BRUNSWICK, ME – Saint Joseph's placed sixth with 13 team points in the Bowdoin College Five-Way Indoor Track & Field Meet on Saturday afternoon.

Highlighting the event for the Monks was senior Jack LaFreniere (Alton, N.H.), who won the 200 meter dash (23.39) by four one-hundredths of a second and placed sixth in both the 60 meter dash (7.35) and 400 meter dash (53.21) competitions.

Freshman Sam Dunay (Groton, Conn.) placed sixth in the long jump (5.66m) and classmate Taidghe Hagan (Reading, Mass.) finished ninth in the 1000 meter run (3:06.24) for the Royal Blue.

WPI and Bowdoin sat atop the final standings with 171 points apiece while Southern Maine finished third with 84 points on the afternoon. Colby College (74) and Connecticut College (43) also competed in the invitational.

Saint Joseph's returns to action next Saturday when the team participates in the Bates College Invitational in Lewiston, Maine at 12:00 PM.

Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrates its Centennial year in 2012 with a theme of "Realize the Promise" – honoring our commitment to educating well-rounded graduates who combine career focus with classic liberal arts studies. A Private, Catholic, primarily residential, coeducational liberal arts institution, Saint Joseph's welcomes students of all ages and all faiths. The campus, located 18 miles northwest of Portland and just two hours from Boston, encompasses 350 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Enrollment ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 students annually. Saint Joseph's offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing and business fields in a value-centered environment.