Medford, MA --- The WPI men's indoor track and field team turned in a standout performance on Saturday at the Tufts 6-Way Invitational, highlighted by a program-record performance from senior Gavin Fleck (Bend, OR) and 14 total top-three finishes.
 
Fleck delivered the performance of the day in the pole vault, clearing 5.07 meters (16-7.5) to win the event. The mark broke his own indoor school record and bettered his outdoor best by one centimeter, setting a new overall program record. Fleck's clearance currently ranks fourth in NCAA Division III.
 
WPI picked up additional top-three finishes on the track, led by seniors Alden Betterley (Bow, NH) and Jackson Sobelman (Redding, CT), who placed second and third, respectively, in the mile. Both Betterley and Sobelman recorded personal-best performances, with Betterley clocking a time of 4:22.75 and Sobelman following at 4:23.57.
 
WPI also picked up a podium finish in the middle distances, as senior Brinson Wyche (Corvallis, MT) placed second in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:31.41. Sophomore Colin Britner (Hampton, CT) added a sixth-place finish in the event, while freshman Matthew Meerdink (Ballston Spa, NY) finished 10th in the mile.
 
Senior Everett Mosher (Chester, VT) continued his strong season in the distance events, finishing second in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:18.96. Competing in the event for the first time, Mosher narrowly missed the school record by just two-tenths of a second, and his performance, including the flat-to-banked track conversion, places him inside the NCAA Division III top 20.
 
In the middle distances, senior Thomas Skerry (Dedham, MA) recorded a fifth-place finish in the 600 meters, crossing the line in 1:22.89. The performance met the New England Division III Championship automatic qualifying standard.
 
The Engineers also saw success in the sprints, paced by senior Alex Cole (Weymouth, MA), who placed second in the 60 meters with a time of 6.92 after qualifying second in the prelims. Cole was joined in the final by sophomore Justin Serrecchia (Lakeville, MA), who finished sixth, and junior Ajay Bellamy (Hamden, CT), who placed seventh.
 
In the hurdles, sophomore Will Fairfax (Dartmouth, MA) led WPI with a third-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 8.62. Freshman Brian Stampoulos (Hillsboro, NJ) added a sixth-place showing, while both athletes advanced out of the prelims earlier in the day.
 
WPI posted several strong efforts in the field events, highlighted by senior Brett Gerlach (Lock Haven, PA), who finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 1.97 meters (6-5.5). In the throws, sophomore John Cummings (Dallas, PA) placed second in the shot put, junior Ethan Anderson (North Haven, CT) followed in third, and junior Michael Zuo (Worcester, MA) added a ninth-place finish. Anderson also claimed a victory in the weight throw, recording a mark of 17.01 meters (55-9.75), while Zuo placed second with a personal-best 15.37 meters.
 
WPI capped the meet with a pair of strong relay performances. The men's "A" 4x400-meter relay of Theo Burrell (East Haddam, CT), Anthony Minichiello (Burlington, MA), Gabriel D'Amour (Somers, CT), and Will Larsen (Chelmsford, MA) captured the win in 3:27.31, edging the "B" relay of Josh Castro (Pittsburgh, PA), Jurjen Bouvier (Longmeadow, MA), Colin Squier (Douglas, MA), and Will Kelley (Medford, MA), which finished second in 3:27.87.
 
WPI returns to action on next weekend with a pair of meets. On Friday and Saturday, February 13-14, the Engineers are back at Tufts for the Cupid Challenge & Multi Day, while select athletes will compete on Friday at the BU Valentine Invitational in Boston.
 
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