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Men's Track and Field

Vatti Helps Bentley Finish 2nd in Reggie Poyau Memorial Meet

WALTHAM, Mass. – Senior Mike Vatti (Easton, Pa./Easton HS) ran to victory in the 600 meters and was part of the Falcons' winning 4x400 relay team, helping the Bentley University men's indoor track team finish second amongst seven teams in the Reggie Poyau Memorial Meet at Brandeis University Saturday.

Vatti led a 1-2-3 performance for Bentley in the 600 with a winning time of 1:23.11. Senior Dan Fava (Malden/Malden Catholic HS) and junior Bryan Carton (Norwell/Norwell HS) followed, with times of 1:25.22 and 1:25.78, respectively.

In the 4x400, Carton and Vatti partnered with senior Andy Gauthier (Dracut/Central Catholic HS) and freshman Mark Nelson (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest School) to win by more than two seconds, finishing in 3:31.17.

Nelson and classmate Steven Maffiolini (Southington, Conn./Southington HS) were second and third, respectively, in the 500 meters. Nelson crossed the line in 52.62 seconds and Maffiolini followed in 52.82.  Maffionlini was also fifth in the 200 meters (23.89).

Also finishing third for Bentley were senior Steven Long (Newton/Newton North HS) in the shot put (43 feet, 7.75 inches) and the Falcons' 4x800 relay team of freshman Christian Connolly (Kingston/ Silver Lake Reg. HS), sophomore Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and juniors Craig Robinson (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough HS) and Chris Letourneau (Franklin/Franklin HS). They posted a time of 8:20.66.

Robinson was fourth in the mile (4:28.84) as was senior Tom Witherell (Los Alamos, N.M./Los Alamos HS) in the 5000 (personal best 15:46.47).

Bentley, with 89 points, finished second to Stonehill College's 180.  Brandeis was third with 83, and UMass-Lowell was fourth (77).

Bentley's next meet will be the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational on Jan. 22.

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Players Mentioned

Bryan Carton

Bryan Carton

Sprints
Junior
Christian Connolly

Christian Connolly

Middle Distance
Freshman
Dan Fava

Dan Fava

Middle Distance
Senior
Andy Gauthier

Andy Gauthier

Sprints
Senior
Conor Higgins

Conor Higgins

Middle Distance
Sophomore
Chris Letourneau

Chris Letourneau

Middle Distance
Junior
Steven Long

Steven Long

Throws, Sprints
Senior
Steven Maffiolini

Steven Maffiolini

Sprints
Freshman
Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson

Middle Distance
Freshman
Craig Robinson

Craig Robinson

Distance
Junior
Mike Vatti

Mike Vatti

Sprints
Senior
Tom Witherell

Tom Witherell

Distance
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bryan Carton

Bryan Carton

Junior
Sprints
Christian Connolly

Christian Connolly

Freshman
Middle Distance
Dan Fava

Dan Fava

Senior
Middle Distance
Andy Gauthier

Andy Gauthier

Senior
Sprints
Conor Higgins

Conor Higgins

Sophomore
Middle Distance
Chris Letourneau

Chris Letourneau

Junior
Middle Distance
Steven Long

Steven Long

Senior
Throws, Sprints
Steven Maffiolini

Steven Maffiolini

Freshman
Sprints
Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson

Freshman
Middle Distance
Craig Robinson

Craig Robinson

Junior
Distance
Mike Vatti

Mike Vatti

Senior
Sprints
Tom Witherell

Tom Witherell

Senior
Distance