WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State's 4x100 relay was a winner, and Mitch Maslowski ran a New England Championships qualifying time in the 200 meters to help the Owls to a second place finish at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational in New London, Conn. on Saturday.
The host Bears won the seven-team meet with 187 points, followed by the Owls with 115, and UMass-Dartmouth and Eastern Connecticut in a tie for fourth with 105.
The Owls 4x100 relay team of Lucas Roberts, Maslowski, Dorian Johnson and Owen Ortiz completed the circuit in 43.26.
Maslowski picked up a second place finish in the 200 as his time of 22.13 was just 1/100ths off winner Rahmen Otteng of Eastern Connecticut. Maslowski also placed fourth in the 100 meters in 11.09 seconds.
Other top place finishers for the Owls included Esteafan Jack, who took second in the 400 in 52.03; Johnson placed second in the 400 hurdles in 59.19, and Brandon Blackburn finished second in the high jump at 1.85m (6.075").
The Owls will be at home next Saturday, as they host the Jerry Gravel Invitational meet.