Coast Guard men's track & field was split between two events today for their action this weekend, competing at UMass Lowell's George Davis Invitational and closer to home at the Trinity Invitational. Multiple bears submitted strong performances at both events.

George Davis Invitational (hosted by UMass Lowell)
Sophomore sprinter Ian Naff (Arlington, Va.) earned placement in two events, securing the runner-up spot in the 200 meters with 22.05 time; and placing fifth in the 100 meters at 11.13. Freshman teammate Garrett Lamb (La Vernia, Tex.) was eighth in the 100 at 11.23, while both him and Naff joined up with first-year Tytan Moore (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and junior Glenn Patrick (Fairhope, Ala.) in the 4x100 relay. The group ran 42.76, good for the program's fifth-fastest time. 

Moore had two big performances in the pit, posting lifetime bests in the long jump and triple jump. The freshman was third in the triple with a top mark of 13.68 meters (44' 10.75") and fourth in long jump at 6.70 meters (21' 11.75").

RESULTS vis TFRRS

Trinity Invitational (hosted by Trinity College)
A trio of freshman ran away with Coast Guard's top 800-meter times of the year. Sam Myers (Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif.) clocked a 1:55.53 to place tenth while James Kuduk (Harleysville, Pa.) and Miles Taylor (Austin, Tex.) ran 1:56.60 and 1:57.04, respectively. Sophomore mid-distance specialist Brendan Fant (East Lyme, Conn.) recorded a personal best time in the 1500 meters and placed 11th with a 4:01.04 placing 11th, while junior Gus Lempriere (Seattle, Wash.) was seventh in the 5000 at 17:21.76. Sophomore hurdler Andrew Link (Winchester, Va.) took eighth in the 400 hurdles by running his season best time of 59.03.

In the field contests, freshman Scott Bayliss (Hudson, Ohio) was third in the high jump with a top clearance of 1.85 meters (6' .75") while junior Liam Kuperman (Bremerton, Wash.) placed eighth in the pole vault at 3.80 meters (12' 5.5"). Junior tosser Spencer Mackenzie (Destin, Fla.) was Coast Guard's top finisher in the throws by placing fourth in the discus with 41.99-meter fling (137' 9"). Sophomore teammate Vince Grillo (Wilmington, Del.) was eighth in the shot put by heaving 13.44 meters (44' 1.25").

RESULTS via TFFRS

Bears men's track & field begins postseason action next weekend at the 2025 NEWMAC Championships. This season's all-conference meet will take place in the heart of the beautiful Pioneer Valley, hosted in historic South Hadley, Massachusetts, at equally historic Mount Holyoke College. MIT won last year's team championships while Coast Guard placed fifth; Naff was a Second Team All-Conference selection after finishing as runner-up in the 400 meters.