ITHACA, N.Y. — The Yale men's track and field team scored points in three events on the first day of the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships Saturday at Cornell's Barton Hall. The Bulldogs currently sit fifth in the standings with 16 points. They have set themselves up well for Sunday, with plenty of athletes qualifying for finals and with the all-important relays to take place.

Meet Information for Sunday:

• Live results can be found here.
• The meet schedule can be found here.
• Ivy League Heps website can be found here.
• Watch Heps on ESPN+ here.
• Watch internationally here.

The Meet:

• Full results from day one can be found here.
• The day began well for the Bulldogs with Nolan Recker placing third in the weight throw. His second-round mark of 20.36 meters was good enough to achieve points for the Bulldogs.
• Isiah Udofia performed when it mattered most, recording a mark of 7.34 meters in the long jump. This final round mark secured his position in third, also bringing home valuable points for the Bulldogs.
• Senior Jack Sendek had the race of his career in the mile. His time of 4:10, along with his excellent final lap, qualified him for Sunday's final.
• Two Bulldogs qualified for the 60m final. Cristian Pereira ran a new PR of 6.81 seconds to qualify. Kit Colson ran 6.86 to qualify and will be hoping to replicate his performance from last year's final.
• In the 400 meters, Lucas Mylon and Finnegan Quinn fought well in their heats, unfortunately just missing out on the final. They will return Sunday for the relays.
• Simon Jupp had an incredible closing lap in what was a very closely contested heat in the 500m to qualify for the final with a time of 1:04.
• Max Bishop ran well in a physical 800 meter race, but narrowly missed out on the final with his time of 1:53.
• The 3,000 meters was an incredibly exciting race, with Owen Karas spending much of the time near the front. He was rewarded with a fourth-place finish.
• The final event of the day was the 200 meters. Senior James Grindle achieved a SB time of 22.10 seconds, narrowly missing out on the final.

 
Up Next: 

• The Bulldogs return for day two of the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championships Sunday. Action kicks off with the triple jump at 11:30 a.m.