Waterville, Maine- Colby College Men's Track and Field hosted the first meet of the season against the Central Maine Community College Mustangs, the Thomas College Terriers, and the University of Maine at Farmington Beavers. The Mules earned a score of 124.5 points to best all teams and earn the first place victory to round out the first meet of the season.
In addition to nine top-ten performances in the history of the program by the Mules,
Myles Thornton-Sherman earned a DIII New England qualifying score and surpassed his competition by 879 points in his first collegiate heptathlon. Sophomore
Jackson Coelho achieved a time of 1:24.31 in the Men's 600 Meters as well as a DIII New England qualifying time and a career best time. All top-five finishers in the Men's 600 Meters were Colby runners. Rounding out track events,
Markus Christie competed with
Jackson Coelho,
Ren Zanze, and
Raghav Kadambi for the first place victory in the Men's 4x400 Relay. Christie also saw a personal high in the Men's 200 Meters earning him a DIII New England qualifying time. For field events, sophomore
Logan Lehnert earned the first place victory and a career best of 4.60m with a final DIII New England qualifying score for the Mules.
On January 13th, Colby College Men's Track and Field will begin the new year in Norton, Massachusetts competing against the Wheaton College Lyons.