TROY, N.Y. – Eastern Connecticut State University senior Fredrick Hewett (New London) put the finishing touches on a standout three-year career by winning the 400 meter dash in the final meet of his career Friday at the 2014 ECAC Division III  Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Ned Harkness Track & Field facility on the campus of RPI.

On the second and final day of the championships, Hewett paced a field of  28 competitors with a winning time of 48.51 that was enough to edge Oswego State junior Matthew Wagenhauser (48.55).

In two previous appearances in this meet, Hewett was 21^st as a first-year sophomore in 2012 (51.64) and 20^th as a junior last year (49.88).

The race was a contest of respective conference 400 meter champions in Hewett (Little East Conference) and Wagenhauser (State University of New York Athletic Conference). Hewett is ranked 25^th nationally in Division III and Wagenhauser 32^nd (48.50). Individuals with the 21 fastest times qualify for the national championships.

Hewett set the program's 400 record of 48.28 in last weekend's New England Open Championships.

Ranked in a seven-way tie for 24^th nationally in the high jump, Eastern senior Lauren Hultzman (Putnam) shared 23^rd place in a field of 29 with a jump of 5-0 at the meet. She holds the Eastern outdoor record of 5-5 ¾.