THE BASICS:
 
- Locations: BU Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.) and The TRACK at New Balance (Boston, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: Junior Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) had two podium finishes to highlight the MIT men's track and field team performances at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic and the UMass Lowell River Hawk Invitational. In addition, the Engineers produced seven top-20 nationally ranked performances.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT BU:
 
- Engebretson won the shot put with a throw of 16.34m (53' 7.5") topping a field full of Division I competition. He also placed second in the weight throw with a personal-record mark of 18.86m (61' 10.5"), which ranks seventh in Division III. 
 
- Graduate student Kenneth Wei (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) placed second in the long jump with a mark of 6.91m (22' 8").
 
- First year Anthony Meng (Scottsdale, Ariz.) was the runner up in the high jump as he cleared 2.00m (6' 6.75").
 
- Sophomore Sean Huckleberry (San Francisco, Calif.) finished fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.14m (46' 4.75"), which ranks 19^th in the country.
 
- Junior Walter Truitt (Houston, Texas) placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.32.
 
- Senior Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa) placed fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.10.
 
- In the distance medley relay, the Engineers finished sixth in 9:49.1. The quartet of junior Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.), sophomore Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.), sophomore Charlie Glass (Austin, Texas), and graduate student Sam Acquaviva (Newburyport, Mass.) produced the fastest time in the country.
 
- MIT's "B" entry in the DMR, juniors Reece Shuttleworth (Arlington, Va.), Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona (Toronto, Canada), Sam Amin (Olympia, Wash.), and Simon Opsahl (Redlands, Calif.) recorded the No. 2 time in the nation as they crossed the finish line in 10:12.75.
 
- A third entry in the DMR – first years Jaxon Miller (Goshen, Ind.), Connor Sterling (New Milford, Conn.), Nate Martinez (Thompson's Station, Tenn.), and David Whitaker (Northville, Mich.) – ranked ninth in Division III with a time of 10:29.83.
 
- In the 800 meters, Hassan logged a time of 1:52.60, which stands 11^th in the nation.
 
- Acquaviva registered a PR and the fifth-best time in the mile as he finished in 4:07.98.
 
- Graduate student Lowell Hensgen (Raleigh, N.C.) set a personal record in the 5,000 meters as his time of 14:13.41 is sixth in Division III.
 
- The 4x400 relay, comprised of sophomore Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.), sophomore Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.), sophomore Kristian Praizner (Folsom, Pa.), and first year Davis Lee (Mountain Brook, Ala.), posted a time of 3:19.49 which ranks 19^th in the country.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT THE TRACK AT NEW BALANCE:
 
 - First year Connor Kalvar (Floyd's Knobs, Ind.) ranked 16^th in the weight throw as his final toss reached 14.65m (48' 0.75").
 
- In the 200 meters, graduate student Mozi Guobadia (Katy, Texas) finished 30^th in 22.41.
 
- 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.
 
800 Meters
11. Ziyad Hassan – 1:52.60
 
Mile
6. Sam Acquaviva – 4:07.98
 
3,000 Meters
18. Sam Acquaviva - 8:16.82
 
5,000 Meters
6. Lowell Hensgen – 14:13.41
 
60 Hurdles
20. Kenneth Wei - 8.23
 
4x400 Relay
19. Conrad Casebolt, Jack DeBaugh, Kristian Praizner, Davis Lee
 
Distance Medley Relay
1. Ziyad Hassan, Jack DeBaugh, Charlie Glass, Sam Acquaviva – 9:49.91
2. Reece Shuttleworth, Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona, Sam Amin, Simon Opsahl – 10:12.75
9. Jaxon Miller, Connor Sterling, Nate Martinez, David Whitaker – 10:29.83
 
High Jump
2. Anthony Meng - 2.08m (6' 9.75")
 
Triple Jump
19. Sean Huckleberry – 14.14m (46' 4.75")
 
Shot Put
4. Sam Engebretson - 17.43m (57' 2.25")
 
Weight Throw
7. Sam Engebretson – 18.86m (61' 10.5")
 
UP NEXT:
 
- On Friday, Feb. 2, MIT will compete at the Crimson Elite. The following day, the Engineers will compete in the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational and the Tufts Cupid Challenge.
 
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