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WPI Claims Program Second Men's Track & Field Championship

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – April 26, 2025 – WPI claimed its second-ever NEWMAC Men’s Track & Field title, and its first since 2021, as the conference championships concluded Saturday at Mount Holyoke College.

Two meet records were set over the two days, with Wheaton's Scott Sloan capturing the javelin title at 66.53 meters (218'3") on Friday and Ian Naff of Coast Guard running the 400 in 47:82. 

Below are the final team standings, as well as event-by-event results. The top two finishers in each event earn NEWMAC All-Conference honors.

Team Standings

1. WPI - 241 points

2. MIT - 196

3. Springfield - 125

4. Coast Guard - 87

5. Babson - 79

6. Wheaton - 78

3,000 Steeplechase

Ryan Fischer (WPI) -- 9:27.12

Luke Rupert (MIT) -- 9:43.67

 

4x100 Relay

WPI (Manteria, Andrew, Cole, Schnyer) - 40.94

MIT (Guobadia, Clement, Liu, Haertel) -- 41.34

 

1,500 Meters

Avi Bissoondial (WPI) -- 3:55.96

Simon Opsahl (MIT) -- 3:57.39

 

110 Hurdles

Walter Truitt (MIT) -- 14.17

Jordan Pinnix (Wheaton) -- 14.39

Michael Anderson (Springfield) -- 14.39

 

400 Meters

Ian Naff (Coast Guard) -- 47.82 - NEWMAC record 

Colin Hansen (Springfield) -- 49.30

 

100 Meters

Alex Cole (WPI) -- 10.67

Michael Scott (Springfield) -- 10.70

Patrick Haertel (MIT) -- 10.70

 

800 Meters

David Whitaker (MIT) -- 1:53.14

Charlie Glass (MIT) -- 1:53.79

 

400 Hurdles

Daniel Kim (WPI) -- 55.10

Will Larsen (WPI) -- 55.44

 

200 Meters

Ian Neff (Coast Guard) -- 21.76

Tristan Andrew (WPI) -- 21.774

 

5,000 Meters

Avi Bissoondial (WPI) -- 14:42.28

Pablo Arroyo (MIT) -- 14:45.33

 

4x400 Relay

Springfield (Fabbri, Scott, Polley, Hansen) -- 3:18.74

WPI (Kim, Boybeyi, Minichiello, D'Amour) -- 3:21.50

 

Discus Throw

Ethan Anderson (WPI) -- 44.92 meters (147'4")

Gavin Reardon (MIT) -- 42.39 meters (139'1")

 

Triple Jump

Sean Huckleberry (MIT) -- 14.15 meters (46'5.25")

Brett Gerlach (WPI) -- 13.73 meters (45'0.5")

 

High Jump

Jackson Bliey (MIT) -- 2.05 meters (6'8.75")

Anthony Meng (MIT) -- 1.95 meters (6'4.75")

 

Shot Put

Justin Buoanato (MIT) -- 14.81 meters (48'7.25")

Martin Nyagilo (Springfield) -- 14.25 meters (46'9")

 

Decathlon

Ethan Ramirez (WPI) -- 5,398

Kevin Smith (Wheaton) -- 4,933

 

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (football), Simmons College (rowing), SUNY Maritime College (football), and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (football), while sponsoring 20 sports.