Saxon With Impressive 400H at Raleigh Relays

Friday, March 25

Raleigh, N.C.

All Day

Boston College

Raleigh Relays

March 27, 2016 | Men's Track & Field

Nash, Nwankwo Follow Suit in 400M

Meet Information
Raleigh Relays
Raleigh, NC
March 25-26, 2016
BC Highlights

Freshman Michael Saxon was impressive at his first outdoor meet with the Eagles. Saxon finished 20^th in the 400-meter hurdles event, crossing the line at 54.44. The time not only qualified him for the NEICAAA Championships but also landed Saxon in the top-10 all-time at BC.
Classmates Nick Nash and Obinna Nwankwo had a great showing for the Eagles in the 400. Nash finished 23^rd while Nwankwo finished right behind in 24^th, crossing the line at 48.83 and 48.91, respectively. Both times qualify for the NEICAAA and IC4A Championships.
Junior Kevin Sullivan finished 56^th in the 10,000 meters. His time, 31:12.36, is a personal record and a qualifying time for the NEICAAA and IC4A Championships.
The 4x800 meter team ended the meet for the Eagles with an excellent performance. The squad (Gray, McLarnan, Ritchie, Kemps) finished third overall with a time of 7:39.17, qualifying for the IC4A's.