GORHAM, ME --- Eleven men’s indoor track and field members and eight women’s have been selected to the All-MASCAC team. The top 6 finishers in each event were garnered with all-league honors.

For the men, junior distance runner Tim Barrow (Woburn, MA) placed first in the 800 meter run while senior Fernando Vieira (Mattapoisett, MA) took home fourth in the 55-meter dash, third in the 400, and sixth in the 200. Freshman Dan Slyne (Holliston, MA) finished fifth in the 1000 meter run while senior Nilton Gomes (Fall River, MA) took the fourth spot in the 400.

In the field, junior Jason Williams (Bradford, MA) threw a second place finish in the weight throw while classmate Chris Clark (Pittsfield, MA) finished third in the shot put. Gomes jumped to a third place finish in the triple jump while sophomore Sammie Ervan (Carver, MA) placed sixth in the long jump.

The Bears 4x400 relay team of Gomes, Barrow, Viera, and freshman Chris Dagistino (Littleton, MA) placed third while the 4x800 team of Slyne, freshman Michael Caseley (Abington, MA), junior Brian Stewart (Scituate, MA), and Avery Bouchard (Fall River, MA) crossed the line in fifth.

Senior distance runner Nicole Mauro (Medfield, MA) led the way for the women with a gold finishes in the 1000 meter run and the mile run. Mauro also helped out along with freshmen Jessica Eidinger (Sutton, MA), Carissa Penney (Gardner, MA), and Amanda Hauswirth (Mathuen, MA) to place first in the 4 x 800 relay. Penney took home the top spot in the 1000 meter run while Eidinger finished second in the 800 meter run.

In the field for the ladies, freshman Brittany Paige (Winthrop, MA) threw a placed fourth in both the shot put and the weight throw for Bridgewater State while classmate Louise Cornerford (Billerica, MA) wrapped up the honors for the ladies with her fifth place finish in the 400 and Rebeccah Chase (Northfield, NH) crossed the line in sixth in the 3000.

The men’s team finished the competition with 56 points which was good for fifth place while Westfield State was the winner with 181 points. The women finished in fourth place with 69 points while the Owls also took home the top spot with 240 points.

Release written by Steven M Miller, Jr --- Sports Information Correspondent