HANOVER, N.H - The Dartmouth Track & Field team hosted its annual meet against Yale and Columbia on Saturday. It marked the Big Green's final home meet of the season and was highlighted by four top-ten performances.
Bryce Thomas, Liam Murray, Adrien Jacobs, and Mason Childers made program history with their 3:12.59 victory in the men's 4x400m relay, ranking No. 1 all-time in the event. On the women's side, Bella Pietrasiewicz put herself at ninth all-time with her 4:44.64 win in the one-mile run.
Zaneta Pivcova and Danielle Johnson also etched themselves into Dartmouth history. Pivcova tied for tenth all-time in the shot put with her event-winning 13.89m mark. Johnson now ranks eighth all-time after clocking an 8.92 time at the 60m hurdles.
"We really enjoyed the opportunity to have a home indoor competition with Yale and Columbia. Leverone is a fun place to compete! The sport of track & field needs more scored meets like this. We had several event winners and some top ten all-time performances. The meet was capped off by a new school record in the men's 4x400m. That was a super exciting conclusion to the meet! Thank you to everyone who helped us put on our home meets. We look forward to our upcoming series of meets in Boston. Go Big Green!" Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country Mike Nelson said.
Mariella Schweitzer gained a victory with her performance in the long jump. Roy Leibovitz also placed first in the triple jump. The men's pole vault was clinched by David Adams, who cleared 4.90m.
Adrien Jacobs won the 400m dash for the men, which was followed by Jack Inglis claiming the 60m dash with an 8.44 time. Thomas picked up another event, winning the 60m dash with a final time of 6.87. Noe Kemper also secured a win for the Big Green in the 800m dash.