THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Sherie and Don (1961) Morrison Track (Cambridge, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Led by three top-12 nationally-ranked marks by sophomore Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the No. 1 ranked MIT men's track and field team hosted the Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers also hosted the first Sean Collier Distance Night on Friday evening under the lights.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY AT DISTANCE NIGHT:
 
- In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, first-year Jake Cobb (West Deptford, N.J.) crossed in 9:43.53 to finish in third place. Seniors Andrew Mah (Newton, Mass.) and Matthew Kearney (Austin, Texas) led the way in the top spots of the 5,000 meters in times of 14:11.10 and 14:24.30, respectively. Mah's time also ranks him No. 10 in the country.
 
- The final event of the night was the 10,000 meters as senior Vedang Lad (Plainsboro, N.J.) finished second in a personal-best time of 29:51.67 that ranks him fourth on the MIT all-time performance list and No. 20 nationally.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY:
 
- The story of the day was in the field events as Engebretson set substantial PR's in the shot put, discus and hammer throw. In the shot put, Engebretson won the event by just over four feet with a throw of 55 feet, 10.5 inches. This ranks him fourth in the country and was a PR by three feet, four inches.
 
- In the discus, he is now sixth nationally with a throw of 167 feet, 11 inches as he won that event by eight feet, 11 inches. In the hammer throw, Engebretson sits at No. 12 in the country with a throw of 188 feet, eight inches. The mark was a PR by five feet, four inches and won the event by a margin of 15 feet, three inches.
 
- A pair of MIT rookie records fell as well, including in the 100 meters where first-year Zac Nwogwugwu (London, United Kingdom) won the event with a time of 10.85 to break the previous rookie mark by .03 seconds. Senior Jeremiah Budiman (Plano, Texas) was second in 10.92, followed by junior Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa) in third in 11.01 seconds and first-year Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) fifth at 11.08.
 
- In the high jump, first-year Jackson Bliey (Wilmington, Del.) sent the rookie record by 0.75 inches as he is now fifth in the country with a clearance of six feet, 8.75 inches. Junior Spencer Yandrofski (Chapel Hill, N.C.) was second at six feet, five inches and senior Steven Marquez (El Centro, Calif.) placed fifth with a height of five feet, 11.25 inches.
 
- First-year Enoch Ellis (Garland, Texas) captured the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 55.86 seconds, while senior Evan Schaefer (Frederick, Md.) placed third in the 400 with a time of 50.57 seconds.
 
- Graduate student Ryan Wilson (Redwood City, Calif.) won the 800 meters in a time of 1:51.97 as he was followed in second by sophomore Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.) in 1:52.91 and first-year Charlie Glass (Austin, Texas) in fourth in 1:55.03.
 
- Junior Henry Hardart (Annapolis, Md.) won the 1,500 meters by a considerable margin on Saturday, crossing in a time of 3:52.04. Sophomore Simon Opsahl (Redlands, Calif.) was third in 3:57.37, followed by sophomore Sam Amin (Olympia, Wash.) in fourth in 3:58.10.
 
- Sophomore Ian Koe (San Mateo, Calif.) led four Engineers in the top five of the 200 meters as he won in 22.13 seconds. First-year Nolan Clement (Fullerton, Calif.) was second at 22.14, followed by senior Mozi Guobadia (Katy, Texas) in fourth at 22.34 and first-year Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.) in fifth at 22.43 seconds.
 
- In the pole vault, first-year Sawyer Garrett (Sherborn, Mass.) and graduate student Max Hardy (Houston, Texas) tied for the win with a clearance of 14 feet, 7.25 inches. Senior Bryan Sperry (San Diego, Calif.) placed fourth as he cleared 13 feet, 7.25 inches.
 
- Shapiro finished second in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 1.75 inches, while first-year Sean Huckleberry (San Francisco, Calif.) was fourth at 21 feet, 4.25 inches. Huckleberry also finished third in the triple jump with a leap of 45 feet, nine 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.
 
400 Meters
20. Jack DeBaugh 47.96 (MIT Rookie Record)
 
800 Meters
1. Ryan Wilson - 1:47.93 (MIT Record)
 
1,500 Meters
1. Ryan Wilson - 3:40.06 (NCAA D3 National Record)
18. Henry Hardart - 3:50.77
 
5,000 Meters
10. Andrew Mah - 14:11.10
 
10,000 Meters
3. Matthew Kearney - 29:13.69
14. Andrew Mah - 29:42.53
20. Vedang Lad - 29:51.67
 
110-Meter Hurdles
4. Walter Truitt - 14.26
8. Enoch Ellis - 14.35
14. Kenneth Wei - 14.53
 
High Jump
5. Jackson Bliey - 6' 8.75"
 
Long Jump
7. Kenneth Wei - 24' 3.75"
 
Shot Put
4. Sam Engebretson - 55' 10.5"
 
Discus
6. Sam Engebretson - 167' 11"
 
Hammer Throw
12. Sam Engebretson - 188' 8"
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Saturday-Sunday, April 29-30 as the Engineers will host the two-day NEWMAC Championship. Events get underway at 1 p.m. on Saturday, along with a 10:30 a.m. start on Sunday.
 
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