CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - University of Maine at Farmington junior Andrew LaFlamme (Nashua, N.H.) and senior Nate Trussell (Berwick, Maine) delivered phenomenal performances on Friday afternoon at the Harvard Invitational.

LaFlamme set a new program record in the 5,000 meters and provisionally qualified for the NCAA New England Championship after posting a time of 15:17.42. The time was over a 25-second personal best for LaFlamme and topped Justin Castaldo's '25 previous program record, which was set last season, by over seven seconds. LaFlamme went on to earn third overall in the event.

Trussell broke his own program record in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a phenomenal time of 8.37 seconds. Trussell placed tenth overall in the event, narrowly missing an opportunity to compete in the finals heat, which took only the top eight times from the preliminary round. Trussell also competed in the 200 meters and brought home a 26th-place finish with a time of 22.79 seconds.

Several other Beavers showed very well for themselves in an extremely competitive meet that consisted of several of the top NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III teams from the New England region.

Junior Alex Crews (Winslow, Maine) also earned a top-ten finish, placing tenth overall in the loaded shot put field. Crews' best attempt was measured at 13.95 meters.

Sophomore Owen Booker (Lisbon, Maine) appeared in a pair of events and earned top-12 finishes in each. In the long jump, Booker placed seventh out of a competitive field of 31 athletes, with a best attempt of 6.46 meters. Booker added a 12th-place finish in the triple jump after reaching 12.07 meters on his furthest attempt.

Senior James Riley (Shrewsbury, Mass.) ran a strong race in the 5,000 meters alongside LaFlamme, posting a time of 16:38.41 en route to a 14th-place finish.

Fellow sophomore Logan Burns (Islesboro, Maine) also competed in the long jump and placed 21st with a jump of 5.93 meters. Burns also ran to a 62nd-place finish in the 200 meters, posting a time of 24.40 seconds.

First-year Chase Nixon (Milton, Mass.) competed in two individual events, the 60 meters and the 60-meter hurdles, alongside Trussell. Nixon placed 36th in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing his heat in 9.16 seconds. Nixon added a 77th-place finish in the loaded 60-meter dash, earning a time of 7.48 seconds.

First-year Lucas Witkowski (Cromwell, Conn.) competed in the 400 meters and raced to a 44th-place finish, crossing the line in 53.73 seconds.

First-year thrower Noel Matista (Danbury, Conn.) took 22nd in the weight throw after his best attempt measured 12.04 meters.

Farmington's 4x440-meter relay team, made up of Booker, Burns, Nixon, and Witkowski, earned ninth place overall with a time of 3:44.58.

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The Beavers return to action next Saturday at the Maine State Championship, which will be hosted at Bates College.