The Bowdoin Men's Indoor Track Team placed fourth out of five teams last Saturday, January 27.
MIT won the meet, followed by Tufts and Springfield. Colby finished fifth.
Contributions from the sprinters included a third-place finish from Lamont White '08 in the 55-meter dash (6.77 seconds), while Brendan Egan '08 placed second in the 400m (51.97 seconds). In the 200-meter dash, Damon Hall-Jones '09 and White finished neck-and-neck for third and fourth place, respectively (23.53, 23.55). In the hurdles, Mike Krohn finished sixth in the 55m with 8.24 seconds.
In the middle distance events, Tim Katlic '08 scored third place in the 1000m (2:36), while a Jay McCormick '09-Alden Gassert '08 duo took fourth and fifth in the 800m (2:00, 2:02).
In long distance, Tyler Lonsdale '08 took sixth place in the 5k with a time of 15:58, while Nate Krah '08 came in fourth in the 3k (8:55).
The race of the day for Bowdoin came in the 3k from first-year Thompson Ogilvie. After 14 laps of drafting off an MIT runner's stride, the Bowdoin runner left him in the dust on the last lap, winning the race with a time of 8:42.
When asked how he felt about his performance, he replied, "All glory is fleeting," and ran into the sunset for a cool-down run.
In relay action, the 4x400m team placed second (3:28), and the 4x800m team finished third (8:22).
Amongst stiff competition in the field events, senior Robey Clark placed fourth in the pole vault, catapulting himself over a 12-foot bar.
Luke Fairbanks '09 led Bowdoin throwers with a fourth-place finish in the shot put while placing sixth in the weight throw (13.82m, 13.21m).
The Bowdoin men will prepare for the Maine State Meet next weekend against Bates, Colby, and the University of Southern Maine, determined to defend last year's title. Though the underdog, Bowdoin will have some key athletes returning to the lineup next weekend.
"The seeds lose their significance when the gun goes off," said junior Ken Ahika. "I like how things look. I'm confident we'll step up to the challenge."