Mensah, Cawley Highlight Bears' All-New England Performers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --- Highlighted by sophomores Felix Mensah and Stephan Cawley, the Bridgewater State University men's track and field team placed 23rd at the Division III New England Championships hosted by MIT.

The Bears registered a team score of eight points and had three All-New England performances.  Williams College captured the New England title with a score of 151 points.

Mensah earned All-New England accolades as he finished seventh in the 100-meter dash.  He posted a preliminary time of 11.10 seconds, however there were no finals times recorded due to a timer malfunction.

Mensah, who hails from Lowell, Massachusetts, also teamed with freshmen Joseph Danner-Hicks (Bedford, Mass.) and Joshua Danner-Hicks (Bedford, Mass.) as well as sophomore Mohammed Malik (West Bridgewater, Mass.) for a fifth place All-New England showing in the 4x100-meter relay (43.41 seconds).

A native of Dedham, Massachusetts, Cawley posted an All-New England performance in the shot put as he finished seventh with a toss of 46 feet, 6.75 inches (14.19 meters).

Joshua Danner-Hicks just missed capturing All-New England honors in the triple jump as he placed ninth with a leap of 43 feet, 11.25 inches (13.39 meters).