The men's indoor track and field team finished 11th in a pool of 27 squads in the Men's Track and Field All-New England Championships last weekend at Boston University. The Jumbos grabbed 15 total points on Saturday and edged out five NESCAC opponents, including Williams, Trinity, Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby.
Junior Adam Sharp finished sixth in the 1,000-meter run, scoring one point for his team with a time of 2:30.74. The last time Sharp had run the 1,000 was two weeks earlier at the Tufts Stampede Invitational with a time of 2:42.68. Senior JR Cruz, finished second in the 5,000, picking up eight points for Tufts. Cruz improved his time to 14:45.25 from 15:08.24 the week before at the New England Division III Championships. The Jumbos' distance medley team also fared well and ran to a third-place finish with a seasonal best of 10:12.13.
Senior Ben Smith also performed solidly last weekend, finishing 14th in the 3,000 with a time of 8:44.44. Junior Peter Bromke ran to a 14th place finish in 15:24.80 while senior Jason Mann followed two spots behind with a time of 15:29.33.
The women's squad also competed in the All-New England's and ended the weekend 30th of 43 squads on its home track. The Jumbos grabbed their points in the 4x400 meter run with a sixth-place finish. The team of junior Myriam Claudio, sophomore Emily Bersin, freshman Sika Henry, and sophomore Jessica Trombly finished with a time of 4:00.01.
In the 55 hurdles, Trombly qualified for the finals with a time of 8.82 seconds, but fell short of placing in the final round. The distance medley of sophomore Lauren Caputo, freshman Claudia Clarke, freshman Katie Sheedy and junior Mary Nodine also nearly placed, but finished ninth in 12:31.41. The jumping events saw solid competition on Saturday, as senior Sarah Leistikow placed 15th in the long jump at 5.04 meters and sophomore Shushanna Mignott placed 12th in the triple jump at 10.65.
Both squads will compete in the weekend-long ECAC Championships this weekend at the Gantcher Center.
