BOSTON, Mass. – It was a solid day of action for the UMass Dartmouth men's indoor track & field team, who finished ninth of 30 teams at the 2026 Division III New England Championships – hosted at the TRACK at New Balance. The Corsairs compiled 32 points, backed by a victory, five Top-10 finishes and three personal bests.
Leading the way was rookie
Michael Veegh, who became the first Corsair in program history to claim the 600-meter run title at DIII New England's. He posted a personal record time of 1:21.58 to earn the victory.
Junior
Cameron Thompson went on to finish 10th in the Mile with a personal record time of 4:13.57, while classmate
Joseph Stanton was 17th in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 1:56.73. Sophomore
Zane Gordon was the final individual track finisher, posting 20th overall in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.11.
In the 4x800-meter relay, the group of rookie
Edward Yeboah, sophomores
Jack Barbato and
Connor Bruni, along with junior
Tyler Scanlon placed 15th overall with a time of 8:24.12.
The final relay of the night was the 4x400-meter relay as Veegh, sophomores
Bunmi Fabikun and
Daniel Jordan and Gordon combined to place 18th overall with a time of 3:24.28.
In the field events, sophomore
Sean Patrone finished second overall in the high jump with a mark of 2.00 meters (6' 6.75"), while rookie
Ewan McLeod posted the same height of 2.00 meters – a new personal best – to take third overall.
The shot put event was paced by sophomore
Ancil Alexander, who was second overall with a throw of 17.12 meters (56' 2"), while rookie Chalais Saintil posted 16th overall with a mark of 13.87 meters (45' 6.25"). Rounding out the shot put was sophomore
Mickey Valentino, who was 24th overall with a mark of 12.96 meters (42' 6.25").
Rookie
Michael Gama earned 15th overall with a throw of 14.85 meters (48' 8.75") in the weight throw, while classmate
Bryce Kankam and
Anthony Drinkwater each powered their way to 23rd in their events. Kankam posted a mark of 5.84 meters (19' 2") in the long jump, while Drinkwater had a jump of 12.49m (40' 11.75") in the triple jump.
Select members of both the women's and men's squads return to action March 7 at the Tufts National Qualifier Meet in Medford, Mass.
