SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Junior Charlie Spurrell established a new program record in the weight throw to win the event while sophomore Alec Kuzyk surpassed his program record in the pole vault as six total Mammoths won individual events leading the Amherst College men's track and field team to a team victory at the Triangle Classic hosted by Springfield College on Saturday.  

The Mammoths finished the day with 13 points to claim the team victory while Tufts placed second with 10 and Connecticut College (6), Trinity (6), WPI (3), and Springfield (1) rounded out the field. 

Amherst will resume competition at the New England Division III Indoor Championships hosted at the TRACK at New Balance on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS:

* Junior Charlie Spurrell won the weight throw, recording a two-meter personal record of 17.76m and establishing a new program record for the Mammoths. Spurrell's throw surpasses the previous record of 17.58m set by Sam Amaka '19 in 2019.  

* Kuzyk won the pole vault producing a height of 4.75m, surpassing his school record of 4.71m that was established earlier this season. 

* Sophomore Mike Gerfen placed second in the 60m hurdle prelims with a personal best of 8.73 seconds while first-year Osselmann-Chai finished third posting a time of 8.79. In the final round, Osselmann-Chai won the event registering a personal best of 8.61 while Gerfen finished fourth. 

* Sophomore Parker Boyle finished as the runner up in the mile, recording a personal best of 4.17.30 . 

* Junior Ben Davis won the 400m, clocking in a personal record of 50.47. 

* In the 800, Boyle crossed the line with a winning time of 1:57.47 while senior Aidan Gemme placed second posting a personal best of 1:58.28.

* Amherst recorded the top three times in the 3000m as first-year Ben Kasen led the field with a personal best of 8:44.14. Sophomore Harrison Talcott finished as the runner up delivering a personal record of 8:45.88 while classmate Sam Young placed third in 8:57.61. 

* In the long jump, first-year Matt Kasper placed second overall recording a personal best mark of 6.64m. 

* Junior Zach Villegas placed second overall in the heptathlon, totaling 4103 points.  
 

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 #
	Ben Davis	50.47
	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 #
	Parker Boyle	1:57.47
	Gent Malushaga	1:58.21
	Aidan Gemme	1:58.28
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 #
	Parker Boyle	4:17.30
	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
	Christoph Osselmann-Chai	8.61
High Jump	Camden Heafitz	1.90m
Pole Vault	Alec Kuzyk	4.75m*
	Christoph Osselmann-Chai	4.30m
Long Jump	Matt Kasper	6.64m
	Michael Abbey Jr.	6.58m
	Kaleb Barrett	6.55m
Triple Jump	Michael Abbey Jr.	14.25m
	Matt Kasper	13.47m
	Kaleb Barrett	13.41m
Shot Put	Gavin Schmidt	16.33m*
	David Brown	14.73m
	Jacob Shine	13.60m
Weight Throw	Charlie Spurrell	17.76m*
	David Brown	15.49m

Bold indicates new season best
Highlighted indicates new qualifiers today
* indicates school record
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