From Brandeis University Athletics
In the final meet before the NCAA championships for Brandeis track and field a small squad headed to Tufts to see if they could sneak in performances that would place them among the nation's elite.
By far the highlight of the meet came from the women's distance medley relay. Coming into the meet the women were ranked 8th in the country with a few teams around the country not having run their best squads yet. While that ranking would have been enough to qualify, the coaching staff did not want to leave it to chance, possibly ending up on the outside looking in at the top 12. The relay certainly made sure that they would be at the championships come March 9th and 10th in Birmingham, Alabama.
The team of junior Julia Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) on the 1200m leg, freshman Lisbeth Valdez (Providence, R.I./Hope) on the 400m leg, junior Doyin Ogundiran (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) taking the 800m leg and junior Emily Bryson (Quincy, Mass./North Quincy) anchoring on the 1600 won the event with a time of 11:47.36. After converting their time run on a flat track to what would be run on a banked track, like the one at the NCAA championships, the women now sit 2nd nationally only marginally behind conference rival Washington University.
Senior Jordin Carter (Fort Wayne, Ind./ R. Nelson Snyder) ended her incredible indoor season in the weight throw with the second-best throw of her career going 15.69m (51-05.75) to place fourth. This performance concluded a string of six consecutive competitions over 15 meters after having never gone over the mark before the season began.