Feb. 11, 2008

Complete Results

BOSTON, MA - Three school records fell as the Johns Hopkins men's track and field team competed at Boston University's Valentine Invitational over the weekend. The meet consisted of top teams from Division I and III along with independent club runners. The Blue Jays saw the school record broken in the one-mile run, the 5,000-meters and the distance medley relay.

Graham Belton ran a 4:20.94 in the one-mile run and finished 65th. He qualified for ECAC's and broke the school record in the process. Patrick Brandon crossed the line in 15:12.89 to finish 72nd in the 5,000-meters. Brandon broke his own school record in the process and qualified for ECAC's. The distance medley relay team of Belton, Nate Sotuyo, James Bronson and James Walker ran a 10:20.26 to break the previous school record by 12 seconds. They also qualified for ECAC's while finishing 11th in the race.

Walker ran a 51.33 in the 400-meters for the Blue Jays to finish 86th while Noah Jampol 4:26.43 in the one-mile to finish 95th. Jampol just missed qualifying for ECAC's in that event. Sotuyo ran a 1:59.02 in the 800-meters and finished 89th.

Geoff Nunns gave the Blue Jays another ECAC qualifier in the 3,000-meters. Nunns ran a 8:55.89 and finished 80th. Matt Trachtenberg set a personal best in pole vault with a leap of 14'3.25". He finished tied for 15th and qualified for ECAC's in the process.

Hopkins will return to the track on February 15 at the Lafayette Rider Games.

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