
Men's Track & Field Ends Day One of Valentine Invitational
February 14, 2025 | Men's Track & Field
BOSTON — Junior Freddy Collins ran the second-fastest men's 5000m time in school history at day one of the Valentine Invitational on Friday at the Track & Tennis Center.
TOP 10 TERRIERS
TOP 10 TERRIERS
- Collins was under a second away from a school record as he posted a 13:53.21 time. He finished 16th in a crowded field of distance runners.
- Junior Parker Schneider got under four minutes in the mile, finishing in 3:58.87.
- In the shot put, senior Cole Tucker earned second with a distance of 16.13 meters. Freshman Luke Riordan came in fourth with a 15.58m mark and senior Owen Faulha finished in eighth (14.07m) in his shot put debut.
- Senior Leon Christian finished seventh in the 60m dash finals with a 7.02 mark and took seventh in the 200m ith a 21.62 time.
- Junior Michael Onilogbo took third in the 200m, crossing the line at 21.26 seconds.
- Nike runner Grant Fisher was the main event for spectators at the TTC, drawing a near-capacity crowd for his attempt to break the indoor world record in the 5000 meters.
- He not only managed to break it, but he did so by five seconds, crossing the finish line in 12:44.09. That mark is also the fastest by an American indoors or outdoors ever.
- Fisher is coming off breaking the indoor 3000m world record at the 2025 Millrose Games at The Armory in New York Saturday, Feb. 8.
| PL | NAME | EVENT | TIME/MARK | TOP-10 TERRIER |
| 8 | Leon Christian | 60m Prelims | 7.04q | |
| 13 | Thomas Lamkin | 60m Prelims | 7.08 | |
| 7 | Leon Christian | 60m Finals | 7.02 | |
| 4 | Micah Perry | 60m Hurdles Prelims | 8.22q | |
| 3 | Michael Onilogbo | 200m Invite | 21.26 | |
| 7 | Leon Christian | 200m Invite | 21.62 | |
| 35 | Thomas Lamkin | 200m Invite | 22.75 | |
| 16 | Matt Spicer | 400m Invite | 48.74 | |
| 34 | Sahil Sagar | 400m Invite | 51.39 | |
| 41 | Shamiso Sikaneta | 800m | 1:50.92 | |
| 57 | Thomas Cowan | 800m | 1:51.86 | |
| 124 | Marcus Guidry | 800m | 1:54.68 | |
| 158 | Zac Segal | 800m | 1:56.48 | |
| 29 | Foster Malleck | Mile | 3:58.67 | |
| 30 | Parker Schneider | Mile | 3:58.87 | |
| 44 | Karsen Vesty | Mile | 4:00.55 | |
| 130 | Moritz Ebbeskotte | Mile | 4:06.79 | |
| 247 | Brandon Piedade | Mile | 4:15.14 | |
| 258 | Glenn Bell | Mile | 4:15.91 | |
| 320 | Will Loggia | Mile | 4:22.71 | |
| 346 | Isaac Mahler | Mile | 4:28.68 | |
| 111 | Dan Hruska | 3000m | 8:11.13 | |
| 150 | Tucker Bowerfind | 3000m | 8:15.91 | |
| 155 | Alex Brown | 3000m | 8:16.73 | |
| 204 | James American Horse | 3000m | 8:28.26 | |
| 223 | Jacob Sushinsky | 3000m | 8:31.33 | |
| 16 | Freddy Collins | 5000m | 13:53.21 | 2nd All-Time |
| 4 | Joseph Arens | Pole Vault | 4.05m | |
| 2 | Cole Tucker | Shot Put | 16.13m | |
| 4 | Luke Riordan | Shot Put | 15.58m | |
| 8 | Owen Faulha | Shot Put | 14.07m | |
| 11 | Steven Franco | Shot Put | 12.97m | |
| 4 | Luke Riordan | Weight Throw | 15.65m |
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