Saturday, May 4, 2002

BAK WINS 800 METERS AT MEN'S TRACK
NEW ENGLANDS WITH RECORD BREAKING TIME

Williamstown, Mass.- Junior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) won the 800-meter run with a College-record time of 1:53.22 to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 14th place finish in the New England Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Williams College this afternoon.
Bak was named All-New England for his efforts, along with three other Bantams for finishing in the top eight in their respective event. Sophomore James Porter (New Haven, Conn.) finished third in the 400-meter dash, freshman Jarrod Bullock (Mattapan, Mass.) placed seventh in the long jump, and fellow freshman James Sullivan (Sterling, Mass.) was eighth in the 10,000-meter run for Trinity.

TEAM RESULTS
1. Williams 169.5
2. MIT 122
3. Bowdoin 72
4. Springfield 71
5. Wheaton (Mass.) 43
6. Bates 42
7. Coast Guard 39
7. Colby 39
9. Keene State 32
10. Tufts 31
11. Middlebury 28
12. Eastern Connecticut 26
13. Westfield State 24
14. Trinity (Conn.) 19
15. Babson 11
16. Connecticut College 10
17. Amherst 9
18. Wesleyan 8
18. Brandeis 8
20. Bridgewater State 6
20. Colby-Sawyer 6
22. Southern Maine 2
23. Salem State 0.5

TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
400 m dash: 3. James Porter, 49.47
800 m run: 1. Ryan Bak, 1:53.22
5,000 m run: 14. Jim Emord, 15:59.69
10,000 m run: 8. James Sullivan, 33:02.92
Long jump: 7. Jarrod Bullock, 20'07.25"

Triple jump: 12. Bullock, 39'05.00"
Shot put: 10. Josh Griffis, 44'02.00"