New Haven, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University men's track and field team turned in a strong performance Saturday morning, winning three events and recording multiple top-three finishes at The William Sutherland III Invitational.

The first event win of the day came from Rowan O'Brien in the 3,000 meters. The sophomore posted a career-best time of 9:20.69 to claim first place. James Barnacle followed closely behind, finishing third with a time of 9:29.40.

The second event win came in the 4x400-meter relay, as Carter Kelly, Brodie Proulx, Tyler Zacharczyk, and Alexander Rotondi combined for a first-place finish with a time of 3:36.87.

The final event win of the meet came in the pole vault, where graduate student Francisco Amore cleared a mark of 4.50 meters to take first place. The mark stands as the second-best performance of his Sacred Heart career. Closely behind was Benjamin Mandler. Mandler finished second overall with a mark of 4.35 meters.

The Pioneers also turned in a strong performance in the weight throw. Nathan Ainabe led the way with a second-place finish after recording a throw of 17.02 meters. Kristopher Chambers followed closely behind, placing fifth overall with a mark of 15.55 meters.
 
Up Next:
The Pioneers return to action next weekend on Saturday, January 31, traveling to Boston to compete in the Harvard University Men's Invitational. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon.