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4×400 Relay Shatters School Record for Men’s Track and Field at FIRE Meet
Williamstown, Mass. – May 11, 2025 – Highlighted by another record breaking performance by the 4×400-meter relay squad, the Springfield College men’s track and field team competed at the Farley Inter-Regional Extravaganza (F.I.R.E.) Meet hosted by Williams College over the weekend.
Springfield’s 4×400-meter relay of Tyler Fabbri (Andover, Mass.), Sam Polley (Feeding Hills, Mass.), Michael Scott (Shoreview, Minn.) and Colin Hansen (Ipswich, Mass.) clocked a 3:13.04 to finish third overall in the event and smash the school record that they set a week ago. The time now currently sits 23rd nationally with just one meet remaining to better it to head to NCAA’s.
Giovanni Henrickson (Chelsea, Mass.) paced Springfield in the 100-meter dash clocking an 11.00 and the 200-meter dash clocking a 22.23, while Joe Wong (Brighton, Mas.) posted a 2:01.84 in the 800-meter run. In the distance events, Christopher Vayda (Southampton, Mass.) posted a 15:26.44 in the 5,000-meter run and Adam Mula (West Townsend, Mass.) clocked a 4:07.56 in the 1,500-meter run. Isaiah Hannah (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) rounded out the highlights on the track with a 15.77 in the 110-meter hurdles.
In the field events, Jamil Manu (Manchester, Conn.) took runner-up honors in the high jump clearing 1.97-meters, Martin Nyagilo (Randolph, Mass.) took seventh in the shot put with a mark of 13.68-meters and Patrick Dahm (Feeding Hills, Mass.) finished tenth in the long jump with a mark of 6.44-meters. Peyton Blanchard (Kennebunk, Maine) paced Springfield in the discus (39.41-meters) and the hammer (41.19-meters), while Cristian Roman-Koenig (Wallingford, Conn.) took sixth in the javelin with a mark of 48.55-meters.
Those who have qualified will compete at this week’s AARTFC Outdoor Championships at Williams College beginning on Wednesday.
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