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Zoe Taitel 2015-16

Men's Track and Field

Track competes at BU Valentine Invitational, Friday-Saturday

Information for Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
When Friday, Feb. 12 (1:30 p.m.) - Saturday, Feb. 13 (10:30 a.m.)
Where BU Track and Tennis Center | Boston, Mass. | Directions
Coverage Live results | Schedule
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BOSTON – The Northeastern men's and women's track programs close out the indoor regular season at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, hosted at the BU Track and Tennis Center.
 
The women open Friday at 1:30 p.m., beginning with the long jump and 800m on the track. The men kick off Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. with the long jump and 60m hurdles on the course. A full schedule can be found here.
 
BU wil be hosting a Lupas fundraiser to help raise awareness and donations for the Lupus Foundation of America.

Last year
Ten performances landed a spot on Northeastern's all-time indoor performance list, including Lucy Young's No. 2 all-time mark in the 3000m (9.37.20) and Jay Navin's leg in the distance medley relay, good for No. 5 on the all-time list (9:57.77).  NU also earned 34 IC4A/ECAC and NEICAAA qualifying times and more than six personal best.  Click here for last year's recap.
 
Scarlet and White recap
The Red and Black were at BU last Saturday, Feb. 6, for the Scarlet and White Invitational. The Huskies' outing was highlighted by four new marks on the all-time indoor performance list, and three Huskies improving upon their previous all-time list mark.  Nu also earned six top-three performances, 16 top-five finishes and 34 top-10 spots. Click here for a full recap.
 
National top performers
After last week's outings at the Harvard Crimson Elite, Feb. 5, and BU Scarlet and White Invitational, Feb. 6, Five Huskies had top-10 marks across all collegiate competition:
 
Student-athlete Event Mark Rank
Paul Duffey 500m 1:03.84 No. 4
Jordan Samuels 55m hurdles 7.69 No. 7
Shawn Bleichert 55m hurdles 7.70 No. 8
Betsy Garnick 55m hurdles 8.02 No. 4
Nicole Genard 55m hurdles 8.18 No. 9

Championship time
Northeastern heads to Harvard's Gordon Indoor Track for the U.S. Track and Field New England Championships on Sunday, Feb. 21. Click here for more information.
 
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Players Mentioned

Paul  Duffey

Paul Duffey

Junior
Jay Navin

Jay Navin

Sophomore
Jordan  Samuels

Jordan Samuels

Sophomore
Shawn Bleichert

Shawn Bleichert

6' 3"
Freshman
Betsy Garnick

Betsy Garnick

Junior
Nicole Genard

Nicole Genard

Senior
Lucy Young

Lucy Young

Junior

Players Mentioned

Paul  Duffey

Paul Duffey

Junior
Jay Navin

Jay Navin

Sophomore
Jordan  Samuels

Jordan Samuels

Sophomore
Shawn Bleichert

Shawn Bleichert

6' 3"
Freshman
Betsy Garnick

Betsy Garnick

Junior
Nicole Genard

Nicole Genard

Senior
Lucy Young

Lucy Young

Junior