Overall Results
BOSTON—The Northeastern men's track and field team walked away with the team title at the Boston University Season Opener on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Huskies started their indoor season strong with six first-place finishes and seven personal bests.
Jared Lane led the 60-meter dash to record a new personal best (6.92 seconds), followed by
Alex Shapiro who took fifth with a mark of 7.11. Lane's 6.92-second finish ranks him second on NU's all-time performance list. The junior later led a quartet of Huskies in the 200-meter run at 21.93 seconds, taking second overall while teammate
Donovan Henry marked a PB at 22.37 (fourth),
Kyle Darrow finished fifth (22.38 seconds) and Shapiro crossed sixth overall (22.40 seconds).
Three freshmen participated in the 800-meter run, led by
Paul Duffey's first-place finish at 1:55.96. Rookies
Connor Quinn and
David McDonald earned second (1:56.12) and fifth (1:58.55), respectively.
Zach Krause earned the 5,000-meter title with a mark of 14:35.43 to lead six Huskies in the event.
Zachary Fraielli was the next to clock in to take bronze (14:39.17),
Jason Lange crossed fourth (15:05.94), and
Charles Conway finished eighth before
Craig Hammond and
Allen Meringolo rounded out the event at ninth and 11th.
Three relay teams competed in the 4x400-meter race as Lane, Henry,
Joshua Norris and Shapiro earned points with a first-place finish.
Jackson MacDonald earned two top-three finishes, taking third in the 60-meter hurdles (8.55 seconds) before a second-place long jump finish (6.88 meters).
Northeastern notched three first-place finishes in the field to wrap up the Huskies' first meet.
Max Milder led the weight throw with a 17.68-meter toss,
Kevin Rosenberg earned the shot put title and
Kyle Darrow took first in the long jump event
"These performances are an indication of how hard our coaches and athletes have been working this fall toward building a balanced and competitive program and I am looking forward to watching our program grow this year," said head coach
Cathrine Erickson.
The Huskies will be back in action on Saturday, Dec. 14, when they host the 5th annual Jay Carisella Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center.
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