MEDFORD, MA. – Leading the way for the Wesleyan men's track and field team was George Lepska '25 with a fifth-place finish in the men's 800m event as the Cardinals placed 10^th at the NESCAC Championships on Saturday at Tufts University with 12 points. Wesleyan took home six Top 10 placements.

Lepska's fifth-place finish in the 800m resulted from a final time of 1:53.83. Lepska was followed by teammate Nate Fogarty '25 in 10^th place, clocking in at 1:55.87.

Sam Musto '24 placed 14^th in the 400m race, running a time of 49.54.

In the 1500m, a trio of Cardinals was led by Liam Calhoun '26 with a final placement at 11^th with a 3:55.26. Rob D'Aquila '26 was 18^th as he came in at 4:00.94. Wrapping up the Top 20 was Bruce Lenes '26, running a 4:02.26.

Leading another trio in the 5K race was Aidan Ward '24 as he placed ninth at 15:10.02. Noah Mahoney '27 cracked the Top 10 at 10, running a 15:11.77. Alex Kermath '26 was 15^th at 15:19.98.
In the pole vault, Anish Visht '24 finished with a height of 3.95m as he finished in 15^th.

Daniel Bench '27 placed 18^th in the triple jump with a distance of 12.24m and was joined by Josh Ng '27 in 19^th at 11.77m.

Throwing for 14.48m, Javier Orelanna '25 placed seventh in the shot put. Will Dollhopf '25 was 15^th in the hammer throw with a final throw of 38.70m.

Rami Hayes-Messinger '26 led the Cardinals in the javelin throw, placing seventh with a distance of 47.79m. Eli Liedtka '27 followed in 11^th place with 42.83m. Liedtka also placed 13^th in the discus throw, going for 39.14m.

The Cardinals' 4x800 relay team of Ben Taffet '26, Alex Geula '25, Fogarty, and Lepska combined for a fifth-place finish, finishing with a time of 7:48.92.

The men will spend the week preparing for the New England Division III Championships on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4.