Cooper's 4th Place Finish Highlights Men's Track and Field Performance

Fitchburg, Mass. (4/6/13) – The Lasell College men's track and field team placed 15th overall at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Invitational. David Cooper ran a new outdoor personal best in the 800M of 2:00.26 to finish fourth in the race.

Andrew Panther finished 15^th in the 200M with a time of 24.13, and 12^th in the 400M in a time of 53.24.

DaShaun Hightower ran a 1:02.59 in the 400M Hurdles 400M, finishing 10^th and placing 28^th in the open 400M with a time of 56.86. Kyle Northrop placed 11^th in the 5000M run, breaking the 18 minute barrier with a time of 17:17.97 and Patrick Sponzo's 800M time of 2:04.05 was good for eighth place. Ryan MacLeod ran a 26.38 in the 200M, finishing 42^nd.

Team Scores

1) Colby 171.50

2) Bates 125.50

3) Keene State 96

4) Southern Maine 83  

5) Colby-Sawyer 61.50    

6) Emmanuel 51  

7) Regis 39

7) Fitchburg St. 39  

9) GBTC 24      

10) Dare 2 Dream 12  

10) Lyndon State 12

12) Ravens TC 10  

12) Monster Inc 10      

14) Northeastern Club Running 9  

15) Nichols College 6      

15) Lasell College 6  

15) St. Joseph's (Me.) 6      

18) Penquin Track Club 5  

19) Lesley 4