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Men's Track and Field

No. 20 Engineers Post Eight Top-10 Performances in Pair of Texas Meets

THE BASICS:
 
- Locations: Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium (Austin, Texas) and the Texas State University Track and Field Complex (San Marcos, Texas)
 
- The Lead: Over a three-day span during the team's spring break, the No. 20 ranked MIT men's track and field team finished with eight top-10 nationally-ranked performances at the Texas Relays at the University of Texas and the Bobcat Invitational at Texas State University.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE TEXAS RELAYS:
 
- On Thursday night, junior Henry Hardart (Annapolis, Md.) ran the No. 5 time in the country in the 1,500 meters as he crossed in 3:50.77. First-year Charlie Glass (Austin, Texas) was next up for MIT as he finished in a time of 3:59.83.
 
- On Friday in the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Walter Truitt (Houston, Texas) was second in his heat with a personal-best time of 14.31. First-year Enoch Ellis (Garland, Texas) was seventh in his heat with a time of 15.02 seconds.
 
- In the 4x100 relay on Friday, the team of first-year Patrick Haertel (Cumming, Ga.), first-year Nolan Clement (Fullerton, Calif.), Truitt and junior Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa) were fourth in their heat as they ran a time of 43.48 seconds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE BOBCAT INVITATIONAL:
 
- On Friday, senior Kenneth Wei (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) and first-year Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) led the way for MIT in the A and B sections of the long jump. Wei is now ranked third in the country after a jump of 24 feet, 3.75 inches, while Shapiro is ninth at 23 feet, 4.75 inches.
 
- Sophomore Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.) finished 18th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:00.52, while sophomore Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) was 38th in the discus with a throw of 148 feet, six inches.
 
- On Saturday, the hurdle trio of Truitt, Ellis and Wei all ran times that rank among the top-15 in the country. Truitt led the way at 14.63 seconds and is ranked seventh, while Ellis is ninth at 14.70 seconds and Wei ranks 14th at 14.80 seconds.
 
- Engebretson posted a PR of 52 feet, 6.5 inches in the shot put on his first attempt and is ranked fourth nationally. He is also 10th in the hammer throw after posting a toss of 177 feet, six inches.
 
- On the track, sophomore Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona (Toronto, Canada) was 14th in the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:07.83. The 4x100 relay team of first-year Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.), junior Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa), first-year Nolan Clement (Fullerton, Calif.) and first-year Zac Nwogwugwu (London, United Kingdom) was sixth in its heat as the Engineers ran a time of 42.74 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.
 
1,500 Meters
5. Henry Hardart - 3:50.77
 
5,000 Meters
8. Vedang Lad - 14:21.3
 
10,000 Meters
2. Matthew Kearney - 29:13.69
4. Andrew Mah - 29:42.53
 
110-Meter Hurdles
7. Walter Truitt - 14.63
9. Enoch Ellis - 14.70
14. Kenneth Wei - 14.80
 
Long Jump
3. Kenneth Wei - 24' 3.75"
9. Nathan Shapiro - 23' 4.75"
 
Shot Put
4. Sam Engebretson - 52' 6.5"
 
Hammer Throw
10. Sam Engebretson - 177' 6"
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday, April 8th as the Engineers travel to the Amherst Spring Fling. That meet is scheduled for an 11 a.m. start in Amherst, Mass.
 
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Players Mentioned

Henry Hardart

Henry Hardart

Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Matthew Kearney

Matthew Kearney

Distance
5' 9"
Junior
Vedang Lad

Vedang Lad

Distance
5' 9"
Junior
Andrew Mah

Andrew Mah

Distance
5' 10"
Senior
Kenneth Wei

Kenneth Wei

Hurdles, Jumps
6' 1"
Junior
Garrett Whitmore

Garrett Whitmore

Hurdles, Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Sam Engebretson

Sam Engebretson

Throws
6' 1"
First Year
Ziyad Hassan

Ziyad Hassan

Distance
5' 9"
First Year
Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona

Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona

Distance
6' 1"
First Year
Walter Truitt

Walter Truitt

Hurdles, Sprints
6' 1"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Henry Hardart

Henry Hardart

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance
Matthew Kearney

Matthew Kearney

5' 9"
Junior
Distance
Vedang Lad

Vedang Lad

5' 9"
Junior
Distance
Andrew Mah

Andrew Mah

5' 10"
Senior
Distance
Kenneth Wei

Kenneth Wei

6' 1"
Junior
Hurdles, Jumps
Garrett Whitmore

Garrett Whitmore

5' 10"
Sophomore
Hurdles, Sprints
Sam Engebretson

Sam Engebretson

6' 1"
First Year
Throws
Ziyad Hassan

Ziyad Hassan

5' 9"
First Year
Distance
Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona

Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona

6' 1"
First Year
Distance
Walter Truitt

Walter Truitt

6' 1"
First Year
Hurdles, Sprints