BOSTON - Highlighted by 12 athletes turning in BU top-10 all-time performances in their respective events, the Boston University indoor track & field teams turned in impressive showings at the Battle in Beantown on Saturday at the Track & Tennis Center.

BU hosted eight other schools - Albany, Boston College, Harvard, Northeastern, Rutgers, UConn, Massachusetts and UMass Lowell - and had 15 athletes finish in the top four of their respective events. 

The day also served as a kickoff to the Jarred Rome Shot Put Invitational as the Terriers unveiled the event to honor their former assistant coach. The event took place in the infield of the TTC and will serve as a remembrance to one of this country's greatest throwers and throws coaches. Senior Bridget Bishop moved up to third on BU's all-time list with a throw of 14.33 meters (47'.25"), placing her third. Freshman Gabe Hickman took second on the men's side with a toss of 17.28 meters (56'8.5"), good for sixth on the school's all-time list. 

On the women's side, BU took first in two events as senior Andrea Claeson won the 3000-meter run in a time of 9:20.33, moving her up to eighth all-time at BU in that event. Freshman Emma Lawrence topped the competition in the triple jump with a leap of 11.98 meters (39' 3.75"), good for ninth all-time at BU.

Freshman Toby Makoyawo impressed once again, breaking his 60-meter school record that he set in the season opener with a time of 6.67 in the prelims. He went on to win the event while sophomore Dakota Jackson took third in a time of 6.77, which would have broken the 22-year-old school record that Makoyawo topped last month.

Senior Kasim Cisse set a personal record in the high jump, finishing first with a height of 6' 9.75", which is the highest by a BU jumper since 1986.

Senior Meghan Convery finished runner-up in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:09.86, which was the fastest by a Terrier since 1997 and good for fifth all-time in program history. 

In the men's 3000 meters, senior Aksel Laudon finished second and crushed his personal record with a time of 8:25.88. Classmate Charlie Hammel was right behind him at 8:27.66 to place third.

Freshman Asia Hamilton placed third in the long jump with a mark of 5.54 meters (18' 2.25") while junior Noelani Phillips took fourth in the 200-meter dash in a time of 25.06 seconds.

Sophomore Daisy Liljegren made her BU debut with a fourth-place finish in the 3000 meters in a time of 9:49.59. Another fourth-place effort came in the 600-meter run as sophomore Isabella Sheppard ran it in 1:34.81.

The men's 60-meter hurdles featured some of the best times ever recorded by BU athletes as freshmen Steven Franco (8.56) and Ryan Rosenberger (8.67) along with senior Jack Reynolds (8.74) moved up to fifth, ninth and 10th in the school annals. 

In his season debut, senior Marcel Aubry took fourth in the 800-meter run, finishing in 1:54.13.