Complete ResultsSpringfield, Mass. -- February 17, 2012 -- Chris Fogler of Williams College has taken the first-day lead of the heptathlon competition within the 2012 New England Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships taking place at Springfield College's Field House. The heptathlon will resume tomorrow at 9 am.
Fogler, a junior, has completed the first four events with a leading point-total of 2,551. The four events include the 60, the long jump, the shot put, and the high jump. The three events that will be concluded tomorrow will be the 60 high hurdles, the pole vault, and the 1000.
Nine others completed Day 1. They included sophomore Andrew Osborne of Tufts with 2530 points, freshman Eric Wainman of Bates (2404), junior David Hardison of Bates (2402), freshman Jason Sliwoski of Worcester State (2352), senior Mike Thyden of WPI (2305), sophomore Aaron Paiton of Southern Maine (2235), sophomore Clay Kosack of Coast Guard (2234), and freshman Allan Yau of Tufts (2020).
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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