BOSTON (February 1, 2020) -- Members of the Franklin Pierce University track & field team competed in the NEICAAA Championships ("New England Championships") in Boston this weekend, at the Reggie Lewis Center. Junior Hugo Arlabosse (Marseille, France) shined the brightest for the Ravens at the meet, as he claimed his third career New England title, and his first indoor crown, in the 800 meters. Other highlights for Franklin Pierce included All-New England honors for sophomore Paola Brena (Queretaro, Mexico) in the high jump and freshman Julieth Nwosu (Brockton, Mass.) in the shot put.

Arlabosse put together a time of 1:54.57 to win the 800 meters. He became just the second Raven on the men's side to earn an indoor New England title, joining Dage Minors '17. Brena put in her work on Friday, as she got up and over 1.74 meters to take second place in the high jump. Nwosu rounded out the All-New England performances with a throw of 13.35 meters to finish fifth in the shot put. Brena's height met the NCAA Championships provisional qualifying standard in the high jump, though she has already met the automatic qualifying standard in the event as well.

Elsewhere, in the sprints, senior Trevor Guay (Londonderry, N.H.) took 17^th in the 400-meter dash after his 50.27-second time. Freshman Nyjah Young-Bey (Montclair, N.J.) took 16^th in the 200 for her 25.97-second time. The lone Raven to double up at New Englands, she later took 15^th in the 400 for her 59.14-second time.

As for the longer distances, sophomore Riley Fenoff (Danville, Vt.) took 19^th in the 3000-meter run after his 8:43 time. Graduate student William Rawson (Atherton, England) followed in 26^th after his 8:55 time. In the 5000-meter run, senior Jason Reed (Foxborough, Mass.) took 26^th after his 15:46 time. On the women's side, sophomore Alana Thompson (Westampton, N.J.) took 22^nd in the 800 for her 2:19 time. Senior Julia Cormier (Northwood, N.H.) took 29^th in the 5000-meter run after her 19:29 time.

In the shot put, sophomore Croix Albee (Trenton, Maine) took 23^rd for the men, with a 12.95-meter throw. For the women, behind Nwosu's All-New England performance, it was a 22^nd-place finish for senior Katey Comstock (Windsor, Vt.), with an 11.01-meter throw.

In the relays, the women's 4x400-meter team took 21^st after their 4:17 time. The lineup consisted of Young-Bey, freshman Destini Hill-Edwards (Paget, Bermuda), freshman Nadia Cathcart (Hyde Park, N.Y.), and Brena. The 4x800-meter relay took 17^th for their 9:59 time. Running at that distance were Thompson, junior Marisa Carbone (Scarborough, Maine), sophomore Alena Masterson (Pelham, N.H.), and Cormier.

The men rode Arlabosse's performance to a 14^th-place finish, out of 22 teams to score at the meet. Meanwhile, the performances of Brena and Nwosu were good enough to place the women 15^th, out of 24 scoring teams.

The Ravens return to the track on Saturday, Feb. 8, when they head to Plymouth, N.H., for the Panther Invitational, hosted by Plymouth State.

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