THE BASICS:
 
- Location: BU Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.) and The TRACK at New Balance (Boston, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: In one of the top performances in program history, the No. 10 MIT men's track and field team posted eight top-10 nationally-ranked marks, three school records and three within the top five all-time in Division III history over the weekend at the John Thomas Terrier Classic and the River Hawk Invitational.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT BU:
 
- In the 3,000 meters, senior Sam Acquaviva (Newburyport, Mass.) finished second in his heat and is now second in the country with a time of 8:00.41. His time, which was the third-fastest in Division III history, shattered the previous MIT school record of 8:11.60. Graduate student Ryan Wilson (Redwood City, Calif.) is ranked eighth in the nation with a time of 8:11.65, while first-year Tim Neumann (Downers Grove, Ill.) set the MIT rookie record with a time of 8:22.59. The previous mark was 8:28.13.
 
- The final race of Friday night at BU was the 5,000 meters and it did not disappoint as the Engineers had eight runners overall in the event. Senior Matthew Kearney (Austin, Texas) finished second in the heat and is second in the nation as he crossed in a school-record time of 14:01.76. His time is the fourth-fastest in Division III history and shattered the previous MIT record that stood at 14:20.63. Senior Andrew Mah (Newton, Mass.) also broke the previous school record and ran the 10th-fastest time in D3 history as he crossed in 14:10.54. His time currently ranks him fourth in the country.
 
- In the distance medley relay, MIT posted the No. 1 AND No. 2 times in the country while running the third-fastest time in Division III history. The MIT A relay of Wilson, first-year Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.), junior Henry Hardart (Annapolis, Md.) and Acquaviva ran a time of 9:44.98, breaking the previous MIT record of 9:49.45 that was set in 2012. The MIT B relay of sophomore Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.), sophomore Andrew Spears (Albuquerque, N.M.), sophomore Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona (Toronto, Canada) and sophomore Pablo Arroyo (Richardson, Texas) crossed in sixth overall and in the second-fastest time in the country at 10:00.14.
 
- First-year Charlie Glass (Austin, Texas) was 11th overall and is fifth in the country in the 800 meters as he crossed in a time of 1:51.45. Ilerbaig-Bajona joined him under two minutes as he ran a time of 1:56.775. First-year Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.) ran a time of 50.28 seconds to led MIT in the 400, while senior Evan Schaefer (Frederick, Md.) finished 14th in the 500 at 1:06.42.
 
- In the mile, Hardart was 63rd overall and is ranked ninth in the nation as he ran a time of 4:09.68 to lead six Engineers who ran under 4:22. First-year Jared Steins (Chino Hills, Calif.) and sophomore Simon Opsahl (Redlands, Calif.) ran an identical time of 2:29.31 in the 1,000 meters to place 17th and 18th, respectively.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE:
 
- First-year Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) won the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 11.25 inches, while first-year Sean Huckleberry (San Francisco, Calif.) was fourth overall and 21st in the country with a triple jump of 46 feet, 2.5 inches.
 
- Sophomore Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) was fourth in both the shot put and weight throw with marks of 51 feet, 11.75 inches and 56 feet, respectively. Senior Jeremiah Budiman (Plano, Texas) finished fourth in the 60-meter finals at 6.96 seconds, with first-year Enoch Ellis (Garland, Texas) in fourth in the 60-meter hurdle final in 8.31 seconds.
 
- First-year Jackson Bliey (Wilmington, Del.) finished third in the high jump with a clearance of six feet, seven inches. Senior Bryan Sperry (San Diego, Calif.) and first-year Sawyer Garrett (Sherborn, Mass.) placed 15th and 18th, respectively, in the pole vault with an identical clearance of 14 feet, 1.25 inches.
 
- 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.
 
800 Meters
5. Charlie Glass - 1:51.45
 
Mile
9. Henry Hardart - 4:09.68
 
3,000 Meters
2. Matthew Kearney - 14:01.76
4. Andrew Mah - 14:10.54
 
60-Meter Hurdles
7. Kenneth Wei - 8.15
 
Distance Medley Relay.
1. Ryan Wilson, Conrad Casebolt, Henry Hardart, Sam Acquaviva - 9:44.98
2. Ziyad Hassan, Andrew Spears, Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona, Pablo Arroyo - 10:00.14
 
High Jump
4. Jackson Bliey - 6' 8.75"
 
Long Jump
10. Kenneth Wei - 23' 5.5"
18. Nathan Shapiro - 23' 0.5"
 
Shot Put
8. Sam Engebretson - 55'

@ Denotes time converted from a flat track to banked track
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action next weekend at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational at Boston University and the Tufts Cupid Challenge at Tufts University on Saturday, February 4th.
 
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