THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Springfield College Field House (Springfield, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Led by a school-record performance in the long jump by junior Kenneth Wei (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.), the No. 4 ranked MIT men's track and field team competed at the Springfield Triangle Classic on Saturday. Overall, the Engineers picked up five event wins in the meet.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- In the long jump, Wei broke his own long jump school record by 3.25 inches as he posted a leap of 24 feet, 2.25 inches to rank third nationally. He also earned the victory in the triple jump with a distance of 43 feet, 11.25 inches.
 
- Senior Nathan Basinger (Dalton, Ohio) earned his fourth win of the season in the shot put and his third win of the year in the weight throw (as well as a PR). He posted a throw of 48 feet, 7.25 inches in the shot and a throw of 55 feet, seven inches in the weight throw. In the shot put, first-year Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) finished second with a throw of 48 feet, four inches and senior William Woltmann (Secaucus, N.J.) followed him in third at 47 feet, 7.25 inches. The two reversed spots in the weight throw as Woltmann placed third at 51 feet, 0.25 and Engebretson was fourth with a throw of 49 feet, 8.25 inches.
 
- MIT had three finishers in the top three of the pole vault as first-year Luka Srsic (Worthington, Ohio) tied for the win with a clearance of 15 feet, five inches. Senior Max Hardy (Houston, Texas) and junior Bryan Sperry (San Diego, Calif.) each cleared 14 feet, 7.25 inches to tie for third.
 
- In the high jump, sophomore Spencer Yandrofski (Chapel Hill, N.C.) cleared six feet, 4.25 inches to finish third as Steven Marquez posted a height of six feet, 0.75 inches to place fifth. First-year Andrew Spears (Albuquerque, N.M.) crossed in second in the 400 meters in 53.83 seconds, while sophomore Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa) placed third in the 200 with a time of 23.42 seconds.
 
- Below are the current top-20 rankings for the Engineers, from meets up to this point in the season as listed at www.tfrrs.org.
 
200 Meters
17. Benton Wilson - 22.09 @
 
800 Meters
2. Ryan Wilson - 1:51.74 @
19. Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona - 1:54.28 @
 
Mile
5. Ryan Wilson - 4:09.17 * @
12. Henry Hardart - 4:10.97 @
 
3,000 Meters
10. Matthew Kearney 8:18.27 @
 
5,000 Meters
13. Matthew Kearney - 14:29.84 * @
19. Andrew Mah - 14:34.82 @
 
60-Meter Hurdles
3. Kenneth Wei - 8.04 *
 
Distance Medley Relay
9. Hardart, Koe, Ilerbaig-Bajona, Wilson - 10:05.88 @
 
Long Jump
3. Kenneth Wei - 24' 2.25" *
 
Triple Jump
19. Kenneth Wei - 47' 0.75"
 
Pole Vault
10. Liam Ackerman - 16'
11. Max Hardy - 15' 11"
 
Shot Put
17. William Woltmann - 51'

* Denotes School Record
@ Denotes time converted from a banked track to flat track
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action next weekend on February 25-26 as the Engineers travel to Middlebury College for the New England Division III Championship.
 
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