AMHERST, Mass. — Graduate student Alli Lofquist led the Boston University track & field program as she broke the outdoor school record in the pole vault at the UMass Flagship Opener on Saturday.

Lofquist reached a height of 3.81m in the pole vault, setting a new outdoor PR. This is her second record broken this year, after she broke the indoor record at the Valentine Invitational with a 3.92m clearance.

The previous record was 3.77m, set by Andrea Stuermer in 2003.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Sophomore Anna Fawcett won the 1500m with a 4:36.92 time and was followed by freshman Luna Scorzelli in third, with a 4:38.39 time.
• Senior Olivia Duca finished third in the 800m with a 2:18.77 mark.
• Sophomore Marcus Guidry posted a 1:56.34 time in the 800m to take second.
• Freshman James American Horse crossed the line in 14:49.12 to take second in the 5000m.
• In the men's 1500m, junior Glenn Bell finisheed third with a 4:53.94 mark and junior Caiden Lee took fourth with a 3:54.75 time.
• Junior Madison Sorrell won the shot put with a 13.22m heave and finished third in the discus, flinging it 38.04m.
• Freshman Luke Riordan competed in three events, finishing second in the shot put (14.95m), fourth in the discus (38.36m) and seventh in the hammer throw (48.14m).
• Senior Asia Hamilton took second in the high jump after eclipsing a bar of 1.63m.
• Freshman Mykhaylo Hychka claimed fourth place in the hammer throw with a 49.74m toss.

BU will next head to the Duke Invitational (April 10-12), the UMass Multi-Meet (April 9-10) and the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell (April 12-13).

RESULTS
 

PL	NAME	EVENT	TIME/MARK	NOTES
3	Olivia Duca	800m	2:18.77
13	Uma Sanker	800m	2:28.57
2	Marcus Guidry	800m	1:56.34
12	Drew Fenton	800m	2:00.28
1	Anna Fawcett	1500m	4:36.92
3	Luna Scorzelli	1500m	4:38.39
6	Molly Kiley	1500m	4:41.38
9	Merem Gabriel-Rodriguez	1500m	4:45.19
11	Abi Hahn	1500m	4:45.33
12	Candace Tytler	1500m	4:45.43
20	Hannah Hallick	1500m	4:52.49
30	Sarah Hanifin	1500m	4:59.38
34	Mullane Baumiller	1500m	5:05.52
3	Glenn Bell	1500m	3:53.94
4	Caiden Lee	1500m	3:54.75
10	Brandon Piedade	1500m	3:59.18
12	Zac Segal	1500m	3:59.52
27	Isaac Mahler	1500m	4:03.48
28	Daniel Demonte	1500m	4:03.50
6	Rachel McKinnon	5000m	19:08.04
2	James American Horse	5000m	14:49.12
6	Jacob Sushinsky	5000m	15:17.84
3	Madison Sorrell	Discus Throw	38.04m
4	Luke Riordan	Discus Throw	38.36m
11	Mykhaylo Hychka	Discus Throw	32.95m
4	Mykhaylo Hychka	Hammer Throw	49.74m
7	Luke Riordan	Hammer Throw	48.14m
2	Asia Hamilton	High Jump	1.63m
6	Dakota Wang	High Jump	1.53m
10	Emma Lawrence	Long Jump	5.02m
5	Alli Lofquist	Pole Vault	3.81m	School Record
17	Cailey Spanitz	Pole Vault	3.21m
1	Madison Sorrell	Shot Put	13.22m
2	Luke Riordan	Shot Put	14.95m