United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

HANOVER, N.H.--(5/10/08)--Freshman Carl Luxhoj set a personal best for the second straight week in the long jump and he earned All-New England honors in both the long jump and triple jump at the All-New England Championships at the University of New Hampshire. The meet consisted of athletes from Divisions I, II and III.

Luxhoj leaped 22 feet, 8.5 inches to place sixth in the long jump, after jumping a then career-best 22-7.75 last week at the New England Division III Championship.

The freshman then placed eighth in the triple jump with a jump of 46 feet, 0.5 inches.

Senior Chris Hunt was the top Coast Guard finisher as he placed third in the hammer with a career-best throw of 178 feet, eight inches besting his mark of 177-3 from last week.

Senior Steve Blum, the defending All-New England Decathlon champion, did not compete in the event, after winning the Division III Decathlon championship for the third straight season last week. Blum did however earn All-New England honors this weekend in the javelin with a toss of 179 feet, 10 inches, good for eighth place.

Coast Guard had 11 total points to tie for 23rd place of the 38 teams.

Men's Outdoor Track - Bears Place 3rd at NE Championships

Carl Luxhoj placed second in the triple jump after placing first in the long jump earlier in the meet.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/3/08)--The Coast Guard Academy men's track and field team placed third, its best finish since a second place finish in 1995, at the New England Division III Track and Field Championships held at the Coast Guard Academy.

The Bears, who were the day one leaders, had 12 athletes earn All-New England honors on the final day of competition, to give the Bears 14 total All-New England honorees.

Williams won the team championship for the fifth straight season with 151 points. MIT was second with 92 points while the Bears finished with 87 points. Springfield was fourth with 58 points.

In the final day of competition, freshman Carl Luxhoj placed second in the triple jump (46-5.5) after placing second in the long jump yesterday.

Chris Hunt threw a career-best 177-03 in the hammer to place second. (photo by Jeff Bartlett)

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/2/08)--Senior Chris Hunt (hammer) and freshman Carl Luxhoj (long jump) set personal bests and both placed second to earn All-New England honors, and with Steve Blum winning the decathlon, host Coast Guard leads the New England Division III Track and Field Championships after the second day of competition.

Coast Guard has 37 points while MIT is second with 24 points.

Hunt had a toss of 177 feet, three inches placing second to defending champion Noah Gauthier of Bates, who won with a throw of 183-11.

Luxhoj had a career-best leap of 22 feet, 7.75 inches and was the leader before MIT's Stephen Morton went 23-8 for the win.

The New England Division III Championships come to a close tomorrow with a full day of events scheduled.

Men's Outdoor Track - Blum Wins Record Third Decathlon Championship

Steve Blum became the first athlete to win three New England Division III decathlon championships. (photo by Jeff Bartlett)

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/2/08)--Senior Steve Blum became the first athlete to win three consecutive New England Division III Decathlon championships as he won three of the five events in day two after winning two events during the first day of the New England Division III Track and Field Championships hosted by the Coast Guard Academy.

Blum won the discus (132-01), javelin (177-05) and finished in a three-way tie for first in the pole vault with a vault of 11-3.75 feet.

Blum also won both the shot put and the high jump during the first day of the decathlon. He finished with 6,191 points while Ben Roy from WPI was second with 6,046 points.