THE BASICS:
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Meets: UConn Northeast Challenge and Friar Invitational
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Locations: Storrs, Conn. (George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex) and Providence, R.I. (Ray Treacy Track and Hendricken Field)
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The Lead: The MIT men's track and field team posted four nationally-ranked performances and four personal records this past weekend at the UConn Northeast Challenge and the Friar Invitational.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS – UCONN NORTHEAST CHALLENGE:
- Junior
Sam Engebretson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) was the runner up in discus as his final attempt landed at 51.94m (170' 5"), resulting in a PR and the eighth-best performance in Division III this season.
- In the 110m hurdles, graduate student
Kenneth Wei (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) finished fourth in 14:29. Junior
Walter Truitt (Houston, Texas) was right behind him at 14.42, with the time currently ranking eighth in the nation.
- Sophomore
Jackson Bliey (Talleyville, Del.) was fifth in the high jump (2.03m / 6' 8") while first-year
Anthony Meng (Scottsdale, Ariz.) tied for ninth place (1.93m / 6' 4").
- First-year
Hunter Miller (Greencastle, Ind.) ranked seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of (10:33.86).
- Sophomore
Kristian Praizner (Folsom, Pa.) produced a PR in the 400m as he finished ninth in 49.67.
- Wei claimed ninth place in the triple jump (14.13m / 46' 4.25") while sophomore
Sean Huckleberry (San Francsico, Calif.) ranked 13
th (13.98m / 45' 10.50").
- The 4x400 relay comprised of sophomore
Conrad Casebolt (Aurora, Colo.), first-year
Connor Sterling (New Milford, Conn.), junior
Ian Koe (San Mateo, Calif.), and first-year
Davis Lee (Mountain Brook, Ala.) placed 10
th with a time of 3:28.27.
- Senior
Trey Gurga (San Diego, Calif.) registered a PR in pole vault as he cleared 4.31m (14' 1.75") to finish 11
th overall.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS – FRIAR INVITATIONAL:
- Sophomore
Nathan Shapiro (Glenview, Ill.) was the runner up in the 100m with a time of 11.08 while graduate student
Paulo Martinez-Riviere (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) placed fifth (11.33). Martinez-Riviere also ranked fifth in the 200m as he crossed the finish line in 23.01.
- Junior
Andrew Spears (Albuquerque, N.M.) was fifth in the 400m (52.12)
- Junior
Ziyad Hassan (Ashburn, Va.) finished fifth in the 800m as his time of 1:51.19 currently ranks ninth in Division III this year.
- Sophomore
Jake Cobb (West Deptford, N.J.) placed sixth in the 3000m steeplechase, logging a time of 9:12.63 which is a PR and also stands 18
th in the country.
- 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.
100 Meters
16.
Patrick Haertel – 10.59 (Raleigh Relays)
800 Meters
9.
Ziyad Hassan – 1:51.19 (Friar Invitational)
18.
Simon Opsahl – 1:52.09 (Amherst Spring Fling)
10,000 Meters
16.
Vedang Lad – 29:56.72 (Raleigh Relays)
20.
Lowell Hensgen – 30:08.49 (Raleigh Relays)
110m Hurdles
6.
Walter Truitt – 14.27 (Raleigh Relays)
8.
Kenneth Wei – 14.29 (UConn Northeast Challenge)
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
18.
Jake Cobb – 9:12.63 (Friar Invitational)
4x100 Relay
12.
Mozi Guobadia,
Nolan Clement,
Garrett Whitmore,
Patrick Haertel – 41.35 (Amherst Spring Fling)
High Jump
2.
Anthony Meng – 2.09m / 6' 10.25" (Amherst Spring Fling)
6.
Jackson Bliey – 2.06m / 6' 9" (Amherst Spring Fling)
Long Jump
9.
Kenneth Wei – 7.21m / 23' 8" (Raleigh Relays)
Triple Jump
18.
Kenneth Wei – 14.17m / 46' 6" (Amherst Spring Fling)
Shot Put
13.
Sam Engebretson – 16.41m / 53' 10.25" (Raleigh Relays)
Discus
8.
Sam Engebretson – 51.94m / 170' 5" (UConn Northeast Challenge)
UP NEXT:
- MIT will host the two-day Sean Collier Invitational beginning on Friday, April 19 at 6:15 p.m. with the Distance Night and then resuming action the following day at 11:00 a.m.
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