NEW HAVEN, Conn. – While most of their counterparts were running in circles in Boston, the field eventers, along with a host of sprinters and hurdlers, on the Yale men's track and field team continued their season at home in the Giegengack Invitational, named in honor of former Yale Head Coach and US Olympic Team Coach, Bob Giegengack. 

The throws duo of Jack Dunn and Andrew Rochon produced typically consistent performances. Rochon launched the weight 16.68m, just 20cm off of his performance from last week, earning himself fourth place. Dunn finished in seventh with a throw of 15.85m. Rochon then moved into the shot-put circle, where he produced the performance of the day for the Bulldogs, powering the shot 15.45m, a new personal record and a distance which warranted second place.

Across the track, Darius Jing and Odera Nweke were hurtling down their home runway in the long jump. Jing produced an excellent final attempt of 6.80m to secure second place, while Nweke finished ninth. 

In the 60m hurdles, Itamar Fayler bounced back from his false-start last weekend, once again qualifying for the final before splitting another splendid time of 8.26 to snatch second. With the hurdles removed, Justin Yazdi ran 7.16 seconds his heat to qualify for the final, while Jing, running in his first 60m dash, produced an impressive effort of 7.17, narrowly missing the qualification spots by 0.01s. Yazdi improved in the final, crossing the line in fifth in 7.13.

Jeamy Williams, another member of the talented first-year class, represented the team in the 400m. Williams went out promisingly, coming through the bell in 23.58s, before battling hard to the finish. In a close race, he crossed the line in third, just 0.2s from the leader in a time of 50.65.  

The performances rounded off another extremely impressive day for the in-form team, who will take confidence from their clear strength in depth as they approach the biggest meet of the indoor season, the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.