KINGSTON, R.I.- The final day of the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships began on a high note for the Explorers as Terence McPeak and Brett Sheppard scored key points in the 800 meter race at Mackal Field House.
 
McPeak and Shepherd teamed up for a one-two finish in the half mile. McPeak won the individual title with a time of 1:54.92 while Shepherd was the next runner to cross the finish line with a time of 1:55.47.
 
Paul Reilly crossed the finish line in second in the 1000 meter race, just a head of teammate Nick Crits. Reilly recorded a time of 2:27.27, just .02 seconds ahead of Crits.
 
Crits came back to finish third in the mile run, with a time of 4:14.43. Vince Perozze (5^th, 4:19.16) ran well enough to place and score for the Explorers.  
 
David Laratta, Shepherd, Reilly and McPeak teamed up for a second place finish in the 4x800 meter race. The relay recorded a time of 7:38.40, just nine-hundredths of a second behind the winner, Fordham.
 
On Friday, the first day of the events, the Distance Medley relay won the title, just a head of St. Joseph's. Nick Ross, Wayne Bartholomew, Laratta, and Crits all competed in the DMR. Crits anchored the relay to a time of 10:06.03.
 
La Salle finished in fifth place with a total of 78 points. The host and pre-season favorite Rhode Island won the conference title.
 
The Explorers will have a few days to prepare for the Armory Collegiate Challenge in New York on February 23.

1) Rhode Island               186.50    
2) Charlotte                 165.50
3) Fordham                     91.50    
4) Temple                     82.50
5) La Salle                    78       
6) St. Joseph's (Pa.)         65  
 7) Xavier (Ohio)               48       
8) UMass Amherst              36  
 9) Richmond                    17      
10) St. Louis U.                9