Men's Track & Field: Brady Mackechnie breaks two school records at GNAC Championships

Photo by Mike Broglio
Photo by Mike Broglio

NEW LONDON, N.H. - Brady Mackechnie of the Lasell University men's track & field team recorded school records in the 110-meter hurdles (16.14) and javelin (44.16 meters), as he finished second and fourth, respectively, in the events Sunday during the GNAC Outdoor Championships at Colby-Sawyer.

"Sharing victories with teammates today made all the work we put in worth it," said Mackechnie. "Seeing everyone cheer for one another while people competed makes it all worthwhile. We may not have gotten the result we wanted this year, but with the talent the team has it is only up from here."

Mackechnie earned second-place laurels during the 400 hurdles, recording a time of 60.89. Connor Parker earned runner-up honors in the hammer throw, with a personal-best mark of 27.41. Spencer Villinski clocked a career-best time of 17:39, finishing in the fourth slot during the 110 hurdles. Kadeem Ambroise set an individual record, crossing the finish line in a time of 11.60 during a sixth-place performance in the 100-meter dash.

Max Corson set a personal record and outdoor season-best time in the 100 (11.77) and 200 meters (24.74), respectively. Jordan Robertson posted a season-best time of 18.93 and placed sixth in the 110 hurdles, while Franklin Torres' distance of 8.75 in the shot put was good for sixth overall. Villinski, Corson, Ambroise and Mackechnie grabbed runner-up honors with a time of 44.89 during the 4x100 relay. Saint Joseph College of Maine won the meet with 206 points.

Parker took his talents to the discus (27.20), as he was the Lasers' top-performer in the event and finished seventh overall. He also suited up for the shot put (8.46). Torres and Isaac Goldberg tallied marks of 25.27 and 14.80, respectively, during the discus, while Goldberg recorded a mark of 7.12 in the shot put. 

Ambroise was Lasell's top-performer in the 200 meters (24.17). Patrick Carbone competed in the 800 meters (2:23.19), while Zachary Kirsch was the Lasers' first-place finisher in the triple jump (11.09) and long jump (5.41).

During the javelin, Cameron Deniso and Robertson registered marks of 35.22 and 23.16, respectively, while David Massa took his talents to the high jump (1.55) and long jump (5.07). Corson suited up for the 100 meters (11.77), while Villinski (1:07.97) and Robertson (1:10.56) competed in the 400 hurdles.

During the 4x400 relay, Mackechnie, Villinski, Carbone and Ambroise recorded a time of 3:53.35.

Director of Athletic Communications Trevor Wenners can be reached at twenners@lasell.edu.

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