Williamstown, Mass.- Sophomore Jerod Bullock (Mattapan, Mass.) finished second in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a ninth place finish in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Williams College this afternoon. Sophomore Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.) finished second in the 1,500-meter run as the Bantam women placed 11th as a team in the Women's Championships.

In the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Trinity senior tri-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) finished fourth in the Olympic Development Mile Run with a time of 4:04.09 competing against top professional and collegian 2004 Olympic hopefuls. Bak crossed the finish line less than two seconds behind the first place runner and finished six places and over two seconds ahead of the second college runner.

Freshman Chris Orr (Hingham, Mass.) finished second in the 400-meter hurdles and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles, while senior Ryan Lerner (Manchester, Conn.) came in fourth in the 10,000 meters, and freshman Nick Cantone (Carlstadt, N.J.) placed fifth in the javelin throw. Junior throwers John Vancura (Palos Verdes, Calif.) and freshman Michael Blair (Plymouth, N.H.) finished sixth in the hammer throw and the shot put, respectively. Vancura eclipsed his previous career best toss by over 10 inches, while Bullock and Cantone set new career bests in the triple jump and the javelin, and Orr ran his best times in both hurdling events.

1. Williams 135
2. Tufts 119.5
3. Bates 119
4. Bowdoin 105
5. Colby 72
6. Wesleyan 65
7. Middlebury 64
8. Hamilton 50.5
9. Trinity (Conn.) 42
10. Connecticut College 24
11. Amherst 23

Women
1. Williams 226
2. Tufts 150
3. Colby 109.5
4. Middlebury 70.5
5. Wesleyan 56
6. Bowdoin 53
7. Bates 49
8. Amherst 45
9. Hamilton 26
10. Connecticut College 22
11. Trinity (Conn.) 8

TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
Men
400 m dash: 9. James Porter, 50.40
800 m run: 24. Louis Evans, 2:05.06
1,500 m run: 17. Matt Termine, 4:16.93
5,000 m run: 15. James Sullivan, 15:44.57
10,000 m run: 4. Ryan Lerner, 31:53.47
110 m hurdles: 4. Chris Orr, 15.51 (career best)
400 m hurdles: 2. Orr, 54.41 (career best)
4x400 m relay: 8. Trinity, 3:28.92
Long jump: 4. Jerod Bullock, 21'06.00"
Triple Jump: 2. Jerod Bullock, 44'11.75" (career best)
Shot Put: 6. Mike Blair, 44'07.00"
Discus throw: 20. Alvin Chon, 101'00.00"
Hammer Throw: 6. John Vancura, 153'02.00" (career best)
Javelin Throw: 5. Nick Cantone, 156'00.00" (career best)

Women
100 m dash: 10. Kristen Geiger, 13.58
400 m dash: 19. Caroline Pierson, 1:05.34
800 m dash: 17. Christina Kane, 2:22.99
1,500 m run: 2. Kane, 4:41.41
5,000 m run: 10. Kristina DePeau, 18:54.14
Triple jump: 15. Kathleen Forbes, 31'07.50"
Hammer throw: 11. Lauren Young, 132'04.00"