Results

Day 2
The Northeastern men's track & field team closed out its outdoor opener in style after senior Patrick Jablonski won the discus throw at the Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. hosted by Coastal Carolina.

Jablonski ousted 61 other hurlers with a pitch of 50.70m (166'4) in the discus throw, defeating the runner-up by over a foot. Shawn Johnson was second with a throw of 49.72m (163'1).

The Deerfield, Mass. had a strong showing in shot put, as well, tossing for 16.29m (53'5.5) to capture fourth place.

In the 200-meter dash, senior Darius Velez finished 59th (22.83), sophomore Jackson MacDonald posted a 62nd-place mark of 22.91 and second-year athlete Dylan Lucas ended up in 90th with a mark of 23.67.

Sophomore Alex Shapiro notched a 16th-place performance in the 400-meter dash, looping the track in 48.88 while Lucas crossed in 51.37 for 54th. Rookies Stephen Sollowin and Conor Lyons finished 16th and 19th, respectively, with times of 4:01.47 and 4:02.27. Freshman Jared Lane attained 22nd place with a clip of 56.15.

The 4 x 100-meter team of Velez, Shapiro, Lane and senior Andrew Staples finished 26th with a time of 44.12.

Closing out the field events, junior Tejorn Davis captured 13th in the triple jump 13.98m (45'10.5) while first-year leaper Ryan Matthews was awarded 21st after clearing 13.47 (44'2.5).

Northeastern hosts its first outdoor event of the season next Saturday, March 24 at Solomon Outdoor Track in Dedham, Mass.

Day 1
The Northeastern men's track & field team got off on the right foot to start the outdoor season thanks to another victory for sophomore Eric Jenkins at the Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Friday. Coastal Carolina is hosting the event that includes 54 teams and over 1,700 athletes.

Jenkins outlasted 22 other distance runners in the 10,000-meter run, crossing the challenge in 31:23.97 for the victory. The Portsmouth, N.H. native topped the runner-up (James McBride – Millersville) by almost 26 seconds. McBride finished in 31:59.04. Jenkins' classmate, Brian Doyle captured eighth place in the event with a mark of 32:49.71.

Senior Andrew Staples begins his quest for an NCAA bid with a runner-up performance in the long jump. The Narragansett, R.I. native beat 31 other jumpers with a clearance of 7.31m (23'11.75). Junior Tejorn Davis finished 17th with a jump of 6.51m (21'4.25).

Sophomore Christopher Reider started off his outdoor season in style, finishing ninth in a field of 50 with a heave of 57.68 (189'3) in the javelin throw.

In short-event qualifying, senior Darius Velez, rookie Jason Matthews and Davis fell short of the 16-man finals in the 100-meter dash. Velez finished 38th (10.99), Matthews took 66th (11.30) and Davis concluded the event in 99th (11.68). In the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Jackson MacDonald and freshman Jared Lane finished 34th (15.61) and 36th (15.68), respectively, and unfortunately did not pass into the finals on Saturday

The Huskies wrap up their first outdoor event of the season on Saturday, March 17 at Coastal Carolina.