Thursday, April 24, 2003
TRINITY'S BAK AND EMORD BREAK
RECORDS AT PENN RELAYS
Philadelphia, Pa.- Trinity College men's outdoor track and field senior tri-captains Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) and Jim Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) finished fourth and 13th in the 5,000-meter run and the 10,000-meter runs, respectively, in the Penn Relays at Franklin Field this evening .
Bak finished the 5,000-meter race with a College record time of 14:00.53, shattering the previous mark of 14:18.99 which he had set during the indoor season. He will be competing again in the Relays on Saturday in the Olympic Development Mile race against an elite group of collegians and professionals. The time also qualifies him automatically for the NCAA Division III National Championships in May.
Emord finished the 10,000-meter race with a College record time of 30:32.63, shattering the previous mark of 30:43.81 which he had set in the Penn Relays last spring. The time also qualifies him automatically for the NCAA Division III National Championships in May.
TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
5,000 m run: 4. Ryan Bak, 14:00.53
10,000 m run: 13. Jim Emord, 30:32.63