United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Men's Indoor Track

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(1/16/10)--Freshman Tieran Bonner won both the 55 meters and the 200 meters in his first collegiate meet while junior Nate Crum won the 1,000 meters, the mile and was part of a winning relay leading Coast Guard to victory in the season opening Coast Guard Invitational.

Bonner won the 55 meters in 6.73 and the 200 meters in 24.11 while Crum won the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:42.72 and the mile in 4:33.53.

The Bears 4x800 relay team of Chris Marquis, Mike Mrkvicka, Crum and Andrew Price won with a time of 3:39.41.

Coast Guard easily won with 292.5 points while Rhode Island College was second with 113 points. Connecticut College was third with 104.5 points while Merchant Marine was fourth with 67 points.

Also winning events for Coast Guard were, junior Kyle Coleman as he won the 55 hurdles (8.41), junior Josh Wofford captured the 400 meters (52.70), junior Matt Tolliver won the long jump (21 feet, 0.5 inches), freshman Joel Weise in the triple jump (43 feet, 4.25 inches), junior Devin Adams in the weight throw (50 feet, 2.5 inches) and senior Carl Stokes in the shot put (45 feet, 0.5 inches).