NEW LONDON, Conn. - Freshman Anthony Paulino (Bristol, Conn.) won the long jump and took third in the triple jump, as the Western Connecticut State University Wolves continued its inaugural men's outdoor track and field season in the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College this weekend.  The Wolves will compete in two meets next weekend, heading to Eastern Connecticut on Friday, April 18 for the Bonnie Edmondson Invitational and to Hartford for the Trinity Invitational the next day.

Paulino posted a winning distance of 22'04.25" in the long jump and leaped 42'06" in the triple jump.  The Wolves exceled in the jumps, as freshman Jeferson Encarnacion (Bridgeport, Conn.) was sixth in the high jump at 5'07" and sophomore Zenghan Piao (Fairfield, Conn.) placed eighth in both the high jump at 5'03" and the triple jump at 39'00.25". Encarnacion added 11th-place distances in the long jump and triple jump.  Senior Kevin Wood (Bethel, Conn.) highlighted the throws with a 24th-place finish in the shot put.

WestConn senior Nick Howlett (North Haven, Conn.) finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:47.01, followed by freshman teammate Anthony Alves (Bethel, Conn.) in fifth at 12:00.33.  Wolves rookie Marciel Do Amaral (Danbury, Conn.) came in 12th place in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 17.63 and senior Kenneth Okoroafor (Trumbull, Conn.) finished 13th in the 100-meter dash at 11.52.  Do Amaral, Okoroafor, Paulino and senior Ethan Alexander (Chapachet, R.I.) registered a seventh-place time of 45.32 in the 4x100-meter relay.