CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bates senior captain
Colby Stakun-Pickering broke the program record in the 60 meter dash, highlighting the MIT Tri-Meet Saturday for the men's indoor track and field team.
Stakun-Pickering (Wellesley, Mass.) smashed his previous best time of 7.13 seconds, racing to the finish in 7.05 seconds, and moving up to the top spot on the program's all-time top 10 list. He tops
Isaiah Spofford '15's mark of 7.06 seconds, recorded in 2013. Stakun-Pickering finished second to MIT's Jeremiah Budiman on Saturday, who won the race in 6.93 seconds. Senior
Derek Shen (Bellevue, Wash.) also impressed in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.11 seconds, tying
Colin Kraft '15 for the third fastest time in program history.
Other top performers for Bates on Saturday:
- First-year Jackson Monz (North Logan, Utah) impressed in his collegiate debut, winning the 800 meters in 1:59.39.
- Senior captain Liam Byrne (Ridgefield, Conn.) won the 35-pound weight throw with a personal record heave of 57-9.5 (17.61m).
- Sophomore Truman Williams (Montclair, N.J.) took second in the 400 meters in 54.23 seconds.
- The 4x400 relay team of first-year Evan Migdole (Westbrook, Conn.), Stakun-Pickering, junior Walter Joachim-DelPoio (Barrington, R.I.), and sophomore Cam Stathos (Wellesley, Mass.) finished in second place with a time of 3:34.32.
- Junior Jacob Goff (Scarborough, Maine) placed second in the shot put with a top throw of 48-8.75 (14.85m).
The Bobcats tallied 35 points as a team, just two points behind second-place University of Southern Maine. MIT won the meet with 87 points.
Bates is back in action next Friday and Saturday when the Bobcats host the Bates Invitational at Merrill Gym.
