Falcons Race at Tufts Snowflake Classic

Medford, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University men's outdoor track and field team competed at the annual Tufts University Snowflake Classic on Saturday afternoon at Dussault Track.

Meet: Snowflake Classic

Place: 9^th – 30 points (16 Teams)

How It Happened

Junior Eric Shimiyimana (Worcester, Mass.) captured the triple jump title with a distance of 13.57m and placed 8^th in the long jump at 6.06m. Classmate Nathaniel Felix (Worcester, Mass.) had a personal best in the 100m with a time of 10.83 seconds, to finish second just 1/100^th of a second off the top spot. First-year Shaki Austin (Springfield, Mass.) finished in seventh in the race with a PR of 11.41.

Sophomore Nicholas Zeoli (Plymouth, Mass.) finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 13.74m and had a PR in the discus with a toss of 40.07m, while junior Zanthius Collins (Franklin, Mass.) placed third in the javelin (47.72m).

Top Finishers

• Sophomore Jeremy Allik (Natick, Mass.) 100m – 11.76 (16^th place), 200m – 23.40 (11^th place)
• Junior Benjamin Sacramone (Hubbardston, Mass.) 400m Hurdles – 1:08:08 (8^th Place)
• Senior Nicholas Sachetta (Billerica, Mass.) 800m- 2:05.11 (31^st place)
• Freshman Aidan Cattelan (West Hartford, Conn.) 1500m – 4:44.54 (39^th place)
• Junior Cameron Davis (Gardner, Mass.) 1500m – 4:46.64 (40^th place)
• Junior Tyssen LaBombard (Shelburne Falls, Mass.) 1500m – 4:48.24 (42^nd place)
• Freshman Cameron Cuningham (Berkley, Mass.) Shot Put – 11.46m (17^th place)

Up Next

Falcons will host the 2022 Jim Sheehan Invitational next Saturday at Elliot Field starting at 10:00 AM