Eight Bobcats win All-NESCAC honors in men's track and field

Patrick Griffin and seven Bates men's track and field teammates won All-NESCAC honors on May 3, 2016. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

HADLEY, Mass. -- The New England Small College Athletic Conference officially named its All-Conference Track & Field teams on Tuesday for top-three event performances at last weekend's NESCAC Championship, and the Bates men's team saw eight individuals win a total of 11 of the awards.

Sophomore Adedire Fakorede (Newark, N.J.) led the way with three All-NESCAC honors, giving him four in his career. Fakorede won the discus throw with a top mark of 155-10, placed second in the hammer throw at 169-7 and was third in the shot put in a career-best 47-11.75.

Senior captain Nick Margitza (Waterville, Maine) earned two All-NESCAC honors, both for first-place finishes. Margitza won the conference hammer throw title with a top effort of 178-11 and took first place in the shot put for the second straight year, at 51-2.25. The honors give Margitza five for his career.

Junior captain Jeffrey Jones (College Station, Ga.) won his first All-NESCAC honor, after setting a personal record and moving into second place on Bates' all-time performance list in the triple jump with a top effort of 47 feet, 1.5 inches.

Senior Allen Sumrall (Albuquerque, N.M.) placed second in the 10,000 meters in 31:01.91, giving him his second career All-NESCAC honor, the other one being the past fall in cross country.

Four more Bobcats earned All-NESCAC honors for placing third in the 4x800 relay race in 7:43.24. Senior Gregg Heller (Walla Walla, Wash.), sophomore Rob Flynn (Bedford, N.H.), sophomore Jack Kiely (Severna Park, Md.) and junior captain Patrick Griffin (Harvard, Mass.) all receive the first All-NESCAC honors of their careers.

2016 NESCAC Track & Field All-Conference Teams