HAVERFORD, Pa. – The final regular season US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) computer rankings has the Haverford College men's indoor track and field team as the No. 13 team in the country. Last week, the Fords were at the No. 9 position.
The Fords hosted the Keogh Invitational last Saturday and took home one individual title while several runners set personal records.
In the second annual Eddie Papalia '05 800m memorial run, junior Charlie Marquardt finished second (1:55.08), making him the highest non-Division I runner in the field. Sophomore Julian Schneider was 10th (2:01.02) in a field of 38 runners while senior Chris Gardner (2:01.30) placed 11th. Sophomore Michael Brier finished in the 14th position (2:01.81) which set a personal best.
Freshman Henry Woods finished fifth in the mile (4:19.42) behind four runners from Division-I University of Pennsylvania. Brier broke his personal best with a 4:20.19 while senior Soren Rasmussen also broke his career best (4:21.84) to finish ninth.
Eric Arnold '12 won the 3000m event (8:23.38) over senior David Roza (8:28.47) who finished second. Roza's time was eight seconds faster than his previous best mark. Senior Joel Christian nabbed a top five finish (fifth) and smashed his career best by 11 seconds (8:34.0). Senior Jeffrey Duncan also had a personal best time (8:47.66) which put him 10th. Sophomore Jimmy Gorman was just outside the top ten (11th) with a time of 8:50.33.
Freshman Daniel Sax won the triple jump (12.84m) in his first ever attempt in the event. It was the highest jump of the season for the men's indoor track and field team.
Head coach Tom Donnelly's team will host the Centennial Conference Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) next week. The Fords have finished second in the last two conference championships to Johns Hopkins, but have 17 conference titles in the Centennial's 21 year history.