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42^nd Annual MASCAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Hosted By Bridgewater State University

Ed Swenson Track, Bridgewater, Massachusetts

FINAL TEAM SCORES                                                                      

Bridgewater State                                 217

Westfield State                                     195

Worcester State                                   154

Fitchburg State                                     49

Massachusetts Maritime                       31

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. --  Bridgewater State University successfully defended its title at the 2013 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday afternoon, as the Bears topped runner-up Westfield State University by 22 points to capture the crown on their home turf at the Ed Swenson Track.

Bridgewater State amassed 217 points to take the title for the second straight season in topping Westfield State’s team score of 195 points.  Worcester State University was next in third place with 154 points, while Fitchburg State University (49 points) and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (31 points) rounded out the scoring in this year’s championship.

Senior Stephen Wahome (Lowell, Mass.) and sophomore Brian Espinosa (Rehoboth, Mass.) were both double winners on the day for Bridgewater State, as Wahome took top honors in the 5,000 (15:28.73) and 10,000 meters (32:51.45), while Espinosa claimed crowns in both the 100 (11.11) and 200 (22.08) meters.  Junior Andy Sukeforth (Middleboro, Mass.) broke a 38-year-old conference record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:53.74 for the Bears, while sophomore teammate Josh Goehring (Haverhill, Mass.) broke a 27-year-old standard in the 800 meters with a time of 1:53.18.  Junior Joshua Danner-Hicks (Haverhill, Mass.) also set a conference record for the hosts in the triple jump, as he broke a mark that had stood since 1990 in jumping 14.50 meters, while senior Michael McPherson (Mansfield, Mass.) was the other individual winner for Bridgewater State in the shot put with a mark of 16.00 meters.  The Bears also took top honors in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 8:02.78.

Senior Tom Gauger (Billerica, Mass.) was a double winner on the day for Westfield State, as he took top honors in both the pole vault (4.81 meters) and long jump (6.81 meters), while senior Brendan Corcoran (Walpole, Mass.) and freshman Tavon Godette (Orange, Mass.) claimed titles in the 400 meters (50.04) and javelin (53.75 meters) for the Owls.  Sophomore Terrence Gibson (Rockland, Mass.) paced three winners for Worcester State on the day, as he set a new record in the 110 meter hurdles (14.72), while senior Jon Parrella (Wilmington, Mass.) and junior Andrew Johnson (Thompson, Conn.) also claimed crowns in the 400 meter hurdles (55.65) and high jump (1.93 meters) for the Lancers, who also took titles in both the 4 x 100 (42.10) and 4 x 400 (3:23.60) meter relays.

Senior Zachary Desrochers (Dracut, Mass.) was the final double winner of this year’s championships, as he took top honors and set a new record in the discus (51.02 meters) for Fitchburg State while also claiming the crown in the hammer throw (55.29 meters).  Falcon senior William Lary (Winchendon, Mass.) was the final individual champion on the day, as he took top honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:39.10).