BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore Edy-Elliot Uthman-Olukokun (West Warwick, R.I./West Warwick HS) had an impressive meet while competing for the Bentley University Falcons during the 13th annual Northeast-10 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center Saturday with his performances including a first-place finish and a share of a school record.
Uthman-Olukokun ran to victory in the 200 meters with his time of 22.55 seconds bettering Taylor Jean-Gilles of Merrimack by 0.03 seconds. That came after he finished third in the 60 in 7.03, a time that matched a two-decade-old school record set by Darrell Crosby-Williams in 1992 and matched 1993. Crosby-Williams' time was actually set in the 55 and converted to a 60.
Uthman-Olukokun also competed in the long jump, with his distance of 20 feet, 9.75 inches putting him 14th.
In the triple jump, sophomore Connor Hichens (Sharon/Sharon HS) was credited with third place with an unofficial leap of 45 feet, seven inches.
Bentley had three sixth-place individual finishes during the meet, including junior Christian Connolly (Kingston/Silver Lake Reg. HS) in the 800 with his 1:58.00 a PR by 1.39 seconds. Junior Anthony Charter (Hubbardston/Quabbin Reg. HS) took sixth in the long jump (22'1.5") and freshman Eric Beckwith (North Attleboro/North Attleboro HS) did the same in the shot, setting a new collegiate best of 45'7" in the process.
Seventh-place finishes were posted by freshman Nik Haas (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey HS) in the mile (4:29.93), senior Conor Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) in the 800 (1:58.01, a PR by 1.19 seconds) and sophomore Anthony Strong (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus HS) in the triple jump (43'5.25").
Sophomore Anthony Lacey (Ogdensburg, N.J./Pope John XXIII) was eighth in the mile (4:33.15) and freshman Tim Bolick (Hopkinton/Hopkinton HS) had a similar finish in the 1000 (2:34.50).
Bentley's highest relay showing was sixth in the distance medley with Haas, Lacey and Higgins combining with freshman Brad Bathelmes (Buchanan, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson HS) for an 11:02.89. In the 4x800, the quartet of Bolick, Connolly, sophomore David Cooper (Woburn/Woburn HS) and freshman Greg Karpacz (Wayland/Wayland HS) were seventh in 8:16.46.
As a team, Bentley was seventh of ten with 44 points. Southern Connecticut State, with 193, earned the championship by 46 points over Stonehill College.
Next up for the Falcons is the New England Championships at Boston University Friday and Saturday.
Team Scores: 1. Southern Connecticut State 193, 2. Stonehill 147, 3. American International 117, 4. Adelphi 71, 5. Franklin Pierce 52, 6. New Haven 46, 7. Bentley 44, 8. Merrimack 31, 9. Saint Rose 30, 10. Assumption 10.
