TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- March 10, 2007 -- Dominic Uguccioni, a junior from Springfield College, competed in the 2007 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana over the past weekend.
The native of Colrain, Mass. finished 11th in the weight throw on Friday in his only competition. His best throw was 49-feet, 6 1/4-inches.
Uguccioni was the only competitor, man or woman, from Springfield College to participate.
Thus, the indoor portion of the season is over. The SC men had finished third of 55 teams, and the women eighth of 56 teams, at the ECAC Division III Championships one week previous to the NCAA's.
The outdoor portion of the season will begin Saturday, March 31 when both Springfield's men and women will travel to Rensselaer in Troy, N.Y.
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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