The Bowdoin Men's Track Team traveled to Tufts University to compete in a scoreless early season tune-up. The Polar Bears had numerous impressive performances and showed great post-season potential in last Saturday's meet against teams from all divisions, including Harvard, Colby, Wesleyan, and their hosts, the Jumbos.
Junior Joe Adu led the way, winning the 110-meter hurdle in a scorching 15.41. Teammates Joel Presti '06 and Mike Krohn '09 finished close behind in seventh and eighth place, respectively. First-year Damon Hall-Jones made a strong debut in the 100-meter dash, capturing seventh place in a time of 11.78. In the 400-meter dash, the "Twin Towers" of sophomores Brendan Egan and Eric Lee demonstrated that they were perfectly suited to the wide curves of the outdoor track by earning the sixth and eighth places, respectively.
Although the men did not send their whole distance squad to the meet, they still managed to notch some impressive times. Sophomore Nate Krah, arriving ready to rumble against an impressive field in the 10,000 meters, showed that he was prepared for the big leagues by earning sixth place in 31:22, just narrowly missing the national provisional qualifying mark. In the 800-meter run, junior Owen McKenna snagged fourth place, with a time of 1:57.18, despite nursing a knee injury.
The Bears also had a successful day in the field events. Senior co-captain Patrick Lyons earned second place with a 46'2" toss in the shot put. First-year Luke Fairbanks capitalized on his indoor success by throwing 43'2.5" for fourth place. Senior co-captain Jared Prichard finished close behind in eighth. Senior Alex Linhart showed good form in the hammer throw, capturing fourth place. Lyons returned to competition later in the day, finishing sixth in the hammer throw. Sophomore David Wagoner-Edwards took eighth place in the pole vault with a jump of 11'5.75".
The Bowdoin relays also fared well. The distance medley relay finished second in 10:46.56. The 1600-meter relay finished fourth in 3:31.43, while the 400-meter relay finished fifth in 44.50 seconds.
The Polar Bears proved their strength and showed that they will likely be top contenders in post-season competition. They are leaving for Middlebury, Vermont, today to face the Panthers and the Colby-Sawyer Chargers.