The Bates College men’s track and field and cross country teams combined to tie for fourth place in the scoring for the 2012-13 USTFCCCA Program of the Year award, Bates’ second straight Top 5 finish.
Bates senior David Pless took second place in the shot put at the NCAA Championships, bringing an impressive close to one of the all-time great careers in Bates athletics with his 10th career All-America award. Bates placed ninth among 79 teams at the meet.
Bates senior David Hardison jumped from eighth to fifth place over the final two events of the decathlon on Friday at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships, scoring a career-high 6,541 points and winning his first All-America honor.
Sophomore Sean Enos uncorked a huge personal record on his final effort in the discus throw to vault past five athletes, including friend and teammate David Pless, to claim fourth place and his first All-America honor on Thursday.
The USTFCCCA’s New England Field Athlete and Assistant Coach of the Year awards went to senior David Pless and assistant coach Todd Goewey, respectively, for the second straight season.
