From Brandeis University Athletics

On a low-40 degree day with sporadic rain, the men's track & field team opened their outdoor season at the BSU Bears Invitational hosted by Bridgewater State University. 

Rookie Aaron Corin (Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) won the pole vault by clearing 3.80m (12 feet, 5.5 inches). In addition to Corin, senior Irie Gourde (Portland, Ore. / York School, Canada) won the 400-meter run, blowing the rest of the field away by over half a second with a run of 50.63 seconds. This performance, Gourde's first appearance in an outdoor meet wearing the Judges' stripes, qualified him for the D-III New England Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

Two other athletes—rookie Jack Allan (Wrentham, Mass. / King Phillip Regional) and sophomore Regan Charie (Topsfield, Mass. / Masconomet Regional)—joined Gourde in qualifying for the D-III New England Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Qualifying in the 110-meter high hurdles, Allan's performance of 15.83 second placed third overall and was also the fastest performance of all freshman in the event. Charie qualified in the 200-meter where he ran 22.91 seconds to place fifth. He also competed in the 100-meter where he placed sixth with a time of 11.36 seconds.

Sophomore Scott Grote (Greenfield, Mass. / Greenfield) placed fourth in the discus, throwing 48.71m (127' 0"). Injury-plagued sophomore Henry McDonald (Weymouth, Mass. / Weymouth) made his first appearance for the Judges in nearly a year to place sixth in long jump with a jump of 5.98m (19' 7.5"). Rounding out the top-6 finishers, senior captain Mark Franklin (Auburn, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy) cleared 1.77m (5' 9.75") in the high jump for sixth.