Several individuals posted solid performances over the weekend for both Stonehill squads, as senior Brandon Beloin (Danielson, Conn.) led the way on the men's side for Head Coach Karen Boen's Skyhawks at the Bryant Invitational in Smithfield, R.I. with a first place effort in the 400 meter hurdles (54.80) and was part of the winning 4 X 400 relay team's time of 3:23.80 in the event that also included seniors Dana Burbank (North Andover, Mass.) and Derek Hebert (Rockland, Mass.) along with junior Thomas Woods (Medfield, Mass.).  Junior David Metzger (Ellington, Conn.) took top honors in the 1,500 meters (4:06.57) for Stonehill, which also received first place performances from sophomore Tyler Guilmette (East Longmeadow, Mass.) in both the long jump and triple jump as well as from freshman Joe D'Agostino (Canton, Mass.) in the high jump.  On the women's side, freshman Meghan Rocha (Nashua, N.H.) captured first place in the discus with a mark of 119 feet, 1 inch and set a school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 127 feet, while senior Dana DeIngenis (Cranston, R.I.) took top honors in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.68.  Additionally, sophomore Torrey Price (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) set a school record by winning his heat in the 100 meters at the University of Texas Clyde Littlefield Relays in Austin, Tex. with a mark of 10.62 seconds that provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, as Price finished third in the championship college race in the event on Saturday.  Both Stonehill squads are set to compete at the UMass Lowell George Davis Invitational on Saturday morning in Lowell, Mass. beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

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Stonehill dropped its lone contest of last week in falling by a 6-3 final to Bryant in a Northeast-10 Conference dual-match played last Thursday afternoon on the Stonehill Courts, as junior Allison Bleakney (Lewiston, Maine) and freshman Lauren Rowinski (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) each posted straight singles victories for Head Coach Pam Arpe's Skyhawks on the day.  Freshman Samantha Dircks (Stony Brook, N.Y.) also recorded a win in singles play in a re-match of last year's conference championship title match for Stonehill, which fell to 8-5 overall and 5-3 in Northeast-10 play with the setback.  The Skyhawks return to action on Tuesday afternoon when Stonehill heads to Worcester, Mass. for a Northeast-10 make-up dual-match with Assumption that begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT before returning home on Thursday afternoon to entertain Southern New Hampshire in a league outing on the Stonehill Courts beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT.