2008 Woodie Awards
Track team springs into new season with speed
Issue date: 4/3/08
The men's and women's track and field teams opened up their outdoor seasons this past weekend with split-squad action that divided the team in three. On Friday and Saturday, four distance runners competed at the Raleigh Relays hosted by N.C. State.
On Saturday, the rest of the team split in two, with half the team competing at the Terrapin Invitational hosted by the University of Maryland and the other half traveling just up the road to race at the Goucher College Classic. The weekend proved to be a true test as the Jays went up against some tough Division-I competition.
The Hopkins contingent who represented the Jays in North Carolina included senior Patrick Brandon, sophomores Graham Belton and David Sigmon and junior Emma Hiza. Brandon and Hiza both competed in the 10,000 meter run.
Brandon, the school record-holder in the event, posted a time of 32:16.99 to finish 19th in the event, while Hiza took 10th place, completing the 25-lap race in 41:01.36. In the 5,000 meter run, Belton crossed the line in 15:57.57, while Sigmon finished the race in 16:12.60, placing them fifth and 14th respectively in the heat.
The two came back on Saturday for the 1,500, in which Belton's time of 4:13.54 earned him 40th place. Sigmon wasn't too far behind, finishing 52nd with a time of 4:20.31.
Saturday's action in College Park saw the return of freshman Steve Tobochnik, who was sidelined all of the indoor season due to illness. Tobochnik, who was one of the top finishers for the Jays in the cross country season, showed no signs of rust as he finished fourth in the 5,000 meter run, just shy of the freshman record held by Belton.
"It felt good to finally get out there and race again," Tobochnik said. "It was a good first race back, and [assistant coach] Dave [Berdan] said it was a good place to start from. I feel like I can improve on my time in the next few races."
Senior Tristan Thomas led the way for the Jays on the sprinting side, finishing seventh in the 100 meter dash after placing fourth in the preliminaries. His final time was 11.24 seconds, while his time out of the preliminaries was 10.99 seconds.
On Saturday, the rest of the team split in two, with half the team competing at the Terrapin Invitational hosted by the University of Maryland and the other half traveling just up the road to race at the Goucher College Classic. The weekend proved to be a true test as the Jays went up against some tough Division-I competition.
The Hopkins contingent who represented the Jays in North Carolina included senior Patrick Brandon, sophomores Graham Belton and David Sigmon and junior Emma Hiza. Brandon and Hiza both competed in the 10,000 meter run.
Brandon, the school record-holder in the event, posted a time of 32:16.99 to finish 19th in the event, while Hiza took 10th place, completing the 25-lap race in 41:01.36. In the 5,000 meter run, Belton crossed the line in 15:57.57, while Sigmon finished the race in 16:12.60, placing them fifth and 14th respectively in the heat.
The two came back on Saturday for the 1,500, in which Belton's time of 4:13.54 earned him 40th place. Sigmon wasn't too far behind, finishing 52nd with a time of 4:20.31.
Saturday's action in College Park saw the return of freshman Steve Tobochnik, who was sidelined all of the indoor season due to illness. Tobochnik, who was one of the top finishers for the Jays in the cross country season, showed no signs of rust as he finished fourth in the 5,000 meter run, just shy of the freshman record held by Belton.
"It felt good to finally get out there and race again," Tobochnik said. "It was a good first race back, and [assistant coach] Dave [Berdan] said it was a good place to start from. I feel like I can improve on my time in the next few races."
Senior Tristan Thomas led the way for the Jays on the sprinting side, finishing seventh in the 100 meter dash after placing fourth in the preliminaries. His final time was 11.24 seconds, while his time out of the preliminaries was 10.99 seconds.
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