THE BASICS:
 
- Meets: Gordon Kelly Invitational and David Hemery Valentine Invitational
 
- Locations: Johnson Athletic Center (Cambridge, Mass.) and BU Track and Tennis Center (Boston, Mass.)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's track and field team won six events in an impressive showing at its home Gordon Kelly Invitational on Saturday. Junior Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) won the shot put and the weight throw, while sophomore Nolan Clement (Fullerton, Calif.) won the 60m dash in a time of 6.85 for the 14th fastest time in the country this season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT MIT:
 
- In addition to Engebretson and Clement's wins, senior Jacob Hansen (Bountiful, Utah), won the 3000m, first-year Anthony Meng (Scottsdale, Ariz.) won the high jump and graduate student Mozi Guobadia (Katy, Texas) took the 200m.
 
- Hansen won in a time of 8:33.95, while first-year Yichen Sun (Chapel Hill, N.C.) was fourth in a time of 8:49.72. Guobadia won the 200m in 22.96, while Meng won the high jump with a mark of 2.01m (6' 7").
 
- Guobadia finished third in the 60m dash (7.02) as senior Garrett Whitmore (Webster City, Iowa) was fourth (7.03).
 
- Junior Walter Truitt (Houston, Texas) placed second in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.39, followed by graduate student Kenneth Wei (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) was third (8.44).
 
- Wei also placed second in the long jump with a 6.67m (21' 10.75") mark while sophomore Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) placed sixth with a leap of 6.27m (20' 7").
 
- Senior Trey Gurga (San Diego, Calif.) and sophomore Sawyer Garrett (Sherborn, Mass.) tied for fifth in the pole vault with marks of 4.10m (13' 5.25"). 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AT BU
 
 - Junior Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.) ran the 13th fastest 800m time in the country this season on Friday night with a 1:51.70.
 
- The MIT 4x400 relay team of sophomore Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.), sophomore Jack DeBaugh (Severna Park, Md.), junior Ian Koe (San Mateo, Calif.), and first-year Davis Lee (Mountain Brook, Ala.) ran their fastest time of the season and now rank 13th in the nation with a time of 3:16.18.
 
- 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
8. Patrick Haertel – 6.81
14. Nolan Clement – 6.85
 
800 Meters
13. Ziyad Hassan – 1:51.70
19. Simon Opsahl – 1:52.48
 
Mile
18. Sam Acquaviva – 4:07.98
 
5,000 Meters
16. Lowell Hensgen – 14:13.41
 
4x400 Relay
13. Conrad Casebolt, Jack DeBaugh, Ian Koe, Davis Lee – 3:16.18
 
Distance Medley Relay
4. Ziyad Hassan, Jack DeBaugh, Charlie Glass, Sam Acquaviva – 9:49.91
14. Reece Shuttleworth, Pau Ilerbaig-Bajona, Sam Amin, Simon Opsahl – 10:12.75
 
High Jump
3. Anthony Meng - 2.08m (6' 9.75")
 
Shot Put
4. Sam Engebretson - 17.43m (57' 2.25")
 
Weight Throw
7. Sam Engebretson – 18.86m (61' 10.5")
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will head to the Springfield College Triangle Classic on Saturday, Feb. 17 for its final tune-up before the 2024 New England Division III Championship Meet.
 
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