BOSTON -- The Amherst College men's track and field team posted nine New England Division III Championship qualifying performances at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University on Friday.  

Amherst will return to the track tomorrow at the Tufts Invitational on Saturday, February 15 at 10 a.m. 

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* In the 60m hurdle prelims, first-year Keason Ky set a personal record of 8.50 seconds which was good for 10th place while junior Noah Kanahele Harris posted a personal best of 8.55 seconds.

* Junior Jordan Harrison placed 10th out of 61 athletes in the 60m prelims crossing the line in 7.04 seconds. 

* In the 200m, junior Cody Pierce tied his school record of 21.75 to finish 14th overall.

* Junior Ben Davis registered a personal best in the 800m, crossing the line in 1:51.08.

* Senior Nick Edwards-Levin produced over a five-second personal record in the 3000m, finishing in 8:21.98.

* Sophomore Michael Abbey Jr. placed third in the long jump tying his season best of 6.58m while first-year Matt Kasper placed ninth overall with a jump of 6.08m. 
 

NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS
Event	Student-Athlete	Mark
60m	Jordan Harrison	6.95
	Alexander Nichols	7.04
200m	Cody Pierce	21.75* #
	Jordan Harrison	22.31 #
	Alexander Nichols	22.42 #
	Kean Tanyi-Tang	22.73
400m	Cody Pierce	49.24 #
	Kean Tanyi-Tang	50.62 #
600m	Ben Davis	1:20.30
	Will Nagy	1:23.87
800m	Ben Davis	1:51.08 #
	Will Nagy	1:56.66 #
	Finn O'Hara	1:56.83 #
	Gent Malushaga	1:58.21
1000m	Nick Edwards-Levin	2:28.17
	Josh Thomas	2:33.97
Mile	Nick Edwards-Levin	4:14.06 #
	Aidan Gemme	4:17.23 #
	Stan Craig	4:17.73
3000m	Henry Dennen	8:18.60
	Nick Edwards-Levin	8:21.98 #
	Stan Craig	8:30.58 #
	Parker Boyle	8:30.94
	Harrison Dow	8:38.46
	George Cahill	8:42.27
60m Hurdles	Keason Ky	8.50
	Noah Kanahele Harris	8.55
Pole Vault	Alec Kuzyk	4.71m*
	Christoph Osselmann-Chai	4.30m
Long Jump	Michael Abbey Jr.	6.58m
	Kaleb Barrett	6.55m
Triple Jump	Michael Abbey Jr.	14.25m
	Matt Kasper	13.47m
Shot Put	Gavin Schmidt	16.33m*
	David Brown	14.73m
	Jacob Shine	13.60m
Weight Throw	Charlie Spurrell	15.76m
	David Brown	15.49m

Bold indicates new season best
Highlighted indicates new qualifiers today
* indicates school record
# Banked Track