2023-24 Westfield State Men's Track and Field News
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Owl Men Second at MASCAC Outdoor Track Championships
April 26, 2024Westfield State first year Nathan Sylven (Wrentham, Mass.) won a pair of events to lead the Owls to a second place finish in the 2024 MASCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Jerry Gravel Track and Alumni Field in Westfield on Friday. -
Ranck, Men’s Track and Field Compete at Trinity Invitational
April 20, 2024Westfield State senior Colby rank posted a pair of top four finishes as men’s track and field placed tenth at the Trinity Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
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Johnson, Sylven Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors
April 16, 2024Westfield State University’s Gordon Johnson (Hanson, Mass./Whitman-Hanson HS) and Nathan Sylven (Wrentham, Mass./King Phillip) have been named as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s men’s track and field athlete of the week, and rookie of the week.
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Owl Men Place Second at Gravel Invitational
April 13, 2024Westfield State sophomore Xavier Merkman (Springfield, MA) set a new personal best of 42.08 meters in the discus in winning the event.
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Ware Named MASCAC Field Athlete of the Week
April 11, 2024Westfield State sophomore Johnny Ware secured the MASCAC Field Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Coast Guard Invite this past Saturday.
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Men’s Track and Field Take Part in Coast Guard Invite
April 06, 2024The Westfield State men’s track and field team competed at the Coast Guard Academy Spring Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
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Sylven Tops Steeplechase at Corsair Invitational
March 30, 2024Westfield State first-year Nathan Sylven won the men’s 3000 steeplechase to highlight the Owls performances at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Invitational on Saturday in North Dartmouth, Mass.
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Madden, Clark Top Events at Wesleyan
March 23, 2024Westfield State’s Shane Clark and Brogan Madden won their events as the Owls men’s outdoor track and field team started the season at a rainy Elmer J. Swanson Invitation at Wesleyan College in Middletown, Conn. on Saturday.
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Five Owls Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team
March 20, 2024The MASCAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement, regardless of their overall performance or statistics for the season.
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Westfield State Athletics Hold Top Spot in 2023-24 Smith Cup Standings
March 06, 2024At the conclusion of the winter sports season, Westfield State University Athletics continues to hold the top spot in the 2023-24 Howard C. Smith Cup standings as the best athletic program in the MASCAC.
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Owls Compete at New England D3 Meet
February 25, 2024Westfield State junior Eliza Lee (Walpole, Mass.) placed ninth in the triple jump, highlighting the Owls’ competitors at the New England Divison III Track and Field Championships at the Track at New Balance on Sunday.
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Good Day For Men's Track at Wheaton
February 17, 2024Westfield State’s Will Brewster (Westfield, Mass.) and Colby Ranck (Chicopee, Mass./Hampden Charter) each picked up event wins at the Wheaton College Pre-Postseason Invitational on Saturday in Norton, Mass.Good S
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Lee, Nekitopoulos Headline MASCAC Indoor All-Conference Teams
February 14, 2024Westfield State track and field athletes Eliza Lee and John Nekitopoulos each won multiple events at the MASCAC Championship meet to headline the teams’ All-Conference award winners.
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Owl Men Take Second at MASCAC Indoor Championships
February 10, 2024Westfield State junior John Nekitopoulos won the 1000 and the 3000 meters to lead the Owls’ men’s track and field team’s results at the 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday afternoon at Smith College.
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Owls Track and Field to Host MASCAC Indoor Championship Meet, Tomorrow, February 10
February 09, 2024After a year’s hiatus, the MASCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships have returned with Westfield State men’s and women’s track and field hosting the meet at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. on Saturday, February 10.
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Owls' Merkman Follows Passions on The Track and in the Art Studio
February 07, 2024Tossing around a 16-lb. shot put, or a 35-lb. weight is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you visualize an artist.
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Westfield State's Nekitopoulos Named MASCAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week
February 06, 2024Nekitopoulos was recognized after running a personal best time of 4:20.36 in winning the mile race at the Pioneer Fast Trax Invitational meet in Utica, N.Y. on Saturday, Feb. 3.
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Nekitopoulos Wins Mile At the Fast Trax Invitational
February 03, 2024John Nekitopoulos won the men’s mile to lead the results of the Westfield State men’s track and field team at the Pioneer Fast Trax Invitational at Utica (NY) College on Saturday afternoon.
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Over 200 Owls’ Student-Athletes Named to MASCAC Fall/Winter 2023 All-Academic Team
February 01, 2024Westfield State Athletics placed over 200 student-athletes on the MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic team for the 2023 fall semester.
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Nekitopoulos Posts All-New England Time at Wesleyan Invite
January 27, 2024Westfield State senior John Nekitopoulos posted a Division III All-New England time with a first-place finish in the 1000 as the men’s track and field team competed at the Wesleyan Invite.
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Nekitopoulos Wins Mile at Massassoit Classic
January 20, 2024Westfield State senior John Nekitopoulos won the men’s mile to highlight the Owls performances at the Massassoit Classic meet at Springfield College on Saturday.
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Owls Compete at Coast Guard Invitational
January 13, 2024Westfield State’s John Nekitopoulos won the 3000 meters to highlight the performances of the Westfield State University men’s track and field team on Saturday at the Coast Guard Academy Invitational in New London, Conn.
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Men's Track and Field 8th at Utica Holiday Classic
December 09, 2023First year Ali Warsame placed second in the triple jump to lead the Owls men’s and track and field team’s performances at the Utica College Holiday Classic in Utica, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon.
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Men’s Track and Field Finish Second at Springfield College Invitational
December 02, 2023Westfield State sophomores’ Colin Mahoney and Ali Warsame both won individual events as the Owls placed second at the Springfield College Invitational from Springfield, Mass. on Saturday afternoon.
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Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Selected Second in MASCAC Indoor Preseason Poll
November 29, 2023The Westfield State men’s and women’s track and field teams were both selected to finish second in the 2023 MASCAC Indoor Preseason Poll as voted on by the coaches throughout the league.
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Coach Gravel Formally Inducted Into MASCAC Hall of Fame
October 20, 2023Former Westfield State Athletic Hall of Fame track and field coach and faculty member Jerry Gravel was formally inducted (posthumously) into the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame on September 9, 2023 as part of the ceremonies at the Gravel Scholarship Golf Tournament, managed by coach Gravel's alumni and the Westfield State Foundation, Inc.
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Owls Induct 25th Hall of Fame Class
October 18, 2023Westfield State Athletics celebrated its 25th Hall of Fame class on Saturday, October 13, inducting five new members as part of the school’s homecoming weekend.
