M. Track has a few historical performances

Men's track runner Mike Aguilar recorded the seventh-best 400-meter run in the history of Penn track. In addition to serving as the home of several pigeons, the Boston University Fieldhouse is also the site of the Terrier Classic, one of the most competitive indoor track meets in the nation. The Penn men's track team traveled to Boston to compete in Saturday's Classic. Although first-place finishes were not plentiful for the Red and Blue, many athletes turned in performances that placed them in the top-10 in their events in the Penn record books. "Some guys did very well," Penn coach Nathan Taylor said. "We [have] a lot of people who are sick. That had an effect on a lot of the guys. "[Penn freshman] Mike Aguilar did very well considering he was sick. His performance in the 400 [meter run] was seventh all-time at Penn." A hard week of practice payed off for the pole-vaulters after a dismal showing at the Cornell Invitational. "I think both the pole vaulters and high jumpers did well going there and having three of the top four [finishers in the pole vault]," Taylor said. Penn vaulter Luke Stokes led the Quakers with a first-place finish in his event with a height of 15 feet. Penn vaulters Bobby Reynolds and John Church both reached heights of 14'6" and finished third and fourth, respectively. In the high jump, Penn senior Rich Carlson placed third with a jump of 6'6", and Penn senior Stan Anderson also cleared 6'6" en route to a sixth-place finish. "I'm never happy with a low jump," Carlson said. "If I win a meet, and I jump 6'7", I'm not happy, but if I went to nationals and jumped 7'3" but took 15th or 16th place, I [would be] fine." Carlson blamed the low jump on a lack of concentration and focus, which he partially attributed to the bad organization and poor conditions at the Fieldhouse. The throwers turned in another strong performance. Penn junior Brent Stiles placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 48'.5" and sophomore Kyle Turley placed fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 54'1", while Matt Pagliasotti threw the weight 52'8.75" for seventh place. This was one of the most competitive meets of the year for Turley, who said he wants to work harder to improve his performance. "I try to get closer to qualifying for nationals so I can say 'ooh, the work's paying off,' when I'm laying dead in the middle of Franklin Field after a workout," he said. Once again, Anderson did not leave the Terrier Classic with a win in the triple jump, but the NCAA qualifier posted a second-place finish after jumping 49'9.75". Penn freshman Tuan Wreh placed two below Anderson with a jump of 48'1.75". "It's quite inspiring," Wreh said. "Every week I tell coach how happy I am to get the opportunity to train with an NCAA qualifier. When I was in high school, I always had to be the one at the forefront, and this year I get to see what it really takes to get to a higher level." Wreh admits that he learns a lot from practicing with his teammate and by emulating him to an extent. "In practice, coach will say 'you need to do this and that' and whatever technicality I need to work on," he said. "He'll [say] 'take a look at Stan.'" The Quakers are going to be more focused in practice in the weeks to come as the indoor season draws to a close. "We still have a long way to go before we reach Heps," Taylor said.