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Underclassmen Power Jumbos At Wheaton Invite

(1/23/2010) See more Photos     Full Results

The Tufts men's track & field team suited up this past weekend at the Wheaton Invitation and came away with a number of PR's and Championship qualifiers in hand. With only six seniors in the lineup for the Jumbos, the underclassman stepped up to power the squad as we got a look at both the present and future of the Tufts Track and Field team. The weekend's team was nowhere near full strength as coaches elected to rest the majority of the hurdles, jumps, and multis core. Even still, the Jumbos came away with an incredibly impressive 4th place showing and 68 points overall.

With an early start to their morning, the Jumbo Throwers headed south to kick off the day's competition for the team. Even with a 9AM start time for the weight throw, everyone was still able to step up and perform at an elite level. Freshman Curtis Yancy and Junior Alex Gresham each qualified for the finals finishing in 3rd and 4th place overall. Sophomore Adam Aronson narrowly missed finals, but continues to make improvements in the circle and should be a big contributor for the Jumbos in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Still acclimating to the 35# weight was freshman Sam Stone; however, Sam showed his increased comfort with the shot put as he added an additional foot to his collegiate PR and qualified for the finals. Stone provided quality depth in the event to Yancy who took home first with a put of 13.88m, just 2cm off his PR.

With all the Jumbos in the HJ, PV, and LJ resting for the week, the next event would be the 5,000m. In the end, it would prove to be one of the most memorable of the day. The freshman duo of Matt Rand and Kyle Marks went 1-2 in the race posting impressive New England qualifiers of 15:15 and 15:23. The pair worked perfectly with two Conn College competitors, as halfway through the race, Marks' fiery style of racing took over and he surged to the front. With this move, Rand stayed frozen in fourth and, in the end, Rand


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