Croce had a solid day in the pits for Sacred Heart at the New Captains Classic & Combined Events. Earning a pair of first place performances in the shot put and the hammer throw, the graduate student was the runner up in the discus. Beating the competition by 0.32m in the shot put (13.67m), his hurl of 54.20m was more than 10 meters better than the next closest competitor. In the discus, the Hope, RI native posted a personal record after hitting 43.57m. Croce enters the week ranked first in the circuit in the hammer throw. This is his first NEC Field Athlete of the Week award.