Results | Bonus Coverage (Flortrack.org)

The Northeastern men's track & field team wrapped up its first large outdoor event of the season with another top 10 performance from senior Nate Hunter at the Raleigh Relays on March 26-27.

Hunter snared the Huskies' lone top ten performance with a 10th-place pitch of 16.55m (54'3.75) in the shot put. The Gloucester, Mass. native's mark outmuscled 50 others in the field.

Sophomore thrower Mark Caprio captured 45th in the same event with a toss of 11.91m (39'1). Caprio also finished 34th in the hammer throw after belting out a mark of 40.09m (131'6).

In the 110-meter hurdles, freshman Chris Conway was clocked in 15.34 to place fifth in his heat while his mark stood 31st, overall.

Sophomore Evan Whetsell entered a set of races, both the 400- and 800-meter runs. In the 400-meter, Whetsell posted a 69th-place mark of 50.58 and in the 800-meter, he fininshed in 1:53.09 for 14th.

Sophomore Sebastian Putzeys acted as NU's representative in the 1,500-meter and turned in a hard-fought effort of 26th (4:06.05). Putzeys' clip knocked off 56 other harriers.

In the 5,000-meter challenge, junior James Pellerano and sophomore Daniel Grant teamed up for 16th- and 20th-place marks, respectively, clocking in 15:16.81 and 15:31.30. Junior Teddy Vrountas outlasted 14 others in the 10,000-meter test, placing 14th with a mark of 31:05.53.

Finishing up in the field, junior Andrew Staples cleared 1.95m (6'4.75) in the high jump for a six-way, 11th-place tie. In the long jump, Staples leapt 6.99m (22'11.25) in the long jump. Staples measurement finished 13th and was better than 50 other vaulters. Classmate Brian Racca claimed 54th after eliciting a mark of 5.83m (19'01.5). Racca also finished 13th in the triple jump with a combination of 13.88m (45'6.5).

Northeastern returns to New England for competition at the Wildcat Invitational on Saturday, April 3 in Durham, N.H.