THE BASICS:
 
- Locations: BU Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.) and The TRACK at New Balance (Boston, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Junior Alexis Boykin (Clayton, Ohio) set a program record in the weight throw to lead the MIT women's indoor track and field team on Saturday at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danvile Season Opener and the Suffolk Relays.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE SUFFOLK RELAYS:
 
- Boykin was the runner-up in the weight throw at the Suffolk Relays with an Institute-record mark of 62 feet, .5 inches. Her throw, which currently ranks first in Division III, would have been the second-best mark going into last year's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship. Boykin also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 45 feet, seven inches, which is second in the country and would have also been a qualifying performance for nationals last season.
 
- Junior Emily Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) also had impressive performances with third and fourth place finishes in the shot put and weight throw, respectively. Ball posted a 41-foot 8-inch throw in the shot put and had a 50-foot .5-inch mark in the weight throw. 
 
- Sophomore Hailey Surace (Snohomish, Wash.) placed second overall and was the first collegiate athlete with an 11.5-foot mark in the pole vault. She currently ranks fifth in Division III.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE BU SEASON OPENER:
 
- Junior Paige Cooksey (Ormond Beach, Fla.) placed fourth in the 400-meter run with a time of 57.65, resulting in the third-best performance in the nation. 
 
- The 4x400-meter relay team of junior Marina Miller (Bel Air, Md.), senior Madeline Hon (Manhasset, N.Y.), sophomore Krystal Montgomery (San Jose, Calif.) and Cooksey placed second with a time of 3:56.78, which currently leads Division III.
 
- In 3,000 meters, sophomore Lexi Fernandez (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) and graduate student Kirsi Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.) rank second (9:52.30) and ninth (10:13.52), respectively, in the country.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will wrap up its first-semester schedule hosting the Cardinal and Gray Alumni Meet on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11:00 a.m.
 
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