Medfield, MA --- The WPI men's track and field team closed out competition at the Tufts Spring Stampede on Saturday with a pair of sprint victories from senior Alex Cole (Weymouth, MA) and a relay win from the 4x100 quartet.
 
Cole led the Engineers by sweeping the short sprints, winning the 100-meter dash in 10.76 and the 200 meters in 21.75. Junior Sam Manteria (Wilbraham, MA) added a runner-up finish in the 100 (10.83) and placed 14th in the 200 (22.44).
 
The Engineers also claimed victory in the 4x100-meter relay, as the squad of Manteria, junior Ajay Bellamy (Hamden, CT), sophomore Justin Serrecchia (Lakeville, MA), and Cole crossed first in 41.77.
 
In the 400 meters, senior Anthony Minichiello (Burlington, MA) paced WPI with a fourth-place finish (50.91), followed closely by sophomore Will Kelley (Medford, MA) in sixth (51.07). Junior Gabriel D'Amour (Somers, CT) (11th, 51.71) and graduate student Josh Castro (Pittsburgh, PA) (12th, 51.77) also competed.
 
The 400-meter hurdles group turned in a strong showing, led by sophomore Will Larsen (Chelmsford, MA) with a third-place finish (54.34). Freshman Brian Stampoulos (Hillsboro, NJ) placed sixth (55.52), while sophomore Theo Burrell (East Haddam, CT) (7th, 56.17) and sophomore Jurjen Bouvier (Longmeadow, MA) (8th, 56.19) rounded out a group of four Engineers inside the top eight.
 
Senior Thomas Skerry (Dedham, MA) represented WPI in the 800 meters, placing fifth in 1:54.38.
 
In the 4x400-meter relay, the WPI "A" team of Castro, D'Amour, Minichiello, and junior Koray Boybeyi (Reston, VA) placed fifth overall in 3:27.85.
 
The throws group produced multiple top-10 finishes in the shot put, led by junior Ethan Anderson (North Haven, CT) in third (14.61m). Sophomore John Cummings (Dallas, PA) placed sixth (13.91m), while junior Michael Zuo (Worcester, MA) finished eighth (13.55m) and freshman Abdulrahman Muayad (Yarmouth, ME) took 10th (12.93m).
 
In the discus, Cummings led WPI with a fourth-place finish (41.78m), followed by freshman Logan Lavimodiere (Cranston, RI) in ninth (39.51m), Anderson in 12th (38.07m), and Muayad in 14th (35.42m).
 
Senior Brett Gerlach (Lock Haven, PA) added a sixth-place finish in the high jump (1.92m), while sophomore Ethan Ramirez (Burlington, CT) competed in the long jump, placing 11th (6.13m).
 
WPI will return to action on Saturday at the Trinity Invitational in Hartford, CT, the team's final meet before postseason competition.
 
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