On Saturday, the remainder of the team got into the action and had some great performances. The DMR certainly took its toll (late night of racing and the excitement of making the standard) on those who had run it as they looked a little bit flat, but everybody else set seasonal bests in their individual events. John Stanton-Geddes had his best race of the season as he grabbed a 5th place in the very competitive 1500 and shortly after, Andrew Schneider duplicated the 5th place finish with his own in the 1000m as he set a new PR in the process. The 4x800 relay of John and Unit joined with Fraser Kitchell and Dave Molina to race to an outstanding runner-up finish in a very exciting race. The ladies got started with the 800 as Laurel Kilgour ran away with her section of the 800, and a 9th place overall finish, to run to a seasonal best time of 2:19. Aly Venti and Ginger Polich, running in the same event but different sections of the 1000 both had very strong races. Aly raced to her best time and finished 2nd in her heat and 9th overall, just missing scoring by a place, while Ginger used some aggressive inside maneuvering to race to a 5th finish. Ali Dimon and Jenny Horowitz, in separate section, both raced strong races in the 3000 with Ali leading her entire race until the final home stretch but knocking off 10 seconds from her best time of the year, and Jenny taking a couple of seconds off of her best time. The 4 x 400 of Lyndsey, Kate, Jessamyn and Ariel Haney, just missed their own school record by the scantest of margins but grabbed an 8th place finish, and then 4x800 of Helen Dole, Laurel, Ginger and Carter grabbed a 6th place finish - and left with a little bit of the track as Helen was taken out by a fall at the start of the race, but recovered nicely to run a strong race.

The men's Distance Medley Relay got their meet off to a great start on Friday as they just missed a provisional time for NCAA's as the quartet of Mike Page (1200), Nathaniel Mahlberg (400), Andrews Schneider (800) and John Stanton-Geddes (1600) got outstanding legs from all, including PR times from their first 3 legs and wound up 3rd in their section and 5th overall to earn All-New ENgland honors. The 4x400 team of Joaquin Walker, Tim Porter, Nathaniel and Janak Chandrasoma finally put things together in the 4x400 and raced to a big season PR time of 3:23 as we had 3 guys in the 50 second range to help grab 13th place and hit a mark for ECAC's. The men's 4 x 800 of Fraser Kitchell, Dave Molina, Stanton-Geddes and Schneider would finish the day with a 10th place showing as they knocked of 14 seconds from their previous best time. Fraser dipped under 2:00 for the first time on his leg, and then the team was aided by another PR 1:55 leg from Schneider (his 2nd in less then 24 hours) and a PR 1:55 leg from Dave Molina.

The men grabbed 15th place with 11 points, with the 4 x 400 relay of Joaquin Walker, Paul Whiting, Nathaniel Mahlberg and Janak Chandrasoma easily winning the slowest section and grabbing a 5th place overall finish. The team got a great lead off leg from Walker and never looked back. Ngai Otieno grabbed a 6th place in the long jump, and ran to his fastest time of the year in the 55m and qualifying for the finals, but a groin injury prevented him from competing in the finals and earning his well deserved All-New England honors. Mike Page finished 8th, and grabbed the final All-NE spot, in the 3000, while Dave Schreiner and Matt Katz raced to a 10th and 13th place finish in the same event. The men's 4x800 nearly broke 8 minutes as the team of John Stanton-Geddes, Jamal Aaron, Dave Molina and Andrew Schneider raced to a 6th place finish with a big anchor leg by the Unit. The Unit (Andrew Schneider) raced to an indoor PR in the open 800 earlier in the day but just missed grabbing points by 1 spot, and John Stanton-Geddes finished 12th in the 1500.

The men got off to a great start as they grabbed a win in the first running event of the day, as the distance medley relay team got close to a provisional qualifier for NCAA's. The team of Andy Schneider, Janak Chandrasoma and John Stanton-Geddes got a big boost by the return of Dave Molina who has been hurt and stepped onto the track for the first time this year and blazed to an indoor PR in the 800. Andy Schneider came back in the 1000 and had a huge last lap to not only grab the win, but also lowered his PR from last year in the process. The men's 4 x 200 relay team, consisting of James Seltzer, Paul Whiting, Janak Chandrasoma and Ngai Otieno, grabbed a runner-up finish and lowered the school record by 5 seconds. Joaquin Walker, missing last week's meet due to illness, returned in fine fashion as he grabbed runner-up honors in the 200, grabbed 4th in the 55 and had a great lead off leg in the 4x400 to join with Whiting, Schneider and Jamal Aaron. Matt Katz broke 9 minutes for the first time in the 3000, as he finished 2nd with a huge last 400 meter kick, and led Dave Schreiner and Zeke Phillips to new PR's. Ngai Otieno grabbed 3rd in the 55m dash and inched closer to the 22 foot mark in the long jump as he grabbed 3rd there as well. In the first section of the 3000, Adam David broke the 10 minute mark, and has reportedly scheduled a visit to the local barbershop! Julius Nanna grabbed 3rd in the triple jump and broke the 41 foot barrier.

