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New School Record, Personal Bests Highlight Men's Track & Field at Bates Invite

LEWISTON, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's indoor track and field team recorded several personal bests and excellent individual performances in a deep field that included a pair of Division I programs this weekend at the Bates Invitational.  
 
Meet Highlights
  • Bowdoin's wins on the day came courtesy of John Auer, who collected a win in the 1000M (2:34.08), and Ajay Olson, who posted a school and facility record time of 22.22 in the 200M, breaking the mark of 22.38 set by Brian Laurits '04 in 2002.
  • Max Russo made his debut at the 600M distance and was the top D3 finisher in a strong New England qualifying time of 1:24.35.
  • Bowdoin's 60M hurdling trio of William Warlick (8.45), Adepoju Arogundade (8.69), and Parker Beatty (8.79) went 3-4-5 in the race, all posting personal bests and top-ten Bowdoin times in the event.
  • In the field events, Cheng Xing was second with a 6.91m distance in his first long jump of the season, while Ryan Durkin was second in the pole vault with a height of 4.15m. Both were the top D3 finishers in their competitions.
Up Next
  • Bowdoin will return to action next Saturday, January 29, at the University of Southern Maine Invitational in Gorham.
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Durkin

Ryan Durkin

PV
Senior
John Auer

John Auer

Distance
Junior
Ajay Olson

Ajay Olson

Sprints
Junior
Cheng Xing

Cheng Xing

LJ, TJ, Sprints
Junior
Parker Beatty

Parker Beatty

Hurdles, Sprints
Sophomore
Max Russo

Max Russo

Mid S/D
Sophomore
William Warlick

William Warlick

Sprints, Hurdles
Sophomore
Adepoju Arogundade

Adepoju Arogundade

Hurdles, Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ryan Durkin

Ryan Durkin

Senior
PV
John Auer

John Auer

Junior
Distance
Ajay Olson

Ajay Olson

Junior
Sprints
Cheng Xing

Cheng Xing

Junior
LJ, TJ, Sprints
Parker Beatty

Parker Beatty

Sophomore
Hurdles, Sprints
Max Russo

Max Russo

Sophomore
Mid S/D
William Warlick

William Warlick

Sophomore
Sprints, Hurdles
Adepoju Arogundade

Adepoju Arogundade

Freshman
Hurdles, Sprints