Travon Godette clears a personal best of 6-6 3/4 in the high jump. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University sophomore standout Travon Godette (Orange, Mass./Mahar Regional HS) earned All-New England honors for the second straight day as he finished fourth in the high jump competition at the Open New England outdoor championships on Saturday, May 10, at the Jerry Gravel Track Facility at Westfield State University.
Godette cleared a personal best of 6-6 ¾ to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. On Friday the versatile Westfield State sophomore won the javelin championship with a throw of 212-1.
UMass Boston’s Carl Joseph won the high jump competition by clearing seven feet, ½ inch, the top mark in NCAA Division III this season.
Also participating for the Westfield State men’s team on Saturday were: freshman Steve Sam (11th place, discus, 143-1); Mike Kelleher (10th, unseeded 3,000 meter steeplechase, 10:09.40); Steve Connolly (11th unseeded steeplechase, 10:16.50); Sean Comerford (13th, unseeded steeplechase, 10:37.92); and Zack Delisle (15th, pole vault, 14-5 1/4).
Other Owl participants who performed well were the 4 x 800 relay squad of Matt Moussamih, Stephen Parece, Sean Comerford, Mike Skelly (14th, 7:59.18) and the 4 x 400 relay squad of John Tomlin, Mike Stender, Kyle Sullivan, Carmelo Solivan (15th, 3:18.97).
