Complete ResultsCambridge, Mass. - December 8, 2012 - Going up against some of the top competition in the region, the Springfield College men's track and field team competed in the Harvard Open, a non-scoring meet, on Saturday.
John Dayton continued his great start to the season as he recorded a distance of 57-09 in the weight throw to finish third. In the shot put, Orlando Harvey placed fifth with a heave of 48-02.75. In the jumping events, Tim Johansmeyer took 13th in the triple jump (41-08.00) and 17th in the long jump (20-01.75). Additionally, Sam Baker reached a height of 6-00.75 in the high jump.
Anthony Salvucci crossed the finish line fourth in the 3,000 in 8:38.25, while teammate Erich Voelker ran a 9:01.99 to place 10th in the same event.
In the mile run, Ryan O'Connell posted a time of 4:30.57, while in the 800 meters Matt Scully (2:01.06) and Nate Pinciak (2:02.19) each placed in the top 15.
Also having strong showings included Sean Nunan's time of 1:08.58 in the 500 meters and Walker Smith's split of 52.29 in the 200.
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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