Heck Breaks Indoor Record to Lead Men's Track & Field at Boston Valentine Invitational
BOSTON - Capitalizing on his first and second place finishes last weekend at Haverford, junior Matthew Heck broke the College's 16-year-old indoor record in the 400 meter dash (49.94) to highlight the men's track & field team's performance at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.
The previous indoor mark was held by Mike Turner '96 (50.89). Heck's 400 time ranks third overall (indoor and outdoor) in Swarthmore history. He also ran the 10th fastest all-time 200 meter dash (23.22) to round out an outstanding weekend.
Competing against runners from Divisions I, II, and III, several other members of the Garnet found success at the Valentine Invitational.
Junior Aidan DuMont-McCaffrey (85th/8:49.66) and sophomore Robert Fain (90th/8:51.10) both earned a spot on the Swarthmore's All-Time Top 10 list, with McCaffrey's run placing fifth all-time in the 3000 meter run and Fain's run placing seventh.
Senior Daniel Ly, who also had success in all three of his events last weekend, also beat his long jump distance from last week, finishing 21st with a jump of 43—02.50.
Junior Jacob Phillips competed in the 5,000 meter run, finishing in a time of 15:29.79, while freshman Jonas Oppenheimer had a strong showing in the 3000 meter run (97th/9:09.71).
The team now looks ahead to the Haverford Keogh Invitational and the NYU Invitational, both scheduled for next weekend.
Competing against runners from Division 1, 2, and 3 and Ivy League schools, six members of the Swarthmore College men's track and field team traveled to Boston University this weekend to participate in the annual Valentine Invitational.
Capitalizing on his first and second place finishes last weekend at Haverford, junior Matthew Heck beat both of his times from that meet in the 400 and 200 meter dashes. In the 400 he placed 51st out of 166 runners with a time of 49.94 and in the 200 he finished in 23.19 seconds (86th), 0.31 seconds better than his time last weekend.
Senior Daniel Ly, who also had success in all three of his events last weekend, also beat his long jump distance from last week, finishing 21st with a jump of 43—02.50.
Junior Jacob Phillips also competed this weekend in the 5000 meter run (61st/15:29.79). Junior Aidan DuMont-McCaffrey (85th/8:49.66), sophomore Robert Fain (90th/8:51.10), and freshman Jonas Oppenheimer (97th/9:09.71) all competed in the 3000 meter run.
Competing against runners from Division 1, 2, and 3 and Ivy League schools, six members of the Swarthmore College men's track and field team traveled to Boston University this weekend to participate in the annual Valentine Invitational.
Capitalizing on his first and second place finishes last weekend at Haverford, junior Matthew Heck beat both of his times from that meet in the 400 and 200 meter dashes. In the 400 he placed 51st out of 166 runners with a time of 49.94 and in the 200 he finished in 23.19 seconds (86th), 0.31 seconds better than his time last weekend.
Senior Daniel Ly, who also had success in all three of his events last weekend, also beat his long jump distance from last week, finishing 21st with a jump of 43—02.50.
Junior Jacob Phillips also competed this weekend in the 5000 meter run (61st/15:29.79). Junior Aidan DuMont-McCaffrey (85th/8:49.66), sophomore Robert Fain (90th/8:51.10), and freshman Jonas Oppenheimer (97th/9:09.71) all competed in the 3000 meter run.
The team now looks ahead to the Haverford Keogh Invitational and the NYU Invitational, both scheduled for next weekend.
The team now looks ahead to the Haverford Keogh Invitational and the NYU Invitational, both scheduled for next weekend.
