Little East Indoor Championships - Men

Providence, RI

The men's events in the Little East Indoor Championships were also held on Saturday.

The men's 60 meter hurdle final had a very close finish! Eastern Connecticut's Adam Schimmelpfenning finished just ahead of Elijah Thomas of Plymouth State. Michael D'Amico of Southern Maine finished third in a time of 8.79.

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The men's mile had a close finish with Plymouth State's Dylan Fleming injecting just enough pace into the last three last laps to clinch the win by a narrow margin over Cameron Thompson of UMass Dartmouth. Keene State's Griffin Urnezis finished third in the race.

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The men of Southern Maine had a strong showing in the 400 meter race, talking the top two spots. Joey Richards won the event in 49.38 and his teammate Maddox Cahill placed second in 50.25. UMass Dartmouth's Zane Gordon came in third place with a very good time, 50.52.

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In the men's 5000 meter run, Jake Velazquez of Keene State ran a splendid race to win in 15:06.46. UMass Dartmouth's Jacob Paris finished second in a time of 15:18.95. Plymouth State's Connor Wilcox finished third with a very good time of 15:24.01.

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Michael Collins Jr. of Eastern Connecticut State jumped close to his personal best and tantalizingly close to twenty-four feet. Michael won the competition with a leap of 23' 10.25"! Keene State's Aidan Law jumped to second with a final mark of 23' 5.25". Rhode Island College's Gabriel Dosunmu jumped to 23' 2.5" (season's best) to secure third place in the long jump competition.

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