From Brandeis University Athletics

The Brandeis University track and field teams had three All-New England performances yesterday at the 2016 Open New England championships featuring the top competitors from Division I, II and III.

The Judges were represented on the podium in both the men's and women's 5,000-meter runs.

The Brandeis women saw rookie Emily Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) also finished sixth in the 5K, coming in third among Division III runners. Her personal-best time of 17:17.72 improved her standing in D3 to 30^th overall and sliced nearly 30 seconds off her career-best time. Bryson was the first Brandeis woman to place outdoors at the Open New England meet since 2010.

The women had two competitors in the 1,500-meter run and the 400-meter dash. In the metric mile, junior Kyra Shreeve (Northborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional) was 18^th overall (5^thD3) with a time of 4:56.53, while senior Kelsey Whitaker (Kingston, Mass./Notre Dame Acad.) was 22^nd overall and 7^th in D3 with a time of 5:01.16. In the 400, sophomore Haliana Burhans (Charlotte, Vt./Champlain Valley Union) was 21^st overall (9^th D3) in 58.53 seconds, while senior Tove Freeman (Oakham, Mass./Quabbin Regional) was 29^th/11^th D3 in 59.73 seconds. Freeman also ran the 800 in 2:22.87m good for 26^th overall and 10^th in Division III.

The three points earned by Bryson had the Judges in a tie for 28^th place on the women's side.