THE BASICS:
 
- Location: BU Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.) and the Johnson Indoor Track (Cambridge, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Led by the NCAA Division III national record in the mile by graduate student Ryan Wilson (Redwood City, Calif.), the No. 2 ranked MIT men's track and field team competed at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and the Gordon Kelly Invitational over the weekend. Overall, the Engineers broke three school records and posted nine top-20 national marks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY:
 
- In the evening session on Saturday, Wilson led a group of nine Engineers in the mile. After crossing the halfway point in 1:58, he sat in third with two laps to go before surging ahead over the last 400 meters. Wilson eventually took the race by over 10 meters, crossing in the D3 record time of 3:55.29 to become the first MIT runner to ever break the four-minute mark.
 
- All eight MIT finishers after Wilson went sub-4:20 in the event, including three more that won their respective heats. Junior Henry Hardart (Annapolis, Md.) crossed in a time of 4:07.63, while first-year Charlie Glass (Austin, Texas) won his heat with a time of 4:06.70. First-year Tim Neumann (Downers Grove, Ill.) posted a time of 4:12.28, along with 4:15.06 from first-year Jared Steins (Chino Hills, Calif.), 4:15.99 by sophomore Andres Arroyo (Richardson, Texas) and 4:18.46 from sophomore Sam Amin (Olympia, Wash.). Sophomore Pablo Arroyo (Richardson, Texas) and junior Nate Sesti (Clarkston, Mich.) both captured their heats, running times of 4:11.32 and 4:17.55, respectively. Overall, all nine MIT milers set indoor personal bests in the event.
 
- Senior Sam Acquaviva (Newburyport, Mass.) shattered the MIT record and ran the sixth-fastest 5,000 meters in D3 history as he posted a time of 13:57.43. Seniors Vedang Lad (Plainsboro, N.J.) and Lowell Hensgen (Raleigh, N.C.) each posted personal-bests in the 5K as well, running times of 14:20.41 and 14:23.87, respectively.
 
- In the 3,000 meters, senior Andrew Mah (Newton, Mass.) posted a time of 8:15.22 and is ranked No. 15 nationally. Senior Matthew Kearney (Austin, Texas) ran in the heat just before Mah and finished in a time of 8:22.69.
 
- On Friday, the MIT distance medley relay team of Steins, first-year Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.), Ellery Rajagopal (Harrison, N.Y.) and sophomore Simon Opsahl (Redlands, Calif.) ran a time of 9:58.86 to rank No. 14 in the nation. Overall, MIT now has three different DMR's ranked in the top-15 nationally.
 
- In the 200, junior Josiah McMenamy (Yuba City, Calif.) posted a personal-best time of 23.69. The Engineers also had three runners in the 400 with sophomore Ian Koe (San Mateo, Calif.), first-year Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.) and Casebolt. Koe posted a time of 48.47 seconds, along with a PR of 48.96 for DeBaugh and 50.60 seconds for Casebolt.
 
- MIT had five student-athletes record PR's in the 800, led by a time of 1:50.98 from sophomore Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.) as he won his heat and is now No. 4 nationally. Opsahl ran a time of 1:53.48, along with 1:55.47 from Rajagopal. Graduate student Reed Foster (Palo Alto, Calif.) captured his heat with his time of 1:58.26, while first-year Gordon Su (Slingerlands, N.Y.) was second in his heat in 1:59.81.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE GORDON KELLY INVITATIONAL:
 
- Senior Jeremiah Budiman (Plano, Texas) broke his own school record in the 60 meters twice on Saturday as he did so in both the prelims and final. After running 6.88 in the prelims, he won the event and dropped .05 seconds as he crossed with a mark of 6.83 seconds to rank No. 12 nationally. Senior McKinley Polen (Los Altos, Calif.) crossed in third at 7.08 seconds, along with junior Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa) in fourth place at 7.11 seconds.
 
- Sophomore Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) picked up victories in the shot put and weight throw on Saturday, including a personal-best in the weight throw. In the shot, he won with a throw of 52 feet, 1.75 inches to go along with his toss of 58 feet, 1.25 inches in the weight throw as he closes in on the 18-meter mark.
 
- Sophomore Reece Shuttleworth (Arlington, Va.) won the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:34.35, while senior Steven Marquez (El Centro, Calif.) placed fourth in the high jump at six feet, 1.5 inches. In the pole vault, senior Bryan Sperry (San Diego, Calif.) was second at 15 feet, one inch, followed in fifth by graduate student Max Hardy (Houston, Texas) at 14 feet, 7.25 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.
 
60 Meters
12. Jeremiah Budiman - 6.83
 
800 Meters
4. Ziyad Hassan - 1:50.98
8. Charlie Glass - 1:51.45
 
Mile
1. Ryan Wilson - 3:55.29 (NATIONAL RECORD)
11. Charlie Glass - 4:06.70
14. Henry Hardart - 4:07.63
 
3,000 Meters
2. Sam Acquaviva - 8:00.41
12. Ryan Wilson - 8:11.65
19. Andrew Mah - 8:15.22
 
5,000 Meters
4. Sam Acquaviva - 13:57.43
6. Matthew Kearney - 14:01.76
11. Andrew Mah - 14:10.54
 
60-Meter Hurdles
7. Enoch Ellis - 8.13
9. Kenneth Wei - 8.15
 
Distance Medley Relay
3. Ryan Wilson, Conrad Casebolt, Henry Hardart, Sam Acquaviva - 9:44.98
14. Jared Steins, Conrad Casebolt, Ellery Rajagopal, Simon Opsahl - 9:58.86
15. Ziyad Hassan, Andrew Spears, Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona, Pablo Arroyo - 10:00.14
 
High Jump
7. Jackson Bliey - 6' 8.75"
 
Long Jump
1. Kenneth Wei - 24' 5.75"
 
Shot Put
8. Sam Engebretson - 55'

@ Denotes time converted from a flat track to banked track
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, February 18th as the Engineers travel to Springfield College for the Springfield College Triangle Classic beginning at 10 a.m.
 
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