RALEIGH, N.C - The Dartmouth track and field team opened its season with split-squad action in the Tar Heel state, making appearances at the Raleigh Relays and Bill Carson Invitational.
The Big Green hit the ground running when it came to rewriting program records, putting ten new placements on the outdoor top 10 list.
"What a great way to start the outdoor track & field season! The beautiful weather and excellent competition helped us have an outstanding meet. We had so many great performances, it's hard to know where to start. Watching our sprints crew break five school records was a lot of fun! The men's 4x4 broke a record that had been on the books since 1975. This was a fun start to the 2025 outdoor season, and we're really excited about our upcoming meets. Go Big Green!" Marjorie & Herbert Chase '30 Director of Dartmouth Track & Field and Cross Country Mike Nelson
Bryce Thomas shattered three program records with his 10.33 finish in the 100m and 40.70 performance in the 4x100m relay alongside Winston Morgan, Painter Richards-Baker, and Jack Intihar. This marks the first time the 4x100 program record has been broken since 2004, when Ogbonna, Efem, M. Abdur-Rahim, and Stanley recorded a 40.90 in the event.
Thomas, alongside Liam Murray, Mason Childers, and Morgan, broke the school record for the men's 4x400m, clocking a final time of 3:08.89. Murray also broke the program record in the men's 400m, finishing with a final time of 46.56. Albert Velikonja placed third all-time in the 5000m with his 13:48.62 mark.
Bella Pietrasiewicz was also responsible for two of those new placements, placing fifth all-time in the 800m with a 2:07.40 finish and clocking 4:19.15 in the 1500m for eighth all-time.
Jada Jones put another program record under her belt, clocking an all-time best 53.57 in the 400m. She helped the women's 4x400m group to a fourth all-time placement with their 3:45.04 finish, alongside Mariella Schweitzer, Veronika Simova, and Daniela Ruelas Lomeli.
As for the field events, Colton McMaster won the hammer throw at the Bill Carson Invitational with his 53.60m mark and placed second in the discus. Corinne Ahern put herself at tenth all-time in the javelin with her 41.65 mark.
The Big Green will continue their outdoor season next Saturday in Storrs, Conn., at the UConn Dog Fight.