DURHAM, N.C. – The Boston University track & field team wrapped up a competitive weekend at the Duke Invitational. Multiple Terriers competed in distance and throwing events at Duke.
 
On the women's side, freshman Vera Sjöberg highlighted the distance performances in the 1,500m Invite. She ran a 4:25.69 to place 14th and set the 10th-fastest time in program history. Also competing in the event was sophomore Daisy Liljegren, who ran a 4:37.78 to place 31st.
 
Grad student Madeline Bachmann made her season debut in the 3,000m steeplechase, running 11:13.80. In the 5,000m, grad student Veronica Kriss ran 16:36.93 to place 10th. Two Terriers competed in the 800m with Sjöberg finishing in 2:17.71 to place 29th and grad student Meghan Convery running 2:22.21 to place 40th.
 
Junior Emma Kowalski led the Terriers in both the discus and hammer throw, placing 20th in discus (42.49m (139' 5")) and 29th in hammer (51.38m (168' 7")). Freshman Ellie Roan and senior Katherine George also competed in both events. Roan placed 25th in discus (39.43m (129' 4")) and 35th in hammer (47.06m (154' 5")) while George placed 24th in discus (39.43m (129' 4")) and 37th in hammer (44.45m (145' 10")).
 
On the men's side, senior Foster Malleck led BU in the 800m with a third-place finish of 1:52.36. He also led the Terriers in the 1,500m Invite with a time of 3:44.80, good for 12th. Grad student Aksel Laudon also competed in the event and placed 28th with a time of 3:48.86.
 
In the 1,500m open race, freshman Parker Schneider placed first overall with a time of 3:48.65. Also competing were grad student Marcel Aubry (3:50.95), senior Mike Hagen (3:54.89) and freshman Freddy Collins (4:03.13).
 
Junior Matt Mason made his season debut in the 3,000m steeplechase as well and placed fourth with a time of 9:09.97. Senior Kevin Murphy competed in the 5,000m and ran a 14:37.93.
 
Sophomore Cole Tucker competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw for the Terriers. He placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 16.07m (52' 8.75"), 18th in the discus with a toss of 45.58m (149' 6") and 20th in the hammer throw with a distance of 52.41m (171' 11").
 
The Terriers will be back in action on Friday (April 14) when they travel to Providence and UConn for two meets. 

Coach Carpenter Postrace

We came down to Duke looking for good weather and fast times, but only found the latter. The group had to deal with some miserable conditions but they competed well and were rewarded with some strong early season marks. The 1,500m was a bright spot for both the men and women this weekend. Foster Malleck ran just off of his lifetime best and came just shy of winning his heat. Parker Schneider ran his collegiate debut in the event and came home with a heat win and a strong early season mark. On the women's side, Vera continued her impressive rookie campaign for the Terriers by running one of the fastest times in BU history in the 1,500m in her event debut. We are hoping for some better weather and faster times in the weeks ahead.