BOSTON, Mass. (2/11/23) – It was another busy weekend for both sides of the Franklin Pierce indoor track and field program, as various members represented Franklin Pierce at both the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10 & 2/11) and the MIT Gordon Kelly Invitational (2/11) meets.

The split-squad weekend rounds out the primary regular season slate for indoor track, with a handful of athletes hunting for spots in the upcoming NCAA National Championship in Virginia Beach. Boston University will host one final "last chance" meet on February 26^th.

Junior Ryan Walker (Seabrook, N.H.) highlighted the men's performance at Boston University, placing 68^th overall out of an astonishing 328 runners in the Men's 800-Meter. With a finishing time of 1:52.56, Walker officially hit NCAA National Championship qualifying standards. Additionally, freshman Lalo Lopez (Naugatuck, Conn.) made his official debut in the Men's 400-Meter, finishing 116^th overall with the fourth-fastest time in program history (50.22). From the MIT crowd, senior Connor Everidge (Baldwinville, Mass.) repeated with another new program-record in the Men's Weight Throw, placing 3^rd overall with a mark of 14.95 meters

For the women, senior Nyjah Young-Bey (Montclair, N.J.) highlighted a slurry of top-tier performances, claiming 43^rd overall out of a field of 231 racers at Boston University, crossing the finish line with a 56.77 time.

PIERCE PLUS PERFORMERS – MEN

• (BU) junior Ryan Walker reached NCAA Championship qualifying standards as the 68^th finisher in the Men's 800-Meter (1:52.56)
• (BU) junior Angel Gonzalez (North Andover, Mass.) finished 48^th of 84 in the Men's 60-Meter Dash (7.31)
• (MIT) sophomore Harrison Pelosi (Gloucester, Mass.) finished 2^nd in the Men's 800-Meter (2:05.74)
• (MIT) junior Connor Nordmann (Bethel, Conn.) tied for 10^th in the Men's Pole Vault (3.85m)
• (MIT) senior Connor Everidge (Baldwinville, Mass.) placed 3^rd in the Men's Shot Put (14.95m), 2^nd in the Men's Weight Throw (16.93m)
• (MIT) junior Salvatore Lando (Sterling, Mass.) placed 5^th in the Men's Shot Put (14.61m)
  

PIERCE PLUS PERFORMERS – WOMEN

• (BU) senior Nyjah Young-Bey placed 43^rd of 231 racers in the Women's 400-Meter (56.77)
• (MIT) senior Saylee Missell (Stafford Springs, Conn.) placed 2^nd in the Women's 400-Meter (1:02.18)
• (BU) senior Alena Masterson (Pelham, N.H.) claimed 240^th in the Women's 800-Meter (2:28.76), (MIT) finished 8^th in the Women's 400-Meter (1:06.02).
• (MIT) senior Alana Thompson (Westhampton, N.J.) finished 2^nd in the Women's Mile (5:31.37)
• (MIT) sophomore Briahna Bouchard finished sixth in the Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (9.89)
• (MIT) freshman Mia Beaudet (Chadds Ford, Pa.) placed 7^th in the Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (10.31)
• (MIT) freshman Elizabeth Jones (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) claimed 9^th in the Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (10.37), 10^th in the Women's Pole Vault (3.00m)
• (MIT) freshman Jennifer Kulick (Goffstown, N.H.) rounded 10^th in the women's 60-Meter Hurdles (10.49), 8^th in the Women's High Jump (1.48m), 4^th in the Women's Triple Jump (10.52m)
• (MIT) junior Tyra Felton (Sterling, Mass.) placed 6^th in the Women's Shot Put (11.49m), 6^th in the Women's Weight Throw (13.48m)

It will be all-hands on deck for indoor track and field next weekend at the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Championships, hosted at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Massachusetts.