4.40m
Long Jump	Yeob Kim	6.75m
	Adrian Friedman	6.70m
	Michael Abbey Jr.	6.62m
	Kaleb Barrett	6.55m
Triple Jump	Michael Abbey Jr.	13.38m
	Gabe dos Santos	13.38m
	Kaleb Barrett	13.19m
Shot Put	David Brown	13.87m
	Hugh Lemmon-Kishi	13.67m
	Jacob Shine	13.64m
Weight Throw	Charlie Spurrell	17.15m
	David Brown	16.03m
	Hugh Lemmon-Kishi	14.50m

Bold indicates new season best
Highlighted indicates new qualifier today
# indicates converted from flat track