MEDFORD, Mass. -- The Mammoths placed first through fifth in the 1000m led by sophomore Jacob Connolly as the Amherst College men's track and field team competed at the Tufts Invitational on Saturday.  

Amherst will resume competition at the Triangle Classic on Saturday, February 22 at 10:30 a.m. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

* Sophomore Harrison Dow placed third in the 5000m, recording a time of 15:03.72. 

* In the 60m hurdle prelims, first-year Keason Ky finished second overall posting a time of 8.56 seconds while junior Noah Kanahele Harris placed fourth in 8.60 seconds. In the 60m hurdle finals, Ky finished third in 8.50. 

* The Mammoths went 1-2-3-4-5 in the 1000m as Connolly claimed the victory with a personal record of 2:32.72, while junior Aidan Gemme (2:35.45), sophomore Harrison Talcott (2:35.48), senior Gent Malushaga (2:35.77), and first-year Finn O'Hara (2:36.74) finished second through fifth, respectively. 
 

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
	Jacob Connolly	2:32.72
	Josh Thomas	2:33.97
	Aidan Gemme	2:35.45
	Harrison Talcott	2:35.48
	Gent Malushaga	2:35.77
	Finn O'Hara	2:36.74
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
5000m	Harrison Dow	15:03.72
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