BOSTON (January 14, 2017) – Senior Mark Josselyn (Halifax, Mass.) broke the school record in the weight throw for the second time in 24 hours on Saturday, leading the way for the Franklin Pierce University men's track & field team at the RCC Tigers All Comers Invitational, hosted by Roxbury CC.

Josselyn eclipsed his own school record -- which he had set just the day before at St. Thomas Aquinas -- with a heave of 15.14 meters. The throw was good enough for second place and moved him to fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in the event. Josselyn was followed by junior Peter Murray (Tewksbury, Mass.) in third (13.82m) and freshman Domenic Branco (Pelham, N.H.) in fourth (13.26m), as the Ravens took three of the top five spots in the event. Murray moved to 10th in the NE10, while Branco is now 11th in the league.

Branco and Murray both featured in the shot put as well, where the Ravens swept the top five positions. Branco picked up the win this time, with a throw of 12.62 meters. He was followed by senior Alex Bonitto (Lynn, Mass.) in second (11.94m), Murray in third (11.86m), sophomore Nicholas Marinuzzi (North Haven, Conn.) in fourth (11.74m) and senior Kevin Rivera (Huntington Station, N.Y.) in fifth (11.63m).

Franklin Pierce put together a similar performance in the high jump, sweeping the top four positions. Sophomore Robert Boardman (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) moved into a tie for sixth in the NE10 in the event by clearing 1.85 meters to win the event. He was followed by freshman Trevor Guay (Londonderry, N.H.) in second (1.80m), freshman David Testa (North Andover, Mass.) in third (1.70m) and senior Mark Choiniere (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) in fourth (1.55m). Guay's mark was also good enough to tie for 11th in the NE10.

Guay also finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles on Saturday, with a time of 9.22 seconds. Senior Cody Steed (Chichester, N.H.) rounded out Franklin Pierce's top-five field finishes by taking fifth in the long jump, with a leap of 6.01 meters.

The rest of Franklin Pierce's successes in Boston came out on the track, highlighted by junior Nicholas Jacques' (Westfield, Mass.) run in the 400 meters. He finished third, with a time of 50.63 seconds, which is good for eighth in the NE10 on the year.

Elsewhere, three Ravens placed in the top five of the 800 meters: junior Joshua Ercolini (Woburn, Mass.) in second (1:59.26), freshman Walker John (Boscawen, N.H.) in fourth (2:00.25) and junior Adam Bryson (Lynn, Mass.) in fifth (2:00.28). Meanwhile, senior B.J. Smith (Concord, N.H.) finished third in the mile (4:28.20) and freshman Seth Davis (Farmersville, Texas) took fifth in the 200-meter dash (23.68).

The Ravens return to action on Sunday, Nov. 22, when they travel back to Boston for the Greater Boston Track Club Invitational.

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