THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Gantcher Field House (Medford, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Behind four event victories, the No. 1 ranked MIT men's track and field team competed at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet on Saturday afternoon in Medford.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- In the 60-meter prelims, senior Jeremiah Budiman (Plano, Texas) and first-year Patrick Haertel (Cumming, Ga.) qualified for the finals as they each won their heats with a time of 6.92 seconds. Budiman captured the finals in a time of 6.88 seconds as Haertel crossed in fifth in 6.95 seconds.
 
- First-year Jackson Bliey (Wilmington, Del.) won the high jump for the fourth time this season with a clearance of six feet, eight inches. Sophomore Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) finished second in the weight throw and set a personal-best as he posted a toss of 58 feet, 2.5 inches on his fourth attempt. He also followed that with a huge personal-best in the shot put, winning the event with a toss of 54 feet, 8.75 inches to beat his previous mark by an 11-inch margin.
 
- First-year Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) captured the long jump as he jumped 23 feet, 5.25 inches on his fifth attempt to win the event by just over 10 inches. First-year Sean Huckleberry (San Francisco, Calif.) took the triple jump for the third straight meet and fourth time overall as he posted a jump of 46 feet, 1.25 inches.
 
- In the mile, first-year Tim Neumann (Downers Grove, Ill.) finished second in 4:10.58 as he was followed in third by sophomore Pablo Arroyo (Richardson, Texas) at 4:10.75. First-year Jake Cobb (West Deptford, N.J.) was the final MIT finisher in the event in 15th place with a time of 4:30.82.
 
- First-year Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.) was third in the 400 in a time of 49.24 seconds as first-year Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.) was right behind in fourth at 51.91 seconds. In the 800, first-year Jared Steins (Chino Hills, Calif.) won his heat and was third overall in a time of 1:53.93 to go along with sophomore Simon Opsahl (Redlands, Calif.) in fourth at 1:54.94 and graduate student Matthew Schofield (Shorewood, Ill.) in 11th at 1:57.24.
 
- 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
16. Jeremiah Budiman - 6.83
 
800 Meters
1. Ryan Wilson - 1:46.61 (NATIONAL RECORD)
12. Ziyad Hassan - 1:50.98
14. Charlie Glass - 1:51.35
 
Mile
1. Ryan Wilson - 3:55.29 (NATIONAL RECORD)
17. Charlie Glass - 4:06.70
19. Henry Hardart - 4:06.87
 
3,000 Meters
2. Sam Acquaviva - 8:00.41
5. Matthew Kearney - 8:04.63
10. Andrew Mah - 8:09.23
 
5,000 Meters
4. Sam Acquaviva - 13:57.43
6. Matthew Kearney - 14:01.76
13. Andrew Mah - 14:10.54
 
60-Meter Hurdles
2. Kenneth Wei - 8.05
12. Enoch Ellis - 8.13
14. Walter Truitt - 8.14
 
Distance Medley Relay
5. Ryan Wilson, Conrad Casebolt, Henry Hardart, Sam Acquaviva - 9:44.98
 
High Jump
8. Jackson Bliey - 6' 8.75"
 
Long Jump
2. Kenneth Wei - 24' 5.75"       
 
Shot Put
6. Sam Engebretson - 54' 8.75"

@ Denotes time converted from a flat track to banked track
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action on Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th as the Engineers travel to the NCAA Division III National Championship in Birmingham, Ala. More information on that upcoming championship will be posted as it becomes available.
 
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