NEW LONDON, Conn. – Competing only about 20 minutes from his hometown, Bentley University sophomore Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lebanon HS) broke his own school record in the javelin and topped 200 feet for the first time while competing for the Falcon men's track and field team in the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College Saturday.

Sihvonen finished first among 42 competitors in the event with his throw of 200'8.25" breaking the record he set last month at Bridgewater State by two-and-a-quarter feet. It was the third best registered by an East Region athlete this season and elevated him to 16th on the NCAA Division II performance list. Sihvonen won by more than 16 feet with Trinity's John Hillsamer, Jr., second.

Also in the javelin, senior Joe Simonini (Revere, Mass./Revere HS) was fourth (172'4.75") and freshman Anthony Geising (Bradford, Vt./Oxbow HS) finished in 11th, with his 157'8" a new career best.

 Bentley's other top ten finish during Saturday's action was turned in by sophomore Beau Kraft (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point HS). He was seventh of 44 in the discus with a distance of 126'0.5".

Sticking with the field events, senior Wes Dupray (Rowley/St. John's Prep HS) was 13th of 37 in the hammer. His throw of 124'8.25" improved on his PR by nearly a foot.

Senior Tom Dean (Portland, Maine/Deering HS) ran the ninth best 5,000 in the Northeast-10 Conference this season, finishing 23rd of 51 in 15:38.49, a personal best by 9.29 seconds.

Senior David Cooper (Woburn/Woburn HS) was 18th 69 in the 800 (1:58.89, a PR by 0.43 seconds), freshman Daniel Hergott (Wallingford, Conn./Xavier HS) finished 23rd of 65 in the 1500 (4:14.85) and senior Connor Hichens (Sharon, Mass./Sharon HS) was 23rd in a field of 61 in the 200 (23.27, a PR by .04 seconds.

In the team standings, Bentley finished eighth among 17 teams with 44 points. Tufts University ran away with the team title, outscoring runner-up Franklin Pierce, 179-95.5.

This week's schedule includes the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton Friday and the Sean Collier Invitational at MIT Saturday.