PRIDE COMPETE AT SNOWFLAKE INVITE

WESTON, Mass. – The Regis College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Tufts Snowflake invitational today on the campus of Tufts University.

On the men's side, freshman Ryan Richards (Pembroke, Mass.) and senior Paul Gionfriddo (Burlington, Conn.) placed sixth and eighth overall in the shot put, out of a field of 40 competitors. Gionfriddo continued his success by placing fourth in the discus with a distance of 37.43 meters. The 4x100 meter relay team placed fourth overall with a time of 47.47. Senior Jeremy Israel (Randolph, Mass.) placed third overall in the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.07. The men's distance team posted impressive finishes in both the 1500 and 800 meter. Freshman Sam Mildrum (Hingham, Mass.) ran a time of 4:53.25, just three seconds away from the school record. Junior Ray Grasso (Orange, Mass.) placed sixth in triple jump with a distance of 12.94 meters.

On the women's side, Freshman Molly Curtin (Brockton, Mass.) ran an impressive double with a time of 5:36.45 in the 1500 meter and 2:49.85 in the 800 meter. Teammates Rachel Mandeville (Woburn, Mass.), Sarah Backholm (Sutton, Mass.), and Mikayla Mooney (Guliford, Conn.) were close behind. Freshman Kerri Jones (Uxbridge, Mass.) ran a time of 1:07.20 in the 400 meter and 30.51 in the 200 meter, posting the fastest times by Regis women in both events. Kate Cowden (Wilmington, Mass.) set a new school record in the discus with a distance of 31.19 meters. Her throw was good enough to place her third overall in that event. Ayeshah Malhi (Merrimac, Mass.) was close behind, placing eighth overall and throwing a distance of 26.15 meters. Cowden also placed 10th out of 35 competitors in the shot put with a distance of 10.21 meters.

Regis will compete at the Jim Sheehan Memorial Meet at Fitchburg State next Saturday.

Women's Results: http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/38664_f.html
Men's Results: http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/38664_m.html