Middlebury's Theo Henderson and Matt D'Aquila kicked off competition at the 2020 New England Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship Friday at Springfield, running in the 5,000 meters. The duo were the only Panthers in action on the opening day of the two-day event that resumes on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

Henderson just missed out on cracking the top 10, finishing 12th with a clocking of 15:02.53, while D'Aquila (11:28.78) was four spots back in 16th place.