BOSTON – The Huskies' men's earned first place at the Joe Donahue Games on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center. It was their second first-place finish of the indoor season. The women's team took second place, while taking home seven event titles.
 
Northeastern dominated in the throws again. The men took first, second and third in both the shot put and weight throw. Ryan Kim took first place in the shot put for the fourth time this season.
 
Senior Eric Mellusi finished first in the weight throw and third in the shot put. Shawn Bleichert and David Adams took third and fourth in the 60m hurdles. Adams posted a time of 8.26, a season-best time for the sophomore.
 
Dan Romano and Quinn Litherland both earned first-place finishes in the mile and the 500m, respectively. Romano crossed with a time of 4:17.71, a new personal best for the junior.
 
Erica Belvit and Lauren Swanson took first and second in the weight throw, with Belvit posting a personal-best 17.84m. Leeyan Redwood secured another first-place finish in the shot put.
 
Kerri Ruffo, Brooke Wojeski and Corinne Myers all earned first place finishes in the 3000m, mile and 1000m, respectively. In the 500m, Patrice Williams, Audrey Weyand and Katie Hanlon took first, second and third place. 

Coach's Take: 
"There were a lot of good performances today and I am really pleased with how the athletes are progressing through their training. I am really proud of each one of the athletes as they have been preparing themselves for a great year. We are in a good spot heading into the New England Championships." – Head Coach Cathrine Erickson

Men's Top Finishers:
 

Event	Athlete – Place – Time/Mark
60m	Collins Ebozue – 3rd – 7.02
200m	Collins Ebozue – 5th – 22.86
400m	Austin Lin – 2nd – 49.97
500m	Quinn Litherland – 1st – 1:04.25
800m	Bryan Keller – 2nd – 1:57.37
1000m	Jonathan Prus – 3rd – 2:23.31
1 Mile	Dan Romano – 1st – 4:17.71
3000m	Daniel Condon – 3rd – 8:59.81
5000m	Eric Clay – 1st – 15:13.28
60mH	Shawn Bleichert – 3rd – 8.24
Pole Vault	Travis Kartz – 2nd – 4.80m
Long Jump	Anthony Roderick – 5th – 6.51m
Triple Jump	Kurt Robakiewicz – 3rd – 13.17m
Shot Put	Ryan Kim – 1st – 17.15m
Weight Put	Eric Mellusi – 1st – 18.47m

 
Women's Top Finishers:
 

Event	Athlete – Place – Time/Mark
60m	Khailah Griffin – 4th – 8.11
200m	Patrice Williams – 3rd – 26.33
400m	Olivia Robbins – 4th – 1:01.34
500m	Patrice Williams – 1st – 1:15.51
800m	Kelsey Walak – 2nd – 2:21.60
1000m	Corinne Myers – 1st – 2:55.48
1 Mile	Brooke Wojeski – 1st – 4:59.49
3000m	Kerri Ruffo – 1st – 9:59.32
High Jump	Paige Suse – 1st – 1.71m
Pole Vault	Eliana Sirkin – 4th – 3.20m
Long Jump	Jessica Scott – 1st – 5.44m
Triple Jump	Shraeya Srinivasan– 2nd – 11.40m
Shot Put	Leeyan Redwood – 1st – 14.08m
Weight Put	Erica Belvit – 1st – 17.84m

 
Up Next for Northeastern:
The Huskies will be back in action on January 26 at the John Thomas Invite hosted by Boston University.    
 
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