The indoor track and field team continued its trend of breaking records at the New England Division III Championship meet. Three athletes broke their own school record and a four-member relay team broke a school record that had been held since 2017.
This time last season, the Keene State Indoor Track team was doing much of what it is now– shattering record books, according to previous reporting by The Equinox. Towards the end of this 2026 season, the athletes have returned to continue breaking school records.
Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach Dan Roark spoke on how these accomplishments affect the running programs at KSC.
“Track and field and cross country are back at Keene State– back where we should be. Historically, Keene State has an amazing, pun intended, track record for cross country and track and field,” Roark said. “We’ve had over 11 national champions, and our school records are really hard. If you have people making school records, that means we have people running fast, jumping far and setting really good marks,” said Roark.
Senior Aidan Law broke his own school record set in December of 21.91 in the 200 meter to 21.80. Law also had a third place finish in the long jump event, which sent him to nationals a year ago.
Junior pole vaulter Caden Latulippe also broke a record that was previously set by himself in February 2025. The junior spoke about the process of going from 4.30 meters to 4.45 meters in just a year.
“Personally, the process of training for me is a lot of spinning and cross training gymnastics as much as I can. Weight room is big– trying to get stronger and faster to move heavier poles,” said Latulippe.
Two members of the team, junior Tyler Bolaske and senior Molly Lu McKellar, have moved on to the national meet that begins on Friday, March 13. McKellar broke a school record in early February in the 60 meter hurdles. The senior spoke on how that affects the rest of the season.
“I haven’t seen everything pan out how I thought it would have. My season isn’t over yet, so I’m excited to see what this [ national] meet brings,” said McKellar.
Latulippe commented on the overall success of the team.“Performance from me and the team is what we’ve been looking to do all season. We’ve put in the work and trusted the process; just keeping the morale up and holding people accountable has really built our team to success this indoor season,” said Latulippe.
Four Owls on the women’s side broke the 2017 school record in the 4×200 relay. The team included first-year Elle MacDonald, junior Mia Cruz and sophomores Keely Giordano and Caroline Cooper. The nine-year record time was 1:48.44 and was reset to 1:43.29. MacDonald also reset her own school record that was set in February for the 200 meter. The first-year ran a 26.29 last month and improved to 25.92 this time around.
Roark says the accomplishments set by his team this spring can do a lot for the athletes, even off of the track and field.
“They can do a lot of work, they can put in the time and hard effort and then see in black and white that their effort, time and dedication shows improvement,” Roark said, “And if you can do it in track and field, then you can do it the rest of your life in any other applications. So it was really cool to see that, whether it is a school record or just a personal record.”
Latulippe also commented on what hard work and results can do for the future of the program.
“The team’s future looks bright. We have great coaches who have truly built this team up and have set the foundation for the future,” said Latulippe.
Bolaske and McKellar head to the NCAA Championship meet in Birmingham, Ala. which begins on Friday, March 13.
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