MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Seven Mammoths qualified for the New England Division III Championships as the Amherst College men's track and field team competed at the Middlebury Winter Invitational on Saturday.

Amherst will resume competition at the Middlebury Small College Invitational hosted at the TRACK at new balance on Sunday, January 26 at 9 am. 

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* First-year Christoph Osselmann-Chai opened his collegiate debut in the 60m hurdles recording a time of 8.77 seconds. 

* Junior Charlie Spurrell won the weight throw registering a New England Division III Championship qualifying mark of 15.35m while senior David Brown posted a season best and qualifying mark of 14.37m which was good for fifth place. 

* In the shot put, Brown finished second recording a season best of 14.43m while first-year Gavin Schmidt placed fourth with a mark of 14.05m and sophomore Jacob Shine recorded a season best of 13.60m. All three marks met the New England qualifying standard.  

* Sophomore Kaleb Barrett placed third in the long jump with a New England qualifying mark of 6.55m while first-year Matt Kasper placed sixth with a jump of 6.28m. 

* In the pole vault, sophomore Alec Kuzyk delivered a mark of 4.30m tying for second while first-year Christoph Osselmann-Chai qualified for the New England Championships with a mark of 4.30m which was good for fourth. 
 

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
Event	Student-Athlete	Mark
200m	Cody Pierce	22.05 #
400m	Kean Tanyi-Tang	50.62 #
800m	Ben Davis	1:52.92
Mile	Nick Edwards-Levin	4:14.06 #
	Aidan Gemme	4:17.23 #
3000m	Henry Dennen	8:18.60
	Stan Craig	8:30.58 #
	Parker Boyle	8:30.94
	Nick Edwards-Levin	8:33.20
Pole Vault	Alec Kuzyk	4.30m
	Christoph Osselmann-Chai	4.30m
Long Jump	Kaleb Barrett	6.55m
Shot Put	David Brown	14.43m
	Gavin Schmidt	14.05m
	Jacob Shine	13.60m
Weight	Charlie Spurrell	15.35m
	David Brown	14.37m

Bold indicates new season best
Highlighted indicates new qualifiers today
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