THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Sherie and Don (1961) Morrison Track (Cambridge, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Led by victories from senior Kenneth Wei (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) and sophomore Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.), the No. 1 ranked MIT men's track and field team built a 47-point lead after day one of the 2023 NEWMAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
 
DAY ONE TEAM STANDINGS
1. MIT - 82
2. Springfield - 35
3. WPI - 29
4. Babson - 23
5. Coast Guard - 16
6. Wheaton - 10
 
HOW IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY:
 
- In the long jump, Wei took the event by nearly a foot as he won with a leap of 22 feet, 11 inches. MIT first-year Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) was second in 21 feet, 11.75, followed in third by first-year Sean Huckleberry (San Francisco, Calif.) with a leap of 21 feet, 7.25 inches. Junior Spencer Yandrofski (Chapel Hill, N.C.) finished in seventh, jumping 21 feet, 5.25 inches.
 
- In the hammer, Engebretson won the event by 41 feet with his career-best toss of 192 feet, five inches. Senior Henry Sobieszczyk (Newton, Mass.) placed fifth with his throw of 134 feet, three inches. First-year Jackson Bliey (Wilmington, Del.) finished third in the javelin, posting a throw of 167 feet, six inches as he narrowly missed a runner-up finish.
 
- The MIT school and rookie records both fell in the 100-meter prelims as first-year Nolan Clement (Fullerton, Calif.) crossed in third with a time of 10.75 seconds. First-year Zac Nwogwugwu (London, United Kingdom) was also below the previous record as he placed fifth at 10.79 seconds. Also qualifying for Sunday's final was senior Mozi Guobadia (Katy, Texas) in seventh at 10.80 and senior Jeremiah Budiman (Plano, Texas) in eighth at 10.82 seconds.
 
- In the 10,000 meters, junior Raymond Brookman (Santa Cruz, Calif.) led four Engineers in the top eight as he finished as the runner-up in 31:53.71. Senior Andrew Mah (Newton, Mass.) was fourth in 31:59.07, followed by senior Lowell Hensgen (Raleigh, N.C.) in sixth with a time of 32:09.83. Sophomore Carlos Villa (Gurnee, Ill.) finished in seventh place, crossing in 32:25.38.
 
- MIT also had four scorers in the pole vault as all four student-athletes cleared 14 feet, 1.25 inches. Finishing third was junior Trey Gurga (San Diego, Calif.), followed by graduate student Max Hardy (Houston, Texas) in fourth, Sawyer Garrett (Sherborn, Mass.) in the fifth and senior Bryan Sperry (San Diego, Calif.) in sixth.
 
- Led by first-year Enoch Ellis (Garland, Texas), the Engineers are sending three to the finals of the 110-meter hurdles. Ellis won the prelims in a time of 14.36 seconds, followed in second by sophomore Walter Truitt (Houston, Texas) in second at 14.40 and Wei in third at 14.49 seconds.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT returns to action on Sunday, April 30th as the Engineers will host the second and final day of the NEWMAC Championship. Events get underway at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.
 
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