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Irie Gourde of Brandeis Wins 300-Meter Dash at GBTC Invitational

Irie Gourde of Brandeis Wins 300-Meter Dash at GBTC Invitational
Posted: Jan 22, 2017

From Brandeis University Athletics

The Brandeis track and field teams continued their 2017 campaign at the Greater Boston Track Club invitational at Harvard University. The meet was a non-scoring event.

 

TOP PERFORMERS - MEN

  • The Judges' lone win on the day came in the rarely-run 300-meters, where senior Irie Gourde (Portland, Ore./York School, Canada) won by 0.22 second with a time of 35.08 seconds.

  • Rookie Jack Allan (Wrentham, Mass./King Phillip Regional) had a pair of top-five finishes, taking fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.77 seconds and fifth in the triple jump at 12.34 meters (40 feet, 6 inches).

  • Dan Curley (Norwood, Mass./Norwood) finished 6th in the 3000-meter run with a time of 9:00.68.

  • In the 60-meter dash, sophomore Regan Charie (Topsfield, Mass. / Masconomet Reg.) finished in 7.30 seconds. Charie won his heat and posted the 9th highest time, missing out on the finals by .01 seconds.

  • In the 600-meter run, rookie Jacob Judd (West Hartford, Conn./Conard) finished 3rd in his section and 8th overall with a time of 1:29.27

  • First-year Erez Needleman (Bronx, N.Y. / High School of American Studies) finished 9th overall in the 1000-meter with a time of 2:43.31

  • Finally, the Judges had a pair of top-10 performances in the mile, as rookie Dillon Garvey (West Springfield, Mass./West Springfield) finished 9th with a time of 4:34.87 and junior Roger LaCroix (Waltham, Mass./Waltham) placed 10th with a time of 4:35.30.