Upcoming Event: Men's Track & Field at Harvard University on December 5, 2025
Men's Track & Field
at Harvard University
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Saturday, December 4
Cambridge, Mass.
11:00 AM
Dartmouth College
vs
Ivy & HBCU Challenge
Photo by: Gil Talbot
Men’s Track & Field Opens Season at Ivy & HBCU Challenge
12/4/2021 8:52:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
The Big Green competed for the first time in almost two years.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Dartmouth men's indoor track and field team opened their season at the Ivy & HBCU Challenge, hosted by Harvard at the Gordon Indoor Track.
The Big Green competed alongside the hosts, and HBCU schools Hampton and Howard.
Freshman DJ Matusz took first place in the 1000m race during his first collegiate competition.
"It was an exciting day for Dartmouth track & field as we competed in our first indoor competition in almost two years," said Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field Porscha Dobson. "It was great to open with a special Ivy League and HBCU meet at Harvard. A big thanks to Harvard for hosting and recognizing each team and their head coaches."
"I always look for the fire in the eyes of the athletes during these early season meets, and our team really showed up and represented Dartmouth with a competitive spirit and had some fun", Dobson continued.
"As the first event of the day, the throws group continued to build the momentum for the team at large. Later, we had multiple top 10 all time marks and highlights in every event group- jumps, sprints, and mid-distance. I'm proud of our team and the support they showed each other. Now that we have a baseline, we look forward to improving upon our performances through the remainder of the season."
HIGHLIGHTS
The Big Green competed alongside the hosts, and HBCU schools Hampton and Howard.
Freshman DJ Matusz took first place in the 1000m race during his first collegiate competition.
"It was an exciting day for Dartmouth track & field as we competed in our first indoor competition in almost two years," said Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field Porscha Dobson. "It was great to open with a special Ivy League and HBCU meet at Harvard. A big thanks to Harvard for hosting and recognizing each team and their head coaches."
"I always look for the fire in the eyes of the athletes during these early season meets, and our team really showed up and represented Dartmouth with a competitive spirit and had some fun", Dobson continued.
"As the first event of the day, the throws group continued to build the momentum for the team at large. Later, we had multiple top 10 all time marks and highlights in every event group- jumps, sprints, and mid-distance. I'm proud of our team and the support they showed each other. Now that we have a baseline, we look forward to improving upon our performances through the remainder of the season."
HIGHLIGHTS
- Matusz wins the 1000m race with a time of 2:32.59.
- Sophomore Rahul Batlanki set a new personal record as he finished second in long jump with a distance of 7.22m.
- Junior Myles Epstein finished third in the 60m dash, tying his personal best and third all-time run of 6.86 seconds.
- Senior Drew Palermo threw for a new personal record in the weight throw with a distance of 18.41m, placing second.
- Junior Jake Dalton finished in third place in the weight throw with a distance of 17.17m, a new personal record.
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Players Mentioned
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