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Posted: Apr 11, 2021

Thomas breaks shot put record at Merrimack

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Sophomore Kasey Thomas shined at Merrimack on Saturday afternoon as the Bryant University men's and women's track and field team competed at Merrimack. Thomas shattered the outdoor shotput record at Bryant and helped the women's team score 92 points and finish third in the team standings. The men accumulated 113 points and also finished third behind both Merrimack and Assumption.

COACH SWITZER'S COMMENTS

"After having off last weekend, this was a great meet back for us. We talked a lot going into the meet about not having expectations but going in and competing with energy and intensity. Across the board I think we did a good job with that and walked away with a lot of PRs. It was awesome to end the meet on Kasey's school record with the whole team watching. I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks as we build into NECs."

TEAM RESULTS (M)

1. UMass Lowell – 173
2. Merrimack – 167
3. Bryant – 113
 4. Assumption – 87

TEAM RESULTS (W)

1. Merrimack – 192
2. UMass Lowell – 178
3. Bryant – 92
 4. Assumption – 83

MEN TOP PERFORMERS

  • Five Bulldogs finished in the top 10 in the 800m. The pack was led by Jason Dolan who won first overall with a PR of 1:51.75 ranking him second all-time at Bryant. Freshman Nolan Hickey trailed in third (1:57.22), followed by Jordan Dagrin in fourth (1:57.78), Luke Silva in ninth (2:00.76), and Aidan Hickey in tenth (2:02.47).
  • Junior William Bittrich led the way in the 5000m with a personal-best time of 15:22.81. Bittrich won first overall and now ranks ninth all-time at Bryant.
  • Kevin Aroke moved up in Bryant's record book to third all-time in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.50. Aroke finished third and scored six points for the Black and Gold.
  • Both 4x400 relay teams finished 1-2 at Merrimack out of five teams. The relay team of Ethan Ferraiolo, Jacob Goodman, Edward Cardarelli, and William Remkiewicz led the pack with a time of 3:29.58, followed by Jordan Dagrin, Dolan, Aidan Hickey, and Nolan Hickey who finished second with a time of 3:25.12.
  • Senior Brett Cloutier shined in shotput when he threw a PR of 15.27m to win first overall and bring ten points to the Bulldog team. Cloutier's mark ranks second all-time behind Chris Fasano with a 16.15m mark.
  • Sophomore Grant Dubiel moved up one spot in Bryant's Top-10 record book when he threw a personal-best of 39.68m in discus. Dubiel finished seventh overall in the meet and is now seventh all-time at Bryant.
  • The Bulldogs dominated in javelin led by Nick Alessandro who finished first with a 55.25m mark. Freshman Emmett Ruote trailed closely behind in second place (54.46m) followed by Austin Hagander in fifth (46.99m).

WOMEN TOP PERFORMERS

  • To say that Kasey Thomas shattered the school shotput record would be an understatement. Thomas threw a 13.29m mark, surpassing the 12.91m mark held by Jessica Cegarra '07 in 2004, and finished second overall at Merrimack.
  • Sophomore Emma Garrity led the Black and Gold in the 800m with a second-place finish. Garrity posted a PR of 2:22.64 ranking just outside of Bryant's top-10. Five other Bulldogs finished in the top ten of the event out of 15 runners, including Sarah Freeman in second (2:24.20), Julia Ayres in fifth (2:27.28), Abigail Hamilton in seventh (2:29.72), Elizabeth Goyette in ninth (2:35.41), and Kierstin Lock in tenth (2:36.26).
  • After setting a PR in the 800m, Ayres set a second personal best on Saturday. In the 1500m, Ayres finished first overall with a time of 4:49.75. Hamilton also set a PR in both of those events as she crossed the finish line at 5:01.89 in the 1500m in fifth place.
  • Lily LaGoy led the Bulldogs in discus with a 37.28m mark. The mark is a personal best and ranks her fourth all-time at Bryant. Lagoy finished fourth at Merrimack.
  • Sophomore Julia Mechlinksi etched her name in Bryant's record book with a 28.46m mark in javelin. Mechlinski finished fifth overall at Merrimack and is now tenth all-time at Bryant.