SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Ryan Durkin set a new school record in the pole vault as the men's track & field team placed tenth at the New England Division III Championship this weekend at Springfield College.

• Complete Results

Meet Highlights

• Durkin finished second overall, clearing at height of 4.70 meters to break the previous indoor pole vault mark of 4.50 meters set by Jonathan Todd in 2005. 
• Other top finishes included Mason Freeman (6.77m) and Cheng Xi (6.78) going 7-8 in the long jump and Michael Donovan placing fifth in the shot put (14.77m)
• Freeman (7.05) and Troy Green (7.13) placed seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 60M while Mateo Rivera (1:22.49) was fourth in the 600M race with Stevie Upton (1:23.91) in seventh. 
• Bowdoin's top team event was the Distance Medley Relay as the Polar Bears took seventh in 10:34.28 courtesy of John Auer, Soren Birkeland, Andrew Meredith and Luca Ostertag-Hill.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will compete in the Tufts National Qualifier next Saturday in their final meet prior to the NCAA Division III Championship