March 30, 2009
WPI Sophomore Named NEWMAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week
NEWMAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week:
Jeff Baker, WPI, 2011 (Wallingford, Conn.)
Baker started the season in style, automatically qualifying for
the NCAA Championships in May in the javelin with a heave of 207-6.
It will be a return trip to the NCAA's for the sophomore, who
participated last spring as well. Baker capped his all-around
strong performance on Saturday by finishing second in the hammer
(154-1) and fourth in the discus (127-3) en route to helping WPI
win its 34th straight Worcester City Meet Title.
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