BOSTON – The Northeastern women's and men's track and field programs will head across town to compete at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic, hosted at BU's Track and Tennis Center this weekend. The women will open on Friday, Jan. 29 and the men will compete on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Friday begins with the women's long jump at 2 p.m. and wraps up with the women's 5000m at 9:20 p.m., tentatively. The men's distance medley relay will begin at 10 p.m. The men continue on Saturday with the long jump at 10:30 a.m. and close the classic with the 3000m at 6:05 p.m., tentatively.
Last time outNortheastern hosted the Joe Donahue Games on Jan. 22-23 at the Reggie Lewis Center where the women finished in second place and the men in third place. The Huskies registered a new meet record, 11 new personal bests and won five events overall.
| Joe Donahue Games Highlights |
| Student-athlete | Event | Mark | Note |
Paul Duffey, Chris Jewett Collin Rowe Christian Stafford | Distance medley relay | 10:05.87 | First place, new meet record, No. 8 NU all-time performance list |
| Nicole Genard | Long jump | 5.74m | Second, place, new personal best, No. 2 meet top-performance list |
| Danae Bucci | High jump | 1.71m | First place, No. 2 meet top-performance list |
| Ryan Kim | Shot put | 16.86m | First place, new personal best, o. 4 meet top-performance list |
Last yearAt last year's Terrier Classic, two Huskies registered new school records of the 14 student-athletes who finished with top-10 performances.
Lucy Young set the school record in the 5000m with 16:35.69 and
Paul Duffey made his mark in the record books with 1:48.02 in the 800m. Young and Duffey still hold those records.
By the numbersAfter four indoor meets, two of which were home, the men have tabbed 81 personal bests and nine top-10 performances. For the women, the Huskies have recorded 77 personal bests and 17 top-10 marks.
In the classroomEleven track and field Huskies earned Top Dog status (listed below), an honor designated to Northeastern student-athletes for earning a 3.8 GPA or higher. In addition, men's track and field had the third highest GPA of the men's programs with 3.185.
Women's Track and FieldEmma BoutcherAlexandra RoseZoe TaitelAudrey WeyandBrooke WojeskiMadeline BradfordMen's Track and FieldNate McLachlanChristopher ReiderCollin RoweDan RomanoGiovanni Gray Down the roadThe Huskies head to Harvard University's Crimson Elite on Friday, Feb. 5 in Cambridge, Mass., and then return to BU for the Scarlet and White Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 6.