Results From Vern Cox Invitational
Complete Results
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 18, 2003- Springfield College senior
Adam Hughes (Bridgewater, Conn.) finished first in the 110-meter high hurdles (15.26) and the 400-meter hurdles (54.54) tonight at the Vern Cox Track and Field Invitational at Springfield College’s Blake Track.
The meet, which was non-team scoring, is named after legendary Springfield College coach Vern Cox, who coached the men’s track and field team from 1955 to 1976.
Hughes was one of four SC runners who won events. Senior
Jon Notary (Bethlehem, Pa.) placed first in the 400 meters (49.41), and senior
Vinnie Mazzaferro (Brimfield, Mass.) won the 100 meters (11.46) and 200 meters (22.79). Junior
Brian Pearsall (Fairport, N.Y.) was a winner in the 800 meters (1:57.46).
In the field events, sophomore All-American
Blake Gulino (Old Saybrook, Conn.) won the long jump (6.85 meters); senior
Michael Heitkamp (Orwell, Vt.) finished first in the high jump (1.94 meters), and
Rick Dickinson won the pole vault (3.59 meters).
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Head Coach Ken Klatka
Ken Klatka, just inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame in October, 2011, enters his 37th season as head coach of the men’s track and field program in 2012-2013. He ranks among the nation’s most successful coaches, with an overall record of 442 wins, 144 losses, and two ties for an impressive .753 winning percentage. Under his direction, Kevin Coyle '12 won the 2011 Division III Indoor Long Jump National Championship.
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