The women, like they have done in the last 2 meets, ran to a victory in the 4x800 relay to finish the meet as the quartet of Aly Venti, Helen Dole, Ginger Polich and Laurel Kilgour dominated their race. The 4x400, in the event before, relay team got an outstanding lead off leg from Lindsay Scott and then Ariel Haney, Jess Connell-Price and Kate Hamill had their work cut out for them as they cruised to their fastest time of the season by nearly 3 seconds. Lindsay had an outstanding day, even before her 60 second lead off leg, as she won the high jump with a PR tying mark that broke a 12 year old school record and then went on to win the triple jump in her first try at the event, nearly breaking 36 feet. Carter Hamill raced to a solo effort win the 3000 with a solid time to earn the only other victory for the team. Earning runner-up finishes for Amherst were Kate Hamill in the 500m, Ariel Haney in the 400m, Laurel Kilgour in the 800 which would be a 2-3-4 Amherst finish as Jessamyn and Ginger would come in on her heels, Helen Dole in the 1000, Caitlin Williams in the long jump which would qualify her the DIII New England Championships. Julia Rucker grabbed a third place mark in the triple jump and, as she has done with every meet this year, bested her PR again.

The men were led by Captain Pat Hayes' convincing win the 60m Hurdles - the first time competing at that distance as the normal run is 55m. Andrew Schneider lit up the track in the last lap to move up to a 2nd place finish in the 1000, before joining with Jamal Aaron, Fraser Kitchell and John Stanton-Geddes to grab a runner-up finish in the 4x800 relay. The men's 3k was an exciting race as Mike Page easily went under the 9 minute mark for the first time and grabbed 4th, while Dave Schreiner and Matt Katz both lowered their PR's significantly and will look to crack the 9:00 barrier in the next couple of weeks. Ngai Otieno, along with fellow football playing first year Twins, James and Julian Seltzer, competed well in the 60m dash, with Ngai grabbing a 5th place finish and then joined with Pat Hayes in the 4x200 that finished 4th despite a fall near the exchange zone. Joaquin Walker, nursing an aggravated hamstring, just missed making the finals of the dash by 1 person. John Stanton-Geddes grabbed a 6th place finish in the Mile, as he moved up well over the last 2 laps. In the next section of the Mile, Adam David lowered his PR. Gee Roe, competing for the first time this winter, threw the shot put to a new PR and looks to break 40 feet this weekend. Paul Whiting and Julius Nanna - returning from injury - grabbed 5th and 6th in the triple jump, and then Paul had an outstanding leg in the 4x400, where he joined with Nathaniel Mahlberg, Tim porter and Janak Chandrasoma to grab a 4th place finish.

The men were led by runner-up finishes from several athletes. Andrew Schneider led the 800 for the large majority of the race would up 2nd, Pat Hayes grabbed runner-up honor in the High Hurdles despite a set of faulty blocks; Paul Whiting - in addition to running well in the sprints - missed grabbing a win in the Triple Jump for the 2nd week in a row by a mere 4 inches and Dave Schriener had a great race in the 3000 to finish second in a large field. John Stanton-Geddes returned from Europe earlier in the week and set his 5k PR to grab 3rd; Joaquin Walker grabbed a third place in the 200 as well as a 4th place finish in the 55. The 3000 was a great event for the guys as Flea, Zeke Phillips, James Johndrow and Evan Guiney all had real strong races.  Mike Page and Fraser Kitchell both doubled in the 1500 and 1000 with solid results.

Three sport athlete Paul Whiting led the men's 6th place finish with his first track victory as he captured the triple jump, and showed that he was the speed in the backfield as he out leaned fellow football player Pat Hays in the 55m. Joaquin Walker, a soccer and lacrosse player and the newest member of the team, grabbed runner-up honors in the 55m and then grabbed points in the 200 and ran a solid leg on the 4x400 relay. Captain Pat Hays grabbed runner-up honors in the 55m Hurdles as he raced to his fastest season opener in an Amherst uniform. Andrew Schneider picked up a pair of 4th place finishes in the 1500 and 1000. The 4x400 relay of Tim Porter, Jamaal Aaron, Nathaniel Mahlberg and Janak Chandrasoma grabbed 5th place. Nathaniel grabbed a pair of 8th place finishes in the 200 and 400 before running a great 3rd leg of the relay. Fraser Kitchell and Mike Page just missed scoring in the 1500 and 3000, as both raced well and grabbed 9th place finishes.

Nathaniel Mahlberg and Tim Porter both ran great season opening 500m times, as both nearly broke 70 seconds despite not having touched the track yet this year. They then joined with Paul Whiting and Janak Chandrasoma in the 4 x 400 relay that resembled a roller derby more then a track race, and despite the pushing, shoving, jumping over people and everything else that could happen, finished the meet in style with a strong team showing. Janak raced well in the 400 to win his heat, and then had a very strong relay leg to close out the day. Paul and Julius Nanna both sprinted very well in the 55m, and then came back to compete well in the Triple Jump.