The Boston University track & field teams competed at the Baylor Michael Johnson Classic, the Wake Forest Invitational and the MIT Sean Collier Invitational. Between the three meets, BU saw 14 top-10 program marks and 21 top-five event finishes.
 
Baylor Michael Johnson Classic
 
In sprints, BU turned in some top program marks. In the 100m dash, freshmen Jada Smith (11.74) and Imari Johnson (12.03) set the second- and ninth-best marks in BU history, respectively. Senior Noelani Phillips competed in the 400m dash and set a personal best of 53.82 to keep the second-best mark at BU with the improvement.
 
On the men's sprints side, freshman Logan Popelka highlighted the day. He placed eighth in the 200m dash with a 20.76 and set the second-best 400m time at BU with a 45.96 to place sixth and set a Patriot League record.
 
Two Top-10 Terrier marks were set in throws. Sophomore Cole Tucker had a career day in the shot put with a throw of 17.38m (57' 0.25"), good for eighth at the meet and tied the third-best BU mark. Freshman Ellie Roan threw 49.49m (162' 4") in the hammer for the fourth-best distance in BU history. Placing ahead of her was junior Emma Kowalski who led the Terriers in the event with a 51.90m (170' 3").
 
In the pole vault, junior Alli Lofquist cleared a personal best height of 3.72m (12' 2.5") to keep the second-best mark in BU history.
 
Notably, freshman Owen Faulha placed fifth in javelin with a throw of 59.70m (195' 10").
 
Wake Forest Invitational
 
Four Top-10 Terrier times were set thanks to the distance squad at Wake Forest. On the women's side, freshman Vera Sjöberg ran the third-best BU time in the 5,000m with a 15:59.72 to place seventh. In the 10,000m, grad student Veronica Kriss ran a 34:35.62 to move up to eighth-best all-time at BU with the improvement.
 
The men's performances were highlighted in the 1,500m Invite race. Senior Foster Malleck ran a personal best time of 3:40.10 to keep the second-fastest mark in BU history and place seventh at the meet. Freshman Parker Schneider also competed in the event and ran a 3:43.28, good for the fifth-fastest time in BU history.
 
Notably, grad student Marcel Aubry placed fifth in the 1,500m Open race with a time of 3:48.27. Sophomore Matt Mason also competed in the 3,000m steeplechase, running a 9:10.94 to place 11th.
 
MIT Sean Collier Invitational
 
A contingent of the BU squad competed at MIT. In the pole vault, both sophomore Cailey Spanitz and grad student Lauren Sikoski cleared 3.55m (11' 7.75") to take second and fourth, respectively, and tie the third-best mark in BU history.
 
Freshman Madison Sorrell led BU in the throws with her fourth-place finish in the discus. She threw for 40.56m (133' 1") to set the ninth-best mark in Terrier history. Also competing in the event were senior Katherine George (40.45m (132' 8")) who placed fifth and freshman Uchenna Uba (36.63m (120' 2")) who placed eighth.
 
On the men's side, the Terriers picked up a 1-2 finish in the 3,000m steeplechase. Freshman Glenn Bell came in first with a time of 9:40.57 while junior Robert Hannon placed second with a 9:42.12. Another top-three finish came from junior Stuart Bladon in the 110m hurdles with a third-place time of 15.79.
 
Coach Quotables
 
Coach Carpenter on the Wake Forest Invitational
 
We made the trip down to Wake Forest with a purpose – to run fast and hopefully pick up some NCAA regional qualifiers along the way. We saw a number of top-10 all-time marks set and in doing so, Foster Malleck and Vera Sjöberg ran times that should lock them into the NCAA first round championship next month. Parker Schneider and Veronica Kriss also set top marks with Parker running one of the fastest times for a freshman in all of the NCAA in the 1,500m and Veronica setting the second-best 10K time in the PL this year behind only Daisy's mark from the Raleigh Relays. We'll look to carry this momentum as a group as we start to gear up for the championship season ahead. 
 
 
Up Next
 
The Terriers will compete at the historic Penn Relays on Thursday (April 27) through Saturday (April 29). This will be BU's last meet of the regular season before heading into the Patriot League Outdoor Championships.