Results

Two-time All-American Nate Hunter became the first four-time CAA shot put champion since Perry Gaskins, (1994-97 – George Mason) after a winning hurl of 18.45m (60'2.5) at the 2010 CAA Championship in Fairfax, Va. Hunter, who set the CAA record at last year's event (60'10.5), captured the conference shot put title in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Hunter's bid to go undefeated in both the shot put and discus events at the conference level was spoiled by Delaware's Chase Renoll on Saturday. Renoll's victory ended the Huskies reign in the event over the last four years. The Gloucester, Mass. native won the discus in 2006, 2007 and 2009 with respective marks of 46.32m, 47.48m and 47.98m while Ed Reardon held up the end of NU's bargain in 2008 with a winning pitch of 45.56m.

This season, Hunter's second-place heave of 45.97 garnered eight points for the Huskies. Renoll cleared 47.52m for the victory.

Hunter was tabbed the CAA Most Outstanding Field Performer for the second-consecutive year thanks to his first and second place finishes at this year's championship. In 2006, Hunter legacy was initiated after being named the CAA Rookie of the Year after winning both the shot put and discus throw.

Junior Andrew Staples helped keyed the Northeastern men's track & field attack by becoming NU's second-ever conference high jump champion after clearing 1.99m. The Narragansett, R.I. native posted a season best at George Mason Stadium, earning 10 points in the victory. Staples became the first Husky since Adrian Li captured the crown at the 2008 Championship.

The Huskies finished sixth with a total of 73 points at this year's conference championship. Host George Mason won the title with an aggregate of 215. Northeastern finished sixth last season.

Freshman Tejorn Davis competed alongside Staples in the high jump as the rookie picked up two points with a seventh-place vault of 1.89m in his first CAA final event.

Sophomore Evan Whetsell turned in a five-point performance with a fourth-place march of 1:50.92 in the 800-meter run. Along with Whetsell, senior Ryan Miling and freshman Luke Malley turned in respective marks of 1:57.57 (22nd) and 1:59.58 (23rd).

Closing out Northeastern's shot put efforts, junior Lloyd Clarke secured four points for UN with a fourth-place pitch of 14.62m while senior Michael Page earned three points with his sixth-place throw of 14.49m. Freshman Mark Mastone claimed ninth (13.40m) while sophomore Steve Caprio finished 12th (13.13m).

Wrapping up the discus event, Caprio finished on the outer cusp of scoring, placing 10th with a distance of 38.99m. Page concluded his CAA run with a 17th-place finish of 34.45m while Mastone finished in 21st with a lob of 32.09m.

Davis and junior Brian Racca represented NU in the triple jump, but neither was able to register any points with respective measures of 13.32m and 13.26m for 11th and 12th place.

The quartet of rookies Chris Conway, Anthony Gentles, Davis and senior Konrad Stefanek joined forced in the 4 x 100-meter relay, claiming sixth with a combined time of 43.22 for three points.

Sophomore Sebastian Putzeys was the Huskies' lone qualifier for Saturday's 1,500-meter final. Putzeys placed 11th with a mark of 4:02.36, marking a season best for the second-year harrier.

The Huskies return to Boston to host the New England Championship on Friday and Saturday, May 7 – 8 at Solomon Track in Dedham.

DAY ONE

The Northeastern men's track & field team wasted no time setting the precedent at the 2010 CAA Track & Field Championship on Friday as sophomore Eric Milne and freshman Greg Andrus finished second and fourth, respectively, in the javelin throw at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va.

Milne's second-place pitch of 55.50m netted eight points for the Huskies while Andrus' fourth-place hurl of 52.64m notched another five. Northeastern lurched out to the early lead, as the javelin throw was the first event of the weekend.

Junior jumper Andrew Staples locked up another crucial eight points in the field with a vault of 7.42m for second place in the long jump. Staples, who set the fifth-best mark in Northeastern history on Apr. 3 at UNH, surpasses his old mark personal best in Friday's final. Staples' leap also met IC4A-qualifying standards. Rookie Tejorn Davis belted out a mark of 6.61m for ninth place in his first conference championship.

Third-year thrower Alex Iannetta secured three NU points in the hammer throw with a sixth-place delivery of 48.06m. Sophomore Steve Caprio and freshman Mark Rossoll logged 10th- and 12th-place throws of 42.42m and 38.63m, respectively.

Four more Huskies' points were acquired through the 4.65m spring of junior Brian Daly in the pole vault event. Daly eclipsed his season-best mark of 4.60m in Friday's final.

Sophomore Evan Whetsell acquired the chance to participate in Saturday's 800-meter final after kicking out the second-best clip of Friday's qualifying round. Whetsell, who met IC4A standards with a time of 1:50.92, looks to become the Huskies' first 800-meter CAA champion tomorrow.

Four Huskies, including sophomores Daniel Grant and Sebastian Putzeys and veterans Bryan Brunelli and Kyle Audet, represented the black and red in the 1,500-meter event. Putzeys was the lone qualifier for Saturday's final as the Newton, Mass. native motored along the track in 3:54.47 for 11th, overall (top 12 qualify). Putzeys clip was about six seconds quicker than any other 1,500-meter time this season. Grant (3:57.33), Brunelli (4:02.78) and Audet (4:06.59) crossed in 15th, 17th and 19th, in that order.

Freshman Chris Conway fell one spot short of qualifying for his first 110-meter final after registering a ninth-place mark of 15.43. The Norton, Mass. native was 0.01 seconds short of becoming eligible for Saturday's championship round.

Senior Konrad Stefanek toed the line in the 200-meter dash and registered a 26th-place mark of 23.48, missing out on a bid for the ensuing finals.

Newcomer Anthony Gentles posted a time of 51.21 in the preliminary round of the 400-meter dash, placing out of contention for tomorrow's final set.

In the distance game, junior James Pellerano turned out a time of 15:47.39 in the 5,000-meter challenge while for 13th place.

Tomorrow, two-time All-American Nate Hunter will look to secure his fourth-consecutive shot put and discus crowns at the CAA Championship. The Gloucester, Mass. native shattered the shot put record last year with his winning pitch of 60'10.5. A possible 20 points from Nate Hunter would help boost the Huskies up the ranks after posting 26 points in the first day.

The men kick off the final day of the CAA Championship with the discus throw at 11:30 a.m.