Results

Two-time All-American senior Nate Hunter won his sixth-consecutive shot put title of the season as one of four first-place finishes for Northeastern at Harvard's Battle of Beantown on Saturday at the Gordon Indoor Track. The Huskies finished in fourth place out of the Boston Beanpot schools as host Harvard ran away with the crown with 166 points.

Boston University totaled 119 while Boston College fell just short at 117. Northeastern accumulated 102 points throughout the event.

Hunter's winning pitch of 17.88m (58'8) was exactly eight feet farther than Harvard's Jack Brady. Classmate Michael Page uncorked a fifth-place throw of 15.23m (49'11.75) in the shot put, as well.

Junior Andrew Staples picked up his third high jump title of the season with a clearing of 2.07m (6'9.5) along with a second-place performance of 6.91m (22'8) in the long jump.

Senior Jordan Thull returned to competition in prime form, capturing his first victory of the season in the pole vault with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 4.80m (15'9).

Freshman Chris Conway was Northeastern's fourth victor of the day, rewriting the meet record in the 60-meter hurdles with a winning time of 8.32.

In the triple jump, junior Brian Racca put together a mark of 14.11m (46'3.5) for second place while newcomer Tejorn Davis recorded a 13.91m (45'7.75) in the same competition for third.

In his first performance of the season, sophomore Evan Whetsell was granted third place in the 500-meter run to the tune of 1:05.89. In the 3,000-meter challenge, sophomore Teddy Vrountas crossed the line in 8:35.61 for third place. The Huskies' 4 x 440 yard relay team banded together for a third-place time of 3:36.21.

Northeastern continues its indoor season at Boston University next Friday and Saturday at the Valentine Invitational. The women will compete on Friday, Feb. 12 starting at 1 p.m. while the men will have their turn on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 9 a.m. at BU's Track and Tennis Center.