The Middlebury College indoor track teams competed at Bowdoin over the weekend with three others schools. Six different women won events on the weekend, with some impressive men’s finishes as well.
Junior Jennifer Brenes (Lawrence, Mass.) earned a win in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.97 seconds, while first-year racer Katy Magill (Boxford, Mass.) won the 200 in 27.82. Other winners for the women were rookie Grace Close (Fox Point, Wis.) in the 600 (1:42.08), classmate Kaitlynn Saldanha (Scarborough, Maine) in the 1000 (3:01.96), senior Jennifer Currie (Milton, Vt.), who won the 20-pound weight throw (46’8”), and first-year runner Sophia Spring (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) in the one mile (5:17.77).
Senior Jimmy Butcher (Garden City, N.Y.) finished second in the mile for the men with a time of 4:24.06, while senior Ian O’Reilly (Meriden, N.H.) was third in the 600 (1:23.40). First-year athlete Kristoffer Williams (Fairport, N.Y.) placed third in the pole vault, clearing 14’2.75”, while junior Joel Valverde (Tucson, Ariz.) finished second in the triple jump (41’6”